Physics Worksheet

Part I: Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.

1. The orbital speed of a satellite depends on:

A. The mass of the satellite only
B. The mass of the Earth only
C. The distance of the satellite from the Earth's center
D. Both the mass of the satellite and the Earth
2. Which pair of forces cannot give a resultant of 5N?
A. 1N and 4N B. 1N and 6N C. 3N and 4N D. 1N and 7N
3. What distinguishes gravitational force from the other fundamental forces?
A. It is a short-range force.
B. It acts only on charged particles.
C. It is responsible for binding particles in the nucleus.
D. It is the weakest but acts over long range.
4. A bullet is fired at an angle of 45° above the horizontal axis. Neglecting air resistance,
what is the direction of acceleration during the flight of the bullet?
A. Upward B) Downward C) At angle of 45 D) None of the above
5. Which one of the following groups of physical quantities contains only vector quantities?
A. Velocity, Displacement, Energy
B. Momentum, Acceleration, Work
C. Weight, force, Displacement
D. Force, luminous intensity, power
6. A hiker walks 3 km south, then turns west and walks for 5 km, then he turns north and walks for
6 km, then he turns to his right and walks for 5 km. where he is now with respect to his starting
position?
A. 3 km, south B. 3 km, North C. 5 km, North D. 5 km, south
7. A person walks 20 m in a direction 53° North of East, 25 m south, and then 20 m in a direction
37° North of West. What is the magnitude of the person's displacement?
A) 15 m B) 10 m C) 5 m D) 20 m E) none
8. The gravitational force between two objects is strongest when the objects are
A. very massive and very close together
B. very massive and very far apart
C. very small and very close together
D. very small and very far apart
9. A ball is thrown upward with a speed of 12 m/s on the Moon (where the acceleration due to
gravity is about 1.6 m/s²), how long does it take for the ball to reach its maximum height?
 A) 4.22 seconds B) 7.5 seconds C) 4.88 seconds D) 9.76 seconds
10. A ball is thrown downward from the top of a building with an initial speed of 25 m/s. It
strikes the ground after 2.0 s. How high is the building, neglecting the air resistance? (Use 𝑔 =
10 𝑚/𝑠2) A. 20 m B) 30 m C) 50 m D) 70
11. A ball is thrown vertically upward from the ground with a speed of 20 𝑚/𝑠. how long does it take the
ball to reach its maximum height of 60 𝑚 ( use 𝑔 = 10 𝑚/𝑠 2?
A) 2sec (B) 4sec (C) 6sec (D) 3sec
12. A ball is thrown vertically upward 12 m/s from the ground. Its speed when the ball is 4m above
the ground is
A. 8 m/s B. 10 m/s C. 12 m/s D. 15 m/s
13. Which of the following is not a key characteristic of uniform motion?
A. Constant acceleration B. zero acceleration C. constant velocity D. constant speed
14. Suppose a passenger moves along a straight line from point A to point C, passing through point
B, and then reverses direction back to point B as shown in Figure below. What will be
the passenger’s distance covered and displacement, respectively?

A. 30 m, 10 m
B. 30 m, 20 m
C. 20 m, 30 m
D. 20 m, 30 m

15. Two vectors have magnitudes of 12 units and 8 units. What is the largest and smallest magnitude
of the resultant vector, respectively?
A. 20 units, 4 units B. 2 units, 4 units C. 2 units, 16 units D. 10 units, 4 units
16. A bus moves the first few meters of its journey with an acceleration of 5 m/s2 in 10s and the
next few meters with an acceleration of 15 m/s2 in 20s. What is the final velocity in m/s if it
starts from rest?
A) 100 m/s B) 350 m/s C) 450 m/s D) 400 m/s

