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GENERAL PHYSICS 1
QUARTER 1
Week 7.2

Learner’s Activity
and Assessment
Sheets
Schools Division Office of Zamboanga City
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga City

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WRITTEN BY: JENILYN ALFONSO - SALAZAR, SST – III

SANGALI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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SUBJECT & Grade 12

QUARTER 1 WEEK 7 DAY ________________________
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TOPIC Center of Mass

35. Differentiate Center of Mass and Geometric Center.
LEARNING
(STEM_GP12MMICIh-56)
COMPETENCY
36. Relate the motion of center of mass of a system to the momentum
(ELC)
and net external force acting on the system. (STEM_GP12MMICIh-57)
IMPORTANT: Do not write anything on this material. Write your answers on the Learner’s
Activity and Assessment Sheets provided separately.

UNDERSTAND
Center of Mass

SAQ-1: What makes geometric center essential when dealing with the concept of
. center of mass?
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SAQ-2: If you have the same amount of mass to your right as you have to your left
and the same amount in front as you have behind, can you say that you are at the
center of mass? How? Show a simple illustration to prove your answer.
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Let’s Practice!

I. Graphic Organizer
Direction: Place the term(s) in the Venn diagram below. Select which term(s) are related to
Geometric Center and place them on the right side of the diagram where the term “Geometric
Center” is located. Place the term(s) that are related to Center of Mass on the left side of the
diagram where the term “center of mass” is located. In the middle part of the Venn diagram
place the terms that makes geometric center and center of mass similar.

Area external forces symmetry

Volume heavier axis

Gravitational field Force point

Mass Motion density

WRITTEN BY: JENILYN ALFONSO - SALAZAR, SST – III

SANGALI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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II. True or False

Directions: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and the word FALSE if the
statement is incorrect.

_______1. The center of mass is always within the object.

_______2. The center of mass is always at the center of the object.
_______3. The center of mass always lies at the object’s geometric center.
_______4. The center of mass of an object or system is the point where any uniform force on
the object acts.
_______5. Geometric center is related to distribution of length, area and volume.

TRY
Let’s see how much have you learned today!
Directions: Read each question carefully and write the letter of your choice on the space
provided before each number.
_____1. In which of the following scenarios would the center of mass lies at the geometric
center?
a. A balloon filled half with water and half with air floating in a pool.
b. A block of wood that has some knots of higher density.
c. A circular hoop of uniform size and density.
d. a metal bas attached to a float at one end.

_____2. What type of systems can have a center of mass different from the center of gravity?
a. smaller systems where mass distribution is even.
b. smaller systems where acceleration due to gravity acts differently on different parts of the
system.
c. for a larger system where mass distribution is uneven.
d. larger systems where acceleration due to gravity acts differently on different parts of the
system.

_____3. Which of the following is TRUE for the center of mass of a symmetrical object?
a. The center of mass of a symmetrical object is at the object’s geometrical center and it is
always on the object itself.
b. The center of mass of a symmetrical object is at the object’s geometrical center and it
may not be on the object itself.
c. The center of mass of a symmetrical object is closer to the heavier end of the object and
it is on the object itself.
d. The center of mass of a symmetrical object is at the heavier end of the object and it may
not be on the object itself.
WRITTEN BY: JENILYN ALFONSO - SALAZAR, SST – III
SANGALI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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_____4. Which of the following statements makes geometric center different from the center
of mass?
a. Center of mass is the distribution of mass is equal in all directions while geometric center is
distribution of center is equal in all directions.
b. Center of mass depends on gravitational field while geometric center does not depend on
gravitational field.
c. Center of mass is the average position of all the parts of the system, weighted according to
their masses while geometric center is related to distribution of length, area and volume.
d. none of the above
_____5. Where is the position of center of mass for irregularly shaped objects?
a. at the geometric center.
b. closer to the more massive end. c. at any point on the surface.
d. closer to the less massive end.
_____6. Which of the following is the centroid of the cylinder?
a. b. c. d.

_____7. What does the picture at the right show?

a. It shows how to locate the center of mass of a regular square – sided pyramid.
b. It shows how to locate the geometric center of a regular square – sided pyramid.
c. It shows the medians of a regular square – sided pyramid.
d. It shows the masses of a regular square – sided pyramid.

_____8. Why is it important to know where the center of mass of an object is?
a. It is the point of application of gravity, acceleration, and momentum vectors on an object
b. It is always the center of rotation of an object
c. It is not as important as the center of gravity
d. It is the point of application of all forces acting on a body

_____9. If an object has “uniform density,” this means that _______________.

a. the object is very heavy
b. its center of mass lies at its geometric center
c. its center of mass cannot be determined accurately
d. absolutely nothing with regard to its center of mass
_____10. Which of the following objects does not have their center of mass on the object
itself?
a. c.
Tennis ball Marble

Racquet
Hula Hoop
b. d.

WRITTEN BY: JENILYN ALFONSO - SALAZAR, SST – III

SANGALI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL