PHYSICS PRE-INTERMEDIATE S1 Midterm Revision Quiz 2023-2024

DIRECTION(S): Write your ANSWERS/RESPONSES on your QUIZ PAPER.

I. Choose the best answer. (0.25 x 3, 0.75 pt.)

1. This formula "v = D / T "tells describes ________.
A. acceleration B. distance C. speed D. time
2. It describes how fast an object is travelling compared to another.
A. Accelerating motion B. constant speed C. instantaneous speed D. relative motion
3. A _________ is a helpful way of showing how something moves.
A. Distance-time graph B. speed-time graph C. time-graph D. none mentioned

II. Decide whether the following statements are True or False. (0.25 x 4, 1 pt)
1. Usain Bolt ran the fastest-ever 100m sprint in 9.58 seconds at the World Championship in 2009. Was
his 10.44 m/s then?
2. If two runners move at the same speed in the same direction, their relative speed adds together.
3. When the gradient line in a distance graph is in a horizontal straight line, it describes that the moving
object is accelerating.
4. A sailboat speeds up as a gust of wind catches the sail. It is accelerating against the gust of wind.

III. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word. (0.25 x 3, 0.75 pt.)
DISTANCE RELATIVE MOTION AVERAGE

1. The difference between the speeds of two moving objects or a moving and stationary object is
called__________.
2. The _________ speed of a car is the total distance travelled divided by the total journey time.
3. The area under a speed-time graph is equal to the _________ travelled.

IV. Short Answered Question (0.25 x 2, 0.5 pt.)

1. Where can we see the instantaneous speed inside the car?
2. What does acceleration tell us?

V. Diagram (0.5 x 4, 2 pts.)

1. Distance-time graph

Use the distance-time graph above.

a. Which runner won the race? _________________________________________________________
b. Which runner stopped for a break and for how long? _____________________________________
c. What is Bob's speed, then? __________________________________________________________
d. What is Albert's speed, then?________________________________________________________
VI. Problem-solving. (0.5 x 10, 5 pts.)
DIRECTIONS:

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 USE a CALCULATOR. Check the 'units', avoid 'fractional values' for the final answer, and round
off the value to the first decimal place. Show ONLY the ANSWER.

A. SPEED (1.5 pts)

1. At dinner, Khoa got mad and threw Duc's burrito at a speed of 4 m/s. It flies for 18 seconds
through the air. How much distance did the burrito cover?
2. What is the average speed of a walker who walks 500 m in 400 seconds?
3. A storm is moving toward Tuan's house at a speed of 20 km/hr. It is now 60 km away from his
house. At what time will the storm reach his house?

B. SPEED-TIME GRAPH with acceleration (2.0 pts)

The graph below shows how an athlete's speed varies during a race.

1. What is the acceleration of the athlete during the first 4 seconds? ________________
2. Describe the motion of the athlete from the 4th to the 15th second? _____________________
3. What was the deceleration speed of the athlete at the 15th second? __________________
4. How far was the athlete after 16 seconds? ____________________________
C. ACCELERATION
1. Falling objects drop with an average acceleration of 9.8 m/s2. If an object falls from a tall
building, how long will it take before it reaches a speed of 49 m/s?
2. If a Ferrari, with an initial velocity of 10 m/s, accelerates at a rate of 50 m/s 2 for 3 seconds,
what will its final velocity be?
3. A runner covers the last straight stretch of a race in 4 s. During that time, he speeds up from 5
m/s to 9 m/s. What is the runner’s acceleration in this part of the race?

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ANSWER KEY
I. Multiple choice questions: Encircle the best answer. (0.25 x 3, 0.75 pt.)
1. C
2. D
3. A
II. Decide whether the following statements are True or False. Write True or False on the space given before the
number. (0.25 x 4, 1 pt)
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False
III. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word (0.25 x 3, 0.75 pt.)
1. Relative Motion
2. Average
3. Distance
IV. Short-answered Question (0.25 x 2, 0.5 pt.)
1. Speedometer
2. It tells how an object quickly changes its speed in time.
V. Diagram (0.5 x 4, 2 pts.)
1. Distance/Motion-time graph
a. Albert
b. Charlie
c. 7.1 m/s
d. 8.(3) m/s

VI. problem-solving (0.5 x 10, 5 pts.)

A. SPEED (1.5 pts)
1. Distance = speed x time = 4 m/s x 18 s = 72 m
2. Speed = distance ÷ time = 500 m ÷ 400 seconds = 1.25 m/s
3. Time = distance ÷ speed, 20 km/hr = 60 km ÷ time = 3 hr
B. SPEED/VELOCITY-TIME GRAPH (2 pts)
1. 2 m/s^2
2. Constant speed of 8m/s
3. 8 m/s^2
4. 108 meters
C. ACCELERATION (1.5 pts)
1. 𝑣𝑓=𝑣𝑖+𝑎𝑡 (𝑣𝑓= final velocity 𝑣𝑖= initial velocity 𝑎= acceleration 𝑡= elapsed time)
49 m/s = 0 + 9.8 m/s2 * t

ANSWER is 𝑡=5 s

2 m
2. v f =v i +a ⋅t → v f =10 m/s+50 m/s ⋅3 s → v f =10 m/s +150 = 160 m/s
s
v f −vi 9 m/s−5 m/s 2
3. a= = a= = 4 m/s
t 4s

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