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SET A
NAME
SECTION:

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following question. Mark only one
answer for each item by writing the letter of your choice. Strictly no Erasure allowed and
strictly no CHEATING, anyone caught such act will have a final score of Zero. Use black
permanent ink only

1. A branch of mechanics which deals with bodies at rest.

A. statics C. kinetics
B. dynamics D. kinematics

2. A 500 kg block is resting on a 30 deg inclined plane with coefficient friction of 0.3. Find the required
force P acting horizontally that will start the block up the plane.
A. 1273.06 N C. 129.90 N
B. 1273.06 kg D. 130 lbf

3. A particle starts with a velocity 2 m/sec and moves on a straight-line track with the retardation 0.1
m/sec^2. Determine the required time for a particle travel a distance of 15 m.
A. 30 sec C. 50 sec
B. 20 sec D. 40 sec

4. An isosceles triangle has a 10 cm base and a 10 cm altitude. Determine the moment of inertia of the
triangular area relative to a line parallel to the base and through the upper vertex in cm^4
A. 2750 C. 2500
B. 3025 D. 2273

5. Branch of mechanics which deals with bodies in motion.

A. statics C. kinetics
B. dynamics D. kinematics

6. The moment of inertia of a triangle with respect to the base b is.

A. bh^3/12 C. bh^3/36
B. bh^3/6 D. bh^3/3

7. The coordinates of two points in space are A (1,2,3) and B (4,-1,2). Determine the angle between
radius vector A and B.
A. 60.19 degrees C. 62.19 degrees
B. 61.19 degrees D. 63.19 degrees

8. A body of mass 10 kg moving with a velocity of 1 m/s is acted upon by a force of 50 N for two seconds.
The final velocity will be.
A. 22 m/s C. 4.5 m/s
B. 10 m/s D. 11 m/s

9. Whenever a net force acts on a body, it produces an acceleration in the direction of the resultant force,
an acceleration which is directly proportional to the resultant force and inversely proportional to the
mass of the body. This theory is popularly known as
A. Newton’s first law of motion C. Newton’s second law of motion
B. Faraday’s Law of force D. Hooke’s Law

10. A block weighing 981 N is resting on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction between the block
and the horizontal is u = 0.2. A vertical cable attached to the block provides partial support. A man can
pull horizontally with a force of 100 N. What will be the tension, T (in Newton) in the cable if the man is
just able to move the block to the right?
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A. 176.2 C. 481
B. 196 D. 981

11. The standard acceleration due to gravity is

A. 32.2 ft/s2 C. 9.8 ft/s2
B. 980 ft/s2 D. 23.3 ft/s2

12. A box measures 3.12 ft in length, 0.0455 yard in width and 7.87 inches in height, what is its volume in
cubic centimeters?
A. 7901.12 C. 7922.2
B. 7919.12 D. 8000

13. A free-falling body is a body in rectilinear motion and with constant _____.
A. acceleration C. deceleration
B. speed D. velocity

14. Linear momentum is the product of mass and velocity and this can be expressed also as a function of
A. Force, acceleration, time C. Force, time
B. Force, velocity, time D. Force, displacement

15. A change in position, specified by a length and a direction is said to be:

A. Displacement C. Velocity
B. Acceleration D. Dynamic Equilibrium

16. What is the magnitude of the resultant force of the two forces 200 N at 20 degrees and 400 N at 144
degrees?
A. 321.5 N C. 332.5 N
B. 322.5 N D. 333.5 N

17. A rectangular parcel measures 3.25 x 4.25 inches on a 1:24,000 topographic map. What is the size of
that parcel in square miles?
A. 1.98176 C. 3.2123
B. 2.3522 D. 2.3321
18. One horsepower is equivalent to
A. 746 watts C. 74.6 watts
B. 7460 watts D. 7.46 watts

19. It is any influence capable of producing a change in the motion of an object:

A. Force C. Friction
B. Acceleration D. Velocity

20. What is the net force that will give to mass of one gram and an acceleration of one cm per second
squared?
A. Newton C. Ergs
B. Dyne D. Kilogram force

21. A body weight 120 N rest on a rough horizontal surface ( u = 0.3) and is acted upon by a downward
force applied at an angle of 30 degrees with the respect to the surface. The force required to just cause
the body to slide over the surface is about
A. 22.5 N C. 0.2 N
B. 27 N D. 40 N
22. A 588.6 KN car moving at 1 Km/hr instantaneously collides a stationary 392.4 car. If the collision is
perfectly inelastic, what is the velocity of the cars after collision.
A. 0.5 C. 0.6
B. 0.4 D. 0.8
23. The energy content of a single serving of bread is 70 kcal. What is the energy content in Joules?
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A. 293, 000 joules C. 245,000 joules

