Quiz 1 GENERAL PHYSICS 1

NAME: ______________________________________________ DATE: _____________________ SCORE: __________________

To be answered in 30 minutes.
FORMULA BANK:

R = √(∑Fx)2+ (∑Fy)2
θ = tan-1 (∑Fy/∑Fx)

Your answer to each question must be written in this format.All final answers must have correct units and must be
enclosed in a box.
Given: Solution:

Unknown:

Formula Final Answer:

1. John Adrian uses his thermometer and finds the boiling point of ethyl alcohol to be 75o C. He looks in a
reference book and finds that the actual boiling point of ethyl alcohol is 80oC.
What is his percent error?

2. Czaira applies two forces 300 N at 0 degrees and 400 N at 90 degrees pull on an object. Find the
magnitude and direction of the resultant force.

3. Winston travels a displacement of 2.50 km north followed by 4.30 km south and then 1.40 km north.
What is her final displacement? What total distance did she travel?

4. Harry and Andrew start jogging around a 2.003 x 103 m running track at the
same time. Harry’s average running speed is 3.15 m/s, while Andrew runs at
3.36 m/s. How long does Andrew wait for Harry at the finish line?

5. Jericho jogs 4.0 km in 32 minutes, then 2.0 km in 22 minutes, and finally 1.0 km in 16 minutes. What is
the Jericho’s average speed in km per minute?

6. Chrisbelle drives a sports car that is advertised to stop in a distance of 50 meters from a speed of 25 m/s.
What is the car’s acceleration?
SCORING GUIDE:
Given and Unknown = 1 point
Solution = 2 points
Final answer = 1 point
Total = 4 points x 6 = 24 points