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NMAT PHYSICS SIMULATIONS (MOCK 3R)

DIRECTIONS: Select the best answer to each of the following questions and blacken the appropriate space on your answer
sheet.

1. Of the following, which graph shows the motion of an 5. When a car accelerates along a road, what force
object with a constant non-zero acceleration? actually moves the car forward?
a. The road pushes the car forward as the tires push
backward.
b. Air resistance pushes the car forward as the car ejects a
stream of gases backward.
c. The normal force pushes the car forward as friction
counteracts this force in the backward direction.
d. The driver’s feet on the gas pedal alone gives enough
force to push the car forward.

6. From the table below, which substance requires the

greatest amount of heat to increase its temperature of its
unit mass by one degree Celsius?
Latent Latent Heat
Specific
Heat of of
Substance Heat
Fusion Vaporization
(J/g*C )
0
(J/g) (J/g)
2. Given the following velocity versus time graph: Water 4.19 334 2256
Ethanol 2.428 104.2 854
Copper 0.390 134 5069
Lead 0.130 24.5 871
a. Water c. Copper
b. Ethanol d. Lead

For numbers 7 to 11, observe the set-up below:

How many meters did the object travel in the interval from
2 seconds to 9 seconds?
a. 0 m c. 95 m
b. 25 m d. 105 m

3. Extremely high gravitation causes time to:

a. Speed up c. Exhibit no change
b. Slow down d. Fluctuate between fast and
slow

4. A heavy stone and a light feather fall side by side in a 7. What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit?
vacuum. Which of the following statements about the a. 10  c. 13 
situation is FALSE? b. 9  d. 16 
I. In the vacuum, equal forces of gravity act on
both the stone and the feather. 8. The total current passing through the circuit?
II. The two objects accelerate equally because a. 8 A c. 15 A
the ratios of their weights to masses are equal. b. 4 A d. 3 A
III. Air resistance is not present and so the two
objects accelerate at the same rate. 9. What is the power of the whole circuit?
IV. The two objects have equal masses and equal a. 16 watts c. 225 watts
weights. b. 8 watts d. 90 watts
a. I and IV c. IV only
b. II and III d. All are true. 10. What is the voltage at R1?
a. 18 V c. 45 V
b. 4 V d. 9 V

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11. What is the voltage at R2? b. 1.5 m/s d. 2.5 m/s
a. 15 V b. 30 V c. 20 V d. 6 V 17. Consider the electromagnetic spectrum:

12. Gravitational force and electrostatic force both depend

on _____.
a. The same constant c. Charge From the diagram shown above, the wavelength of
b. Mass d. Distance components U and V compared to components S, T, and
microwave are:
13. Which of the following us TRUE when the magnetic a. Shorter c. The same
flux through a coil at 200 turns is reduced from 1 weber to b. Longer d. Cannot be determined
0.5 weber in 0.5 second?
a. The induced emf in the coil is 200 volts. 18. Based on the diagram below, the voltmeter should
b. The induced emf in the coil is 300 volts. read:
c. The induced emf in the coil is 500 volts.
d. The induced emf in the coil is 600 volts.

14. A uniform magnetic field 10 tesla exists in the –x

direction. An electron shoots through the field in the +y

direction with a speed of

1× 106 m .
s

a. 31/6 V c. 11 V
b. 120/29 V d. 29 V

For numbers 19 to 21, consider this scenario. A 25-kg

metallic ball is elevated to a height of 1 km. It is released
and falls straight down. Let g = 10 m/s2. Air resistance is
Find the magnitude of the force and the direction negligible.
experienced by the electron.
a. 1.0 x 10-5 N, to the –y axis 19. What is the potential energy after travelling 5
b. 1.0 x 10-5 N, to the +y axis seconds?
c. 1.6 x 10-12 N, to the –z axis a. 25 kJ c. 218.75 kJ
d. 1.6 x 10-12 N, to the +z axis b. 31.25 kJ d. 250 kJ