B. 320,000 joules D. 412,000 joules

24. A crate, 60 kg mass, is being pulled upward with an acceleration of 0.3 m/s^2. Determine the tension
in the rope.
A. 666 Newtons C. 606 Newtons
B. 616 Newtons D. 166 Newtons

25. A pulley has a constant angular acceleration of 3 rad per second squared. When the angular velocity
is 2 rad per sec, that total acceleration of a point on the rim of the pulley is 10 ft per sec^2. Compute
the diameter of the pulley.
A. 3 ft C. 5 ft
B. 4 ft D. 6 ft

26. Highway regulations in a certain jurisdiction state that a truck with two axles may have a maximum
weight of 16000 pounds on the front axle and 20000 pounds on the rear axle. Convert the total weight
regarding kilograms
A. 17000.3 C. 16500.4
B. 16329.3 D. 15842.3

27. The pressure inside the air container is 29.967 in Hg. What is the pressure in Pascals?
A. 102,231 C. 99,254.43
B. 55,521.23 D. 101,479

28. The car engine nameplate shows 150 HP of rated power. What is the equivalent in Kilowatts?
A. 132.2 C. 122.2
B. 111.86 D. 0.746

29. A ball is dropped from a height of 2.25 m on a smooth floor and it rises to a height of 1 m after the first
bounce. The coefficient of restitution between the ball and the floor is.
A. 0.57 C. 0.33
B. 0.44 D. 0.67

30. If Vector A is 10 units and Vector B, which makes 60 degrees with vector A, is 20 units. What is the
difference of vectors A and B.
A. 18.76 units C. 15.34 units
B. 17.32 units D. 13.45 units

31. A ball strikes the floor vertically and rebounds with a coefficient of restitution of 0.8. If the mass of the
ball is 0.11 slug and its velocity is 5 ft/s just before it hits, compute the momentum of the ball as it
leaves the floor.
A. 0.43 C. 0.44
B. 0.65 D. 0.54
32. The weather news gives the atmospheric pressure as 1.07 atm. What is this atmospheric pressure in
Kg per square centimeter
A. 1.2021 C. 1.1055
B. 1.2121 D. 1.2122

33. A steel ball is dropped from a tower and strikes the ground in 3 seconds. Find the velocity (m/s) with
which the ball strikes the ground and the height (m) of the tower.
A. 44.1 meters C. 44.1 ft
B. 1.44 meters D. 1.44 ft

34. Three forces 20 N, 30 N and 40 N are in equilibrium. Find the largest angle they make with each other.
A. 104.48 degrees C. 180 radians
B. 105. 60 degrees D. 3.14 radians
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35. Momentum is the product of mass and

A. Acceleration C. Force
B. Velocity D. Time

36. A block weighing 500KN rest on a ramp inclined at 25 degrees with the horizontal. Determine the force
tending to move block down the ramp.
A. 211.31 lbs C. 212.13 KN
B. 47506.7446 lbf D. 313.15 Kgf

37. The moment of inertia of a rectangular whose base is B and height H about its base is
A. bh^3/12 C. bh^3/36
B. bh^2/4 D. bh^3/3

38. A ball is thrown at an angle of 35 degrees from the horizontal towards a smooth floor. At what angle
will it rebound if the coefficient of between the ball and the floor is 0.75
A. 21.71 C. 12.32
B. 32.52 D. 16.71

39. Find the acceleration of the body that increases in velocity from 20 m/s to 40 m/s in 3 seconds?
Answer in S.I. units.
A. 6.67 m/s^2 C. 7 m/s^2
B. 5 m/s^2 D. 8 m/s^2

40. The velocity of a particle at time t is: v(t) = 2t^4+7/t. What is the total distance traveled between t = 0.2
and t = 0.3?
A. 2.84 C. 3.85
B. 3.25 D. 2.64

41. A circle has a diameter of 20 cm. Determine the moment of inertia of the circular area relative to the
axis perpendicular to the area through the center of the circle in cm^4
A. 14,280 C. 17,279
B. 15,708 D. 19,007

