PHYSICS 101 Tutorials
1. What is the fundamental concept that combines space and time?
A) Vector
B) Dimension
C) Spacetime
D) Quantity
2. Which of the following is a derived quantity?
A) Length
B) Mass
C) Velocity
D) Time
3. What is the purpose of dimensional analysis?
A) To convert between units
B) To simplify complex calculations
C) To check the consistency of physical equations
D) To measure physical quantities
4. Which of the following vectors has both magnitude and direction?
A) Displacement
B) Speed
C) Acceleration
D) Time
5. What is the unit of force in the SI system?
A) Newton (N)
B) Kilogram (kg)
C) Meter (m)
D) Second (s)
6. Which of the following is a basic quantity?
A) Area
B) Volume
C) Speed
D) Mass
7. What is the relationship between distance and displacement?
A) Distance is a scalar, while displacement is a vector
B) Distance is a vector, while displacement is a scalar
C) Distance and displacement are equivalent
D) Distance and displacement are unrelated
8. Which of the following is an example of a derived unit?
A) Meter (m)
B) Kilogram (kg)
C) Joule (J)
D) Second (s)
9. What is the purpose of vectors in physics?
A) To describe motion in one dimension
B) To describe motion in two dimensions
C) To describe motion in three dimensions
D) To describe motion in four dimensions
10. Which of the following is a fundamental unit of time?
A) Minute
B) Hour
C) Second
D) Day
11. A car travels from rