Socorro National High School

Socorro, Surigao del Norte

First Preliminary Examination

PHYSICS/ S.Y 2013 – 2014

I. Identify what is asked on the following statements. Write your answer before each number.
_____________________ 1. A branch of science which deals with human behavior.
_____________________ 2. Branch of science which deals with the application of theoretical sciences
_____________________ 3. Specifically deals with the study of living things
_____________________ 4. Specifically deals with the study of nonliving things
_____________________ 5. It refers to the practice of any or all of the applied sciences which have practical value and/
or industrial use.
_____________________ 6. It is the study of everyday phenomena.
_____________________ 7. The study of the relationship between heat and other forms of energy.
_____________________ 8. The study of light.
_____________________ 9. It is the application of a logical process of reasoning to arrive at a certain law that is
consistent with experimental results.
_____________________ 10. The process of comparing quantities
_____________________ 11. It is used to measure the external diameter of thin wires.
_____________________ 12. It is used to measure the internal or external diameter of pipes.
_____________________ 13. It refers to the degree of exactness to which a measurement can be reproduced.
_____________________ 14. The physicist who formulated the theory of relativity.
_____________________ 15. The father of experimental science.
II. Modified True or False. Leave blank if the statement is true, and immediately correct the underlined word/s
making the statement false.
_________________________________ 1. The Greek word for natural is physikos.
_________________________________ 2. The measure of Noah’s ark is 300 cubits long, 50 cubits high and 30 cubits
wide.
_________________________________ 3. Dali is the breadth of a finger.
_________________________________ 4. The graph of inverse proportion is a parabola.
_________________________________ 5. The unit for electric current is watt.
III. Enumerate:
1-6 the scientific method
7-8 Factors affecting uncertainty in measurement
9- 11 the roots of Science as compared to a tree
12- 15 the product of science
IV. Application. Solve the following problems completely.
1. Perform the operation and determine the number of significant figures of the final answer.
1.1 2.51 x 105 + 3.01 x 104
8.4 𝑥 106
1.2 (5. 25 x 102) (2.5 𝑥 109 )
2. Convert the following measurements.
2.1 365 days into min
2.2 64 nm into mm
2.3 6.75 x 104 ft/min into m/s
2.4 150 mi/h into km/s
3. Tell the relationship that exists between:
Given: F = mv2/r
3.1 F and m
3.2 m and v
3.3 F and r
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Given: T = 2π√𝑔
3.4 Find the equation for L
3.5 Tell the relationship between L and g
3.6 Tell the relationship between T and g

I trust that everything happens for a reason, even when we’re not wise enough to see it. – Oprah Winfrey

Prepared By:

ZENETH AILEEN DOTILLOS- CONSTANTE