42. All are scalar quantities except:

A. Acceleration C. Energy
B. Speed D. Temperature

43. How many Hp are there in one Kw?

A. 746 C. 1.34
B. 0.8 D. 0.746

44. Which of the following is INCORRECT?

A. All vector quantities have magnitudes.
B. All scalar quantities have directions.
C. All scalar quantities have magnitudes.
D. All vector quantities have directions

45. Change of momentum is equal to

A. Displacement C. Power
B. Impulse D. Kinetic energy

46. A 250 lb block is initially at rest on a flat surface that inclined at 30 degrees. If the coefficient of kinetic
friction is 0.30 and the coefficient of static friction is 0.40 find the force required to start the block
moving up the plane.
A. 211.60 KN C. 311.60 KN
B. 211.60 lb D. 311.60 lb
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47. What is the moment of inertia of a circle?

A. πr4/16 C. πr4/24
B. πr4/2 D. πr4/4

48. A measure of the resistance of a body it offers to any change in its angular velocity, determined by the
mass and distribution of its mass about the axis of rotation is known as
A. Moment C. Inertia
B. Torsion D. Angular acceleration

49. A 100 KN block slides down a plane inclined at an angle of 30 degrees, with the horizontal. Neglecting
friction, what is the force that causes the block to slide?
A. 80 KN C. 86.6 KN
B. 50 KN D. 20 KN

50. An object moves along straight line such that, after t minutes, its distance from its starting point is D=
20t + (5/ t +1) meters. Determine the speed, inch per minute will it be moving at the end of 4 minutes.
A. 19.8 in/min C. 39.8 in/min
B. 29.8 in/min D. 49.8 in/min

51. What is the SI unit of impulse?

A. N-s C. Slugs/s
B. Kg-m/s D. N-m/s

52. Neglecting friction, determine the horizontal force needed to accelerate a 50 kg push cart from rest to a
velocity of 0.5 m/s in 2 seconds
A. 11.5 Newtons C. 13.5 Newtons
B. 12.5 Newtons D. 12.5 pounds

53. A ball of mass 0.25 kg moving on a smooth horizontal table with a velocity of 10 m/s strikes an identical
stationary ball B on the table. If the impact is perfectly plastic, the velocity of the ball B just after the
impact will be.
A. 5 m/sec C. 0
B. 10 m/sec D. 2.5 m/sec

54. A branch of physical science which deals with state of rest or motion of bodies under the action of
forces.
A. mechanics C. kinetics
B. kinematics D. statics

55. Study of motion with reference to the force which causes the motion is
A. statics C. kinetics
B. dynamics D. kinematics

56. It is estimated that the approximately 2.4 cubic miles of magma were blasted into the atmosphere
during the major eruption (second -largest volcanic eruption of the century) of Mt. Pinatubo on June
15,1991. How many truckloads of 12 cubic meter each does this volume of magma correspond?
A. 8336368 C. 8336352
B. 8336366 D. 8336321

57. When the total kinetic energy of the system is the same as before and after collision of two bodies, it is
called
A. Plastic collision C. Elastic collision
B. Inelastic collision D. Static collision

58. All are vector quantities except:

A. Displacement C. Torque
B. Electric field intensity D. Mass
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59. The negative ration of the relative velocity after a collision to a relative velocity before a collision.
A. Coefficient of kinetic friction C. Coefficient of sliding
B. Coefficient of static friction D. Coefficient of restitution

60. A particle is traversing a curved path of radius of curvature 300 m with a speed of 108 Km/hr and a
tangential acceleration 4 m/sec^2. The total acceleration of the particle is
A. 5 m/sec^2 C. 3 m/ sec^2
B. 4 m/ sec^2 D. 1 m/ sec^2

61. The truck speed increases uniformly from 36 kph to 108 kph while travelling a distance of 400 m.
Calculate the acceleration and the travel time.
A. a = 1 m/s^2, t = 20 sec C. a = 4 m/s^2, t = 20 sec
B. a = 3 m/s^2, t = 10 sec D. a = 5 m/s^2, t = 30 sec

62. A rim of 36 inches wheel on a brake shoe testing machine has a speed of 60 miles per hour when the
brake is dropped. It comes to rest when the rim has travelled a tangential distance of 500 ft. What is
the angular acceleration in rad/s^2?
A. -5.163 C. -3.143
B. -4.341 D. 6.342

