GENERAL PHYSICS I
Mid-Term Examination Reviewer
(Exam coverage: Measurements to Projectile Motion)
SY 2024 - 2025
Teacher: Engr. Munar, MIB, MIM
Name : ___________________________ Sec. : _____ CN: _____
I. Measurement
1. A ruler has an increment of 1mm. If a pencil measures 122mm:
a. What is the measurement in cm?
b. Compute for the relative uncertainty (in cm).
c. What is the absolute uncertainty in mm?
2. Perform the following (recopy the problem and show your solution)
a. 123.4 x 4.6 = ?
b. 536.97 + 521.9 = ?
c. 8539.1 / 53.37 = ?
d. 86.97 - 41.8 = ?
3. Base or Derived Quantities?
a. Length of your armchair
b. Density of oil mixed with water
c. Volume of air inside a gas chamber
4. What is the difference between reading and measuring?
5. Systematic or Random Errors?
a. Reaction time when a timekeeper stops a stopwatch during a pancit
canton eating race
b. Using a tape measure to determine your waistline
c. Chirping birds while recording xylophone decibels
d. Badminton games with heavy wind blows
6. Line of Best Fit: Draw the line of best fit
II. Vectors
1. True or False:
a. Vectors are expressed with arrowheads. These can also be expressed in bold
letters.
b. One of the vector addition rules allows vectors to embody the distributive
property aside from commutative and associative properties.
2. Determine the resultant (with direction) of the given vector problems: a.
b.
c.
III. Kinematics
1. Given the X vs T graph below:
a. What is the average speed of the moving particle?
b. At what position did the particle originate? (include the direction with respect to
the given graph origin)
c. What is the acceleration of the particle?
2. Given the V vs T graph below:
a. How long is the distance traveled by the object?
b. At what time did the object maintain a constant speed?
c. At what time did the object slow down?
d. How many seconds did the object accelerate?
3. Projectile Motion
Given the figure below and the following data:
theta = 40 degrees from the vertical
Horizontal distance, x = 35m
Initial velocity = 25 m/s
a. What is the height of the ball at position x?
b. How long did the ball travel (in seconds) from the origin to position x? c.
What is the value of the horizontal component of velocity at position x? d.
What is the acceleration of the ball just after the man kicks the ball?
4. If a robot is running a around the restaurant with a speed of 10m/s and delivers food
from the counter to the customer for 5 seconds:
a. How much is the total distance traveled by the robot?
b. If the robot returns to the counter to get another set of orders, what is its
displacement?
IV. Essay: Answer the following in one sentence only
1. What is the difference between scalar and vector quantities?
2. Where is physics seen in playing volleyball?
3. Why is measurement important?
4. Why is acceleration due to gravity negative?
5. Why is it necessary to study Physics?