17. If a ball is dropped from rest, it will fall 5m during the first second. How far will it fall during the third
and the fourth seconds, most nearly?
A. 15m B.30m C.60m D.75m
18. A ball with a mass of 1.5Kg is thrown vertically up ward with a speed of 35m/s. What is its speed and
direction 5 seconds later?
A.10m/s down ward C.10m/s up ward
B.15m/s down ward D.15m/ up ward
19. Which of the following is true of a free-falling body?
A. It moves with non-uniform motion C. It has constant non-zero acceleration
B. It has zero velocity D. It has non-uniform acceleration
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20. A feather and a hammer dropped from the same height in a vacuum chamber will:
A. both the feather and hammer fall at the same rate C. the hammer will fall faster
B. the feather will float and the hammer will fall D the feather will fall faster
21. A plane lands with a speed of 100 𝑚/𝑠 and slows down at a rate of 5 𝑚/𝑠 2 as it comes to rest.
What is the time interval needed by the plane to come to rest?
A) 15 s B) 20 s C) 30 s D) 40 s
22. What does the slope of a velocity – time graph represent?
A) Distance B) acceleration C) displacement (D) speed
23. If the tail of vector B is placed at the tip of A and the tail of C is placed at the tip of B, the sum
of the three vectors is drawn from the
A) Tail of A to tip of B C) Tail of B to tip of C
B) Tail of A to tip of C D) Tip of C to tail of B
24. An automobile starts at rest and speeds up at 3.5 𝑚/𝑠 2 after the traffic light turns green. How
far did the automobile travel when it was traveling at 25𝑚/𝑠?
A) 68 m B) 70 m C) 89.3 m D) 95.4 m
25. The position of an object as a function of time is given by S(𝑡) = 𝑏𝑡 2 − 𝑐𝑡 , where 𝑏 =
2.0𝑚/𝑠 2 and 𝑐 = 6.7 𝑚/𝑠 2 , and 𝑥 and 𝑡 are in SI units. What is the instantaneous velocity of
the object when 𝑡 = 2.2 𝑠?
A. 2.3 m/s B. 1.7 m/s C. 2.7 m/s D. 2.1 m/s
26. Uniformly accelerated motion is a motion with
A. increasing velocity at a constant rate. C. constant velocity.
B. decreasing velocity at a constant rate. D. changing acceleration. E. A & B.
27. A ball is dropped from a height of 20 m. What is its velocity just before it hits the ground?
(Take 𝑔 = 10 𝑚/𝑠 2 )
A. 10 m/s B. 14 m/s C. 20 m/s D.40 m/s
28. Which of the following is a common example of uniformly accelerated motion?
A. A car moving at a constant speed on a highway C. A book lying on a table.
B.A person walking at a steady pace D. A ball rolling down a hill.
29. Which of the following best describes uniform motion?
A) Motion with constant acceleration C) Motion with constant velocity
B) Motion with changing velocity D) Motion with changing acceleration
30. A plane lands with a speed of 100 𝑚/𝑠 and slows down at a rate of 5 𝑚/𝑠 2 as it comes to rest.
What is the time interval needed by the plane to come to rest?
A) 15 s B) 20 s C) 30 s D) 40 s

31. Two cars, A and B, are traveling in the same direction with speeds of 40 𝑘𝑚/ℎ and 50 𝑘𝑚/ℎ,
respectively. What is the relative velocity of B with respect to A?
A) 10 𝑘𝑚/ℎ B) 20 𝑘𝑚/ℎ C) 30 𝑘𝑚/ℎ D) 40 𝑘𝑚/ℎ

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32. A car moving along the x-axis starts from the position 𝑥𝑖 = 3 𝑚 when 𝑡𝑖 = 0 and stops at
𝑥𝑓 = −4 𝑚 when 𝑡𝑓 = 1𝑠. What the average of velocity during this interval of time?
A. 7 𝑚/𝑠 C. 70 𝑚/𝑠
B. 0.7 𝑚/𝑠 D. −7 𝑚/𝑠