63. How much are 6 ounces regarding kilogram

A. 0.2 C. 0.21
B. 0.17 D. 0.31

64. A rectangular block weighing 196 N is being pulled along the floor with a force of 50 N by means of a
rope that makes an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal. Neglecting friction, what is the
acceleration of the block?
A. 1.11 m/s^2 C. 3.16 m/s^2
B. 2.0 m/s^2 D. 2.16 m/s^2

65. The height in feet at any time t in seconds of a projectile thrown vertically is h(t) = -16t^2+256t. What is
the velocity when it reached the ground?
A. 256 C. 312
B. -256 D. 0

66. A force of 100 kg acting horizontally to the right is to be combined with one of 50 kg acting upward and
to the right an angle 15 degrees with the vertical. Solve for the resultant force R and the angle between
R and the 100 kg force.
A. R=120.8 and 20.15 degrees C. R=122.8 and 23.15 degrees
B. R=121.8 and 21.15 degrees D. R= 122.8 and 22.15 degrees

67. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic path with an initial velocity of 100 m/s
at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will the ball attain its
original level?
A. 890 m C. 878 m
B. 883 m D. 875 m

68. A block resting on an inclined plane begins to slide down the plane when angle of inclination is
gradually increased at 30 degrees. Then the coefficient of friction between block and the plane is.
A. 0.38 C. 0.72
B. 0.578 D. 0.266

69. Given the 3-dimensional vectors: A = i(xy)+j(2xy) +k(zx), B = i(yz)+j(2zx) +k(3xy). Determine the
magnitude of the vector sum |A+B| at coordinates (3,2,1).
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A. 32.92 C. 27.20
B. 29.92 D. 24.73

70. What is the banking angle if the radius of the turn of a cyclist leaning towards the center is 30 ft and
the velocity is 15 fps?
A. 14.1 degrees C. 12.9 degrees
B. 13.1 degrees D. 12.6 degrees

71. When the colliding bodies stick together on impact which results in the maximum possible loss in
kinetic energy, it is said to be _____ collision
A. Elastic C. Completely inelastic
B. Inelastic D. None of the above

72. The five forces shown act a point A. 30 N at 0 degrees, 45 N at 30 degrees, 60 N at 60 degrees, 75N
at 90 degrees and 90 N at 30 degrees acting upward going to west. What is the magnitude of the
resultant force?
A. 233 N C. 235 N
B. 234 N D. 236 N

73. A flower pot falls off a ledge of 5th floor window. Just as it passes the third-floor window, someone
accidentally drops a glass of water from the window. Which of the following is true?
A. The flower pot hits the ground at the same time as the glass.
B. The glass hits the ground before the flower pot.
C. The flower pot hits the ground first and with a higher speed than the glass.
D. The flower pot and the glass hit the ground at the same time

74. How many US gallon 1 UK gallon?

A. 0.2152 C. 0.8124
B. 0.8312 D. 0.8326

75. A ball is dropped from a height of h above a smooth floor. How high will rebound if the coefficient of
restitution between the ball and the floor is 0.80
A. 0.80hd C. 0.74hd
B. 0.64hd D. 0.54hd

76. When the angular velocity of a 4 ft diameter pulley is 3 rad/s the total acceleration of a point on its rim
is 30 ft/s^2. Determine the angular acceleration of the pulley at this instant.
A. 12 rad/s^2 C. 54 rad/s^2
B. 34 rad/s^2 D. 13 rad/s^2

77. Which of the following is NOT a unit of force?

A. pound C. dyne
B. erg D. newton

78. Which of the following is NOT a unit of force?

A. pound C. dyne
B. erg D. newton

79. A car accelerates from rest travels a distance of 440 ft in 10 seconds. Compute for the final velocity
and its acceleration.
A. 56 ft/s C. 88 ft/s
B. 67 ft/s D. 100 ft/s

80. A projectile launched at 2000 ft/sec from tower A at angle of 30 degree with the horizontal, impacts at
the same elevation at tower B, assume in flight propulsion and no aerodynamic drag. Horizontal
distance in miles between A and B nearest to.
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A. 20.3 C. 15.9
B. 7.9 D. 10.2

81. What is the SI unit of momentum?

A. N-s C. Slugs/s
B. Kg-m/s D. N-m/s

82. A collision in which the total kinetic energy after collision is less than that before collision.
A. Elastic collision C. Straight line collision
B. Inelastic collision D. Off center collision

83. The dimension of the solid wood is 8cm x 5mm x 80 inches. Solve for the volume and express your
answer in cubic meters.
A. 0.0008128 cubic meters C. 0.0008218 cubic meters
B. 0.0008188 cubic meters D. 0.00080128 cubic meters

