PHYSICS ANSWERS

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1) C. A vector is a quantity with both magnitude and direction. Displacement, force, and acceleration
are all vector quantities except speed.
2) A.
3) C. 1 N is defined to be 1 kg m/s2. Force = weight (gravity due to acceleration= 10m/s2)
4) D. Illustration:
a = 0.5 km
b= 1.2 km 1.2km East
c=? 0.5 km
c= North a2 +b2
√
c = 1.3

5) A. a = ΔV / Δt = 20 m/s / 5 s = 4 m/s2
6) A.
a = force / mass
Given : m = 2 kg a = 0.5 m/s2
F = mass x acceleration
F = 2 kg x 0.5 m/s2 = 1 kg m/s2 = 1 N

7)
8) C. Kinematics is the study under dynamics that deals with the space-time relationship in bodies
that are in motion.
mv 2
9) A. Centripetal force = r
Given: mass = 100 kg, radius = 60 meters, v = 30 m/s
2 2
(100 kg )(900 m /s )
force= =1500 kgm/s 2 =1500 N =1. 5 kN
60 m 15kN not
1.5kN
10) In baseball, if the action is the impact of the bat against the ball, the opposite reaction is the force
of the ball against the bat. This satisfies the law of action and reaction.
11) B.
12) Instantaneous speed is defined as the quantitative measure of the change of an object’s position
over a certain amount of time.
13) Projectile motion is defined as the movement of body launched in space without its motive power,
and travels freely under the action of gravity and air resistance alone.
14) At rest, the distance (meters) is constant, time (seconds) varries. (c)
15) An increase in temperature and distance illutrates a car traveling at constant velocity. (b)
16) C.
17) INVALID
18) A. Vf = Vi + aΔt is the equation for the final velocity of an object given the acceleration, initial
velocity and time.
19) Given
L1 = 80 cm (from the fulcrum) L2 = ?
F1 = 500 N F2 = 1500 N
L1 L2 L1 F 2 20 cm×1500 N
= L2= = =60 cm
F 1 F2 F 1 500 N
20) Kinetic energy is energy possessed by a body by virtue of its movement. Potential energy is the
energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position or state. While kinetic energy of an object is
relative to the state of other objects in its environment, potential energy is completely independent
of its environment. (Choices are WRONG)
1 2
mv
21) KE = 2
m = 500 kg v = 3.0 m/s
1
(500 kg )(9 m2 /s 2 )=2 .25 kJ
KE = 2
22) a. According to the Law of conservation of momentum, the total momentum of a system is
conserved. When bodies of equal masses and equal speeds collide, they bounce back with the
same speed and distance.
23) Pressure waves of frequencies above the audible frequencies are called ultrasonic waves.
24) A. Fish might look much nearer to the surface than it really is because light travels at a different
speed on water.
25) A.
26) Electromagnetic waves are produced by moving charges. They are transverse waves. They travel
with the same speed in the absence of vacuum. They do not require a medium for transmission.
27) A. polarization is an interaction with matter in which transverse waves are restricted to a particular
plane of vibration.
28) The characteristic of sound that we perceive as volume is the amplitude.
29) Light is 17 860 mph faster than sound.
30) In the color spectrum, (Violet to Red) the colors are enumerated in increasing wavelength.