33. The speed of a car increases from zero as recorded in the table shown below in the state
time
Speed(m/s) 0 6 9 12 15
Time(s) 0 2 3 4 5
The acceleration of the car is
A.2m/s B.3m/s C.4m/s D. 5m/s
34. The motion of a car along straight line is an example of
A. Rectilinear motion C. Curvilinear motion
B. Rotary motion D. vibratory motion

35. Which one of the following statements is true about projectile motion?
A. The vertical component of the motion has a constant velocity
B. The horizontal component of the motion has a constant non-zero acceleration
C. The horizontal component of the motion has a constant velocity
D. The range (maximum horizontal distance) of the projectile is attained at ϴ = 900
36. A motorist travels 160 m at 80 m/s and 160 m at 100 m/s. What is the average speed of the
motorist for this trip?
A) 84 m/s B) 89 m/s C) 90 m/s D) 91
37. If a car initially at rest travelled 8 km towards east and changed its direction by travelling 6
km towards south. What is the magnitude of the displacement?
A. 14 km B) 10 km C) 2 km D) 8 km
38. A car increases its forward velocity uniformly from 40 m/s to 80 m/s while traveling a
distance of 200 m. What is its acceleration during this time?
A. 8.0 m/s2 B) 9.6 m/s2 C) 12 m/s2 D) 24 m/s2

39. An object is moving in a straight line with constant acceleration. Initially it is traveling at 16
m/s. Three seconds later it is traveling at 10 m/s. How far does it move during this time?
A. 30 m B) 39 m C) 48 m D) 57 m
40. Identify the four variables found in the kinematic equations.
A. Displacement, Force, Mass, and Time
B. Acceleration, Displacement, Time, and Velocity

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 C. Final Velocity, Force, Initial Velocity, and Mass
D. Acceleration, Final Velocity, Force, and Initial Velocity
41. If an object is dropped from the top of a building and it reaches the ground at t = 4 s , then the
height of the building is (ignoring air resistance) (g = 9.8 ms–2)
(a) 77.3 m (b) 78.4 m (c) 80.5 m (d) 79.2 m
42. At what angle of projectile (θ) is the horizontal range maximum?
A. θ = 45°
B. θ = 60°
C. θ = 90°
D. θ = 75°

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43. A system is in linear equilibrium if and only if the sum of all
A. forces acting on the Y-axis is zero.
B. forces acting on the system is zero.
C. forces acting on the X-axis is zero.
D. All
44. An arrow is shot straight up in the air at an initial speed of 15.0 m/s. After how much time is
the arrow moving downward at a speed of 8.00 m/s?
A. 0.700 s C. 1.80 s
B. 1.20 s D. 2.30 s

45. Which values represent the ball’s vertical velocity and acceleration at points A, C, and E in
Figure below?
A. 𝑣𝑦 = 0, 𝑎𝑦 = −9.8 𝑚/𝑠2
B. .𝑣𝑦 = 0, 𝑎𝑦 = 9.8 𝑚/𝑠2
C. .𝑣𝑦 = 0, 𝑎𝑦 = 0
D. .𝑣𝑦 = −9.8 𝑚/𝑠, 𝑎𝑦 = 0