84. Imagine that you are driving your car in Canada. As you’re driving along, you notice that the speed
limit signs have numbers 120 (on the highway) and 50 (in the city). As you start to speed up, you
realize that the signs are in km/hour. Unfortunately, your speedometer only reads in miles per hour.
How fast you’re allowed to go if the sign says 120 km/hr.
A. 75 miles/hour C. 81 miles/hour
B. 80 miles/hour D. 82 miles/hour
85. What is the name of a vector that represents the sum of two vectors?
A. Scalar C. Resultant
B. Tension D. Reaction

86. A horizontal force P acts on the top of the 30 kg block having width of 25 cm and a height of 50 cm. If
the coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is 0.33. What is the value of P for motion to
impend?
A. 7.5 lbf C. 7.5 Newton
B. 7.5 Kgf D. 7.5 Pascal

87. Given that the air pressure inside an automobile tire is 34 psi express the pressure in Pascals.
A. 234421.74 C. 234121.23
B. 234428.71 D. 230421.04

88. Which of the following it TRUE about collision?

A. In elastic collision, no kinetic energy is lost.
B. In elastic collision, the two colliding bodies stick together after impact.
C. In completely inelastic collision, no kinetic energy is lost.
D. Kinetic energy is not conserved in an elastic collision

89. Whenever the surfaces of two bodies are in contact, there will be a limiting amount of resistance to
sliding between them. This is known as
A. friction C. angle of friction
B. coefficient of friction D. coefficient of sliding

90. The product of a force and the time during which it acts is known as
A. Momentum C. Coefficient of restitution
B. Impulse D. Impact

91. The rotation of a pulley is defined by the relation θ = 2t^4 – 30t^2 + 6, where θ is measured in radius
and t in seconds. Compute the values of angular velocity and angular acceleration at the instant when t
= 4 sec
A. 314 rad/s C. 324 rad/s
B. 423 rad/s D. 143 rad/s
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92. What is the magnitude of the total linear acceleration (in meters per second square) of a particle
moving in a circle of radius 0.4 m at the instant that its angular acceleration is 5 rad/s^2, and rotational
speed of 2 rad/s
A. 2.56 rad/s^2 C. 1.43 m/s^2
B. 3.56 rad/s^2 D. 5.42 m/s^2

93. Determine the number of turns of rope to be wound around the trunk of a tree in order to support a
man weighing 800 N with a force of 10 N. Note the coefficient of friction is 0.3
A. 3.275 turns C. 3.256 turns
B. 1.234 turns D. 2.325 turns

94. An MRT travels between two terminals 1 Km apart at minimum time of 1 minute. If the MRT Train
accelerates and decelerates at 3.4 meter per second squared, starting from rest at the first terminal
and coming to stop at the second terminal. What is the minimum speed?
A. 55 Kph C. 20 Kph
B. 40 Kph D. 66 Kph

95. The speed of an automobile with excellent brakes is 30 miles/hr. When the brakes are applied, it stops
in 2 seconds. Find its acceleration and the distance traveled in 2 seconds.
A. 33 ft C. 43 ft
B. 34 ft D. 44 ft

96. A block occupies 0.2587 cubic feet, what is the volume in cubic millimeters?
A. 7,321,197.13 C. 7,331,197.13
B. 7,001,197.13 D. 7,301,197.13

97. The tendency of any object to remain at rest or to continue in motion is called:
A. equilibrium C. inertia
B. mass D. static

98. A particles position in inches along the x-axis, after seconds of travel is given by the equation X= 24t^2
– 3t^3 + 10. What is the particle’s average velocity in in/sec during the first 3 seconds?
A. 7.0 C. 45
B. 48 D. 63

99. Inelastic collision is a collision in which the total kinetic energy after the collision is _____ before
collision
A. Equal to zero C. Equal to 1
B. Equal D. Greater than 1

100. A flywheel 6 ft in diameter accelerates from rest at the constant rate of 0.42 rad/sec^2. Compute
the normal and tangential components of the acceleration of a particle on the rim of the flywheel after
10 sec.
A. 52.92 ft/sec^2 and 1.26 ft/sec^2 C. 24.53 ft/sec^2 and 3.45 ft/sec^2
B. 33.45 ft/sec^2 and 2.43 ft/sec^2 D. 101.34 ft/sec^2 and 23.43 ft/sec^