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Pre-Test: Physics for Engineers — Multiple Choice Extraction

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

a)

Velocity

b)

Acceleration

c)

Force

d)

Mass

2.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. The SI unit of length is:

a)

Centimeter

b)

Meter

c)

Kilometer

d)

Millimeter

3.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

a)

Distance

b)

Speed

c)

Displacement

d)

Time

4.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. The slope of a displacement–time graph represents:

a)

Acceleration

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Distance

5.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. What is the SI unit of force?

a)

Joule

b)

Pascal

c)

Newton

d)

Watt

6.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. An object moving at constant velocity has:

a)

Increasing speed

b)

Zero acceleration

c)

Increasing acceleration

d)

Decreasing velocity

7.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Which law of motion explains inertia?

a)

Newton’s First Law

b)

Newton’s Second Law

c)

Newton’s Third Law

d)

Law of Gravitation

8.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. The equation F = ma represents:

a)

Newton’s First Law

b)

Newton’s Second Law

c)

Newton’s Third Law

d)

Law of Conservation of Energy

9.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. What happens to the acceleration of an object if the net force is doubled and mass is constant?

a)

Halved

b)

Doubled

c)

Remains the same

d)

Becomes zero

10.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Which of the following best defines work in physics?

a)

Force divided by distance

b)

Force times distance in the direction of motion

c)

Energy divided by time

d)

Mass times velocity

11.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. The SI unit of work is:

a)

Newton

b)

Watt

c)

Joule

d)

Pascal

12.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Which of the following is a form of kinetic energy?

a)

Energy due to position

b)

Stored energy

c)

Energy due to motion

d)

Heat energy

13.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. The formula for kinetic energy is:

a)

mvmv

b)

mghmgh

c)

12mv2\tfrac{1}{2}mv^2

d)

FdFd

14.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. What happens to kinetic energy if velocity is doubled?

a)

Doubled

b)

Tripled

c)

Quadrupled

d)

Halved

15.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

a)

Moving car

b)

Flowing water

c)

Raised hammer

d)

Rolling ball

16.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. The SI unit of power is:

a)

Joule

b)

Newton

c)

Watt

d)

Pascal

17.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Power is defined as:

a)

Work multiplied by time

b)

Work divided by time

c)

Force divided by time

d)

Energy multiplied by distance

18.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Which quantity measures resistance to change in motion?

a)

Weight

b)

Density

c)

Mass

d)

Volume

19.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately:

a)

4.9 m/s^2

b)

8.9 m/s^2

c)

9.8 m/s^2

d)

10.8 m/s^2

20.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Which graph best represents constant acceleration?

a)

Horizontal velocity–time graph

b)

Straight line velocity–time graph

c)

Curved displacement–time graph

d)

Horizontal displacement–time graph

21.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Density is defined as:

a)

Mass × Volume

b)

Volume ÷ Mass

c)

Mass ÷ Volume

d)

Weight ÷ Volume

22.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. The SI unit of density is:

a)

kg/m^3

b)

g/cm^3

c)

N/m^3

d)

kg/m^2

23.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Which of the following increases when friction increases?

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Resistance to motion

d)

Kinetic energy

24.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. A freely falling object moves under the influence of:

a)

Air resistance only

b)

Gravity only

c)

Applied force only

d)

Friction only

25.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. What is the net force acting on an object at rest?

a)

Maximum

b)

Equal to its weight

c)

Zero

d)

Constant

26.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Which law states that “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”?

a)

Newton’s First Law

b)

Newton’s Second Law

c)

Newton’s Third Law

d)

Law of Inertia

27.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Momentum is equal to:

a)

Force × Time

b)

Mass × Acceleration

c)

Mass × Velocity

d)

Force × Distance

28.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. The SI unit of momentum is:

a)

kg·m/s

b)

N·m

c)

kg/m^3

d)

m/s2m/s^2

29.

Multiple Choice — choose the letter of the correct answer. Which of the following quantities is conserved in an isolated system?

a)

Speed

b)

Force

c)

Energy

d)

Acceleration

30.

Which instrument is commonly used to measure time in physics experiments?

a)

Ruler

b)

Balance

c)

Stopwatch

d)

Vernier caliper