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46. A bullet is fired at an angle of 45° above the horizontal axis. Neglecting air resistance, what
is the direction of acceleration during the flight of the bullet?
47. Upward B) Downward C) At angle of 45 D) None of the above
48. If a particle executes uniform circular motion, choose the correct statement
(a) The velocity and speed are constant.
(b) The acceleration and speed are constant.
(c) The velocity and acceleration are constant.
(d) The speed and magnitude of acceleration are constant.
49. A package is dropped from a helicopter that is moving upward at 15 𝑚/𝑠 .If it takes 8.0 𝑠 before
the package strikes the ground, how high above the ground was the package when it was
released? Neglect air resistance.
a) 100 m. B) 140 m. C)190 m. D) 230 m
50. The horizontal range is maximum at angle of
A. θ = 45° B) θ = 60° C) θ = 90° D)θ = 75
51. A ball is thrown downward from the top of a building with an initial speed of 25 m/s. It
strikes the ground after 2.0 s. How high is the building, assuming negligible air resistance?
(Use 𝑔 = 10 𝑚/𝑠2)
A. 20 m B)30 m C) 50 m D) 70
52. A plane drops a package to a party of explorer. If the plane is travelling horizontally at 40m/s
and is 100m above the ground, where does the package strike the ground relative to the point
at which it is released? (Use 𝑔 = 9.8 𝑚/𝑠2)
A. 181 B) 277𝑚 C) 688.3𝑚 D) None of the above
53. A ball is thrown upward with a speed of 12 m/s on the surface of planet X where the
acceleration due to gravity is 1.5 m/s2 and there is no atmosphere. What is the maximum
height reached by the ball?
A. 8.0 m B) 18 m C) 48 m D) 144
54. Which of the following is true of a free-falling body?
A. It moves with non-uniform motion
B. It has zero velocity
C. It has constant non-zero acceleration
D. It has non-uniform acceleration
55. In a given projectile motion if the maximum height 𝐻 equals half of the horizontal range 𝑅,

i.e., 𝐻 = 1 𝑅, then the angle of launch of the projection motion is

2

A. tan−1(1) C. tan−1(3)
B. tan−1(2) D. tan−1(4)

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56. A body of mass 10 kg, projected at an angle of 30° from the ground with an initial velocity of
5 m/s, acceleration due to gravity is g = 10 m/s2, what is the time of flight?
A. 0.866s C. 1.96 s
B. 1.86 s D. 1.862 s

57. A projectile is fired in such a way that its horizontal range is equal to three times its
maximum height. The angle of projection is:
A. 630 C. 330
B. 530 D. 350

58. If the acceleration of an object along a straight line is constant, then

A. Its velocity is constant
B. Its velocity is zero
C. Its velocity changes uniformly
D. Its acceleration changes uniformly
59. A ball is thrown vertically up ward from the ground with a speed of 20m/s. how long does it
take the ball to reach its maximum height ( use 𝑔 = 10 𝑚/𝑠2?
a) 2sec (B) 4sec (C) 6sec (D) 3sec
60. An airplane flying horizontally at an altitude of 500m with a speed of 360 km/h drops a
package of food. The horizontal distance at which it hits the ground is
A. 1000 m C. 750 m
B. 250 m D. The horizontal distance is zero

61. Which of the following is true about satellite motion?

A. A satellite moving far from the Earth takes a shorter time to complete one revolution than
a satellite closer to the Earth.
B. The satellite moving near the Earth is faster than the one moving far from the Earth.
C. For an equal orbital radius, a satellite moving around the moon is faster than one moving
around the Earth.
D. For an equal orbital radius, a heavier satellite is faster than a lighter one.

62. Which one of the following forces requires physical contact between two bodies?
A. Electrical force B. Magnetic force C. Gravitational force D) friction

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 63. Which one of the following is NOT an example of a non-contact force?
a) Electrical force B) Magnetic force C) Gravitational force D) frictional force
64. A plane lands with a speed of 100 𝑚/𝑠 and slows down at a rate of 5𝑚/𝑠2 as it comes
to rest. What is the time interval needed by the plane to come to rest?
a) 15 s B) 20 s C) 30 s D) 40 s
65. Which one of the following is equal to one Joule.
a) 𝑘𝑔 𝑚/𝑠 B) 𝑘𝑔 𝑚2/𝑠2 C) 𝑘𝑔 𝑚/𝑠2 D) 𝑘𝑔 𝑠2/𝑚2
66. Which physical quantity is a non-zero constant in rectilinear uniform motion?
a) distance B) acceleration C) displacement D) velocity
67. A plane lands with a speed of 100 𝑚/𝑠 and slows down at a rate of 5𝑚/𝑠2 as it comes to rest.
What is the time interval needed by the plane to come to rest?

a) 15 s B) 20 s C) 30 s D) 40 s