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2nd Midterm in General Physics 1
2nd Midterm in General Physics 1
Placer, Masbate
NAME: ___________________ YEAR & SECTION: ______________ DATE: ___________ SCORE: _______
MULTIPLE CHOICES
DIRECTION: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each number. ERASURE MEANS
WRONG.
_______ 1. If a student drops a stone from a cliff of height 30 m and time it takes to reach ground is 2.6 s, then what is the
acceleration due to gravity?
m m m m
A. 9 B. 10 C. 4 D. 8
s2 s2 s2 s2
______ 4. The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other is called
A. gravity. B. inertia. C. friction. D. acceleration.
______ 6. According to Newton’s third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force on a nail, the nail
A. disappears into the wood. C. exerts an equal force back on the hammer.
B. moves at a constant speed. D. creates a friction with the hammer.
______ 7. According to Newton’s second law of motion, the acceleration of an object equals the net force acting on the object
divided by the object’s
A. mass. B. momentum. C. velocity. D. weight.
______ 8. The force that pulls falling objects toward Earth is called
A. air resistance. B. acceleration. C. gravity. D. free fall.
______ 13. This test paper is sitting at rest on your desk. Which of the following statements best describes this
situation?
A. There are no forces acting on your paper.
B. Your paper pushes on the desk only.
C. The desk pushes on your paper only
D. The forces acting on the paper are balanced.
_____ 14. Which ball will hit the ground first if you neglect air resistance?