15. Based on the figure, book X is on top of book Y which 20. What is its kinetic energy halfway through the trip?
is on top of a table. If the books and the table are all at a. 2.5 kJ c. 250 kJ
rest, which of the following statement/s is/are TRUE? b. 125 kJ d. 125,000 kJ
I. The force exerted by book Y on book X is equal
in magnitude to the weight of book X. 21. How many seconds does it take for the ball to hit the
II. The force exerted by the table on book Y is ground?
equal in magnitude to the total weight of the a. 28.2 s c. 17.6 s
table, book Y, and book X. b. 21.2 s d. 14.1 s
III. The force exerted by the table on book Y is
equal in magnitude to the force exerted by book 22. A 100 g copper initially at 750C is put inside an
X on book Y. aluminium container with a piece of silver amounting to a
mass of 200 grams and with water at 100C. Which of the
following statement/s given must be TRUE?
I. The final temperature of the system will be less
than 800C.
II. Copper loses heat while silver and water
absorbs heat.
III. The temperature of silver and water
increases and the temperature of copper
a. I only c. I and III only decreases.
b. I and II only d. I, II, and III IV. The temperature of copper, silver, and water
will eventually be equal.
16. Two identical balls collide head on. If the initial a. I and II only c. I, II, and III only
velocity of the first ball is 2 m/s while the other one is 0.5 b. I and III only d. I, II, III, and IV
m/s, what will be the final velocity of the second ball if the
first ball stopped when they collide?
a. 0 m/s c. 2 m/s
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23. A straight pipe has a constriction in it as shown in the a. 0.5 N c. 10 N
figure below. b. 5 N d. 100 N

29. Based on the diagram below, F is the focal length of

the convex lens.

At point A the diameter is 20 cm, while at point B it is only

4 cm. At point A, vA = 10 m/s and PA = 420 kPa. Find vB.
a. 40 m/s c. 150 m/s
b. 100 m/s d. 250 m/s There will be image projected on the screen if an object is
placed:
24. Given below are different nuclear reactions. Which of I. Between F and the lens IV. At 3F
the following beta and alpha decay, respectively? II. At F V. At 4F
III. At 2F
226 4 222 a. I only c. III, IV, and V only
I. 88 Ra → 2 He + 86 Rn
b. III only d. I and II only
60 60 −¿¿
II. 27 Co → 28 ¿ + β 30. Jannette shoots a projectile from a gun making an
angle of 150 with the horizontal. The initial velocity of the
59 −¿ bullet is 100 m/s. Assume that g = 10 m/s2. After 5
III. ¿+ 28 e → 59
27Co + v ¿ seconds, what is the bullet’s acceleration along the x-axis?
a. 0.00 m/s2 c. 96.6 m/s2
137 137
IV. 56 Ba → 56 Ba+ γ b. 10.0 m/s 2
d. 100.00 m/s2

a. III and I only c. III and IV only 31. Prior to analysing a liver sample, Ceres places it in an
b. II and I only d. III, II, and I only eppendorf tube and proceeds to centrifuge it. If the
centrifuge has a diameter of 50 cm and the tube is
25. Wavelength is inversely proportional to: experiencing an acceleration of 25,600 m/s2 towards the
a. Wave speed c. Both A and B center of the machine, what speed is the tube undergoing
b. Frequency d. Neither A nor B as it rotates?
a. 80 m/s b. 510 m/s c. 800 m/s d. 6,400 m/s
26. Which of the following is the correct equation to
calculate specific heat, c? 32. Oliver places a clock inside a moving vehicle. For an
Q = amount of heat energy absorbed of released observer at rest outside the vehicle, the clock would:
T = temperature change a. Run at the same rate as a clock at rest
b. Run faster than a clock at rest
m = mass of the body absorbing or releasing heat
c. Run slower than a clock at rest
d. Fluctuate between running fast and running slow
∆T
a. c=m∆ Q ∆ T c. c=
m∆Q 33. What kind of spherical mirror must be used, in order
∆Q m to give an inverted image 1/3 as large as an object placed
b. c= d. c= 15 cm in front of it?
m∆T ∆T ∆Q a. Convex mirror c. Plane mirror
b. Concave mirror d. Pocket mirror
27. Which of the following cannot create or induce a
magnetic field? 34. A 5 cm object is placed 15 cm in front of a convex lens
a. A moving charge whose focal length is 12 cm. Which of the following
b. A straight current-carrying conductor describes the image formed?
c. A circular current-carrying loop a. It is 20/9 cm long and inverted.
d. None of the above b. It is 20/9 cm long and upright.
c. It is 20 cm long and upright.
28. Consider the figure below. d. It is 20 cm long and inverted.

Assuming g = 10 m/s2, what is the magnitude of the static

frictional force exerted by the surface on the box
if S = 0.1?
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35. Based on the table below, which of the following Use the following graphs for 42 and 43.
statement/s is/are TRUE?
Substance Index of Refraction
Air 1.00029
Ice 1.31
Sodium Chloride 1.54
Diamond 2.419
I. Light travels fastest in diamond.
II. Light travels slowest in air.
III. Light travels faster in ice as compared in
sodium chloride.
IV. Light travels slower in diamond as compared
in air.
V. Light travels faster in sodium chloride as
compared in ice.
a. I only c. III and IV only 42. Given the graphs, which represents an increasing
b. I, II, and V only d. II, III, and IV only speed?
a. I and IV c. IV only
36. Why are doorknobs placed at the edge of a door b. I, III, and IV d. I only
rather than at the center?
a. To help give more momentum to the door 43. Which one represents a constant speed?
b. It is closer to the edge of the doorway a. I b. II c. III d. IV
c. To increase the force on the door
d. To increase the lever arm 44. Suppose a car moving in a straight line steadily
increases its speed each second, first from 35 to 40 kph,
37. Apparently, the loss of weight of objects immersed in then from 40 to 45 kph, then from 45 to 50 kph. What can
a fluid is due to _____. you say about its acceleration?
a. Archimedes’ principle c. Newton’s theory a. It has a different acceleration at different time intervals.
b. Specific gravity d. Buoyant force b. It has an increasing acceleration.
c. It has a constant acceleration.
38. After a stone is dropped into a cylindrical container d. It has a decreasing acceleration.
filled with 100 cm3 of water, the water rises and the new
reading is 106.5 cm3. What is the volume of the stone? 45. Which of the following is FALSE for a projectile
a. 10.65 cm3 b. 6.5 cm3 c. 60.65 cm3 d. 60.5 cm3 motion?
39. If you lower the frequency of a wave in a string you a. The horizontal component for a projectile is completely
will: independent of the vertical component of the motion.
a. Lower its speed c. Lower its amplitude b. The vertical component for a projectile is completely
b. Shorten its period d. Increase its wavelength independent of the horizontal component of motion.
c. In a projectile motion, gravity both acts on the
40. An apple that weighs 1 N falls to the ground. The horizontal and vertical component of motion.
apple hits the ground with an impact force of about d. The combined effects of the vertical and horizontal
_____. components produce a variety of curved paths that
a. 4 N b. 1 N c. 10 N d. 2 N projectiles follow.

41. A car moves in a clockwise direction in a circular track. 46. At the instant a horizontally held gun is fired, a bullet
It moves with a velocity of 2 m/s all throughout its course. at the gun’s side is released and drops to the ground.
Which of the following is true about the speed and velocity Which bullet strikes the ground first?
of the car? a. The bullet from the gun
a. It has a changing speed and a constant velocity. b. The bullet which was released downward
b. It has a constant speed and a changing velocity. c. Both bullets strike at the same time
c. It has a constant speed and a constant velocity. d. It depends upon the mass of the bullets
d. Both the speed and the velocity are changing.
47. If both the net force and the mass are doubled, the
acceleration will:
a. Be doubled
b. Remains the same
c. Be reduced to ½ of its original value
d. Be four times the original value

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48. Which of the following is FALSE about the friction?
a. Friction exists between materials that touch as they
move past each other.
b. If friction is absent, a moving object would need a force
to keep it in motion.
c. If friction is absent, an object moving horizontally would
move forever.
d. If friction is present, a force is needed to keep an
object moving.

49. If the external unbalanced force is zero, then a system

I. At rest remains at rest
II. In uniform motion moves in a straight line at
constant speed
III. Has no acceleration
IV. Has an internal force that will cause it to accelerate
a. I only c. I and II only
b. I, II, and III only d. IV only

50. A box is pulled with a force at an angle shown.

The force caused the box to be displaced at a certain

distance to the right. Which of the following is true about
the force which caused the box to move?
a. The horizontal component of the net force F causes the
box to be displaced to the right.
b. The vertical component of the net force F causes the
box to be displaced to the right.
c. The net force F causes the box to be displaced to the
right.
d. The net force F increases as the box is displaced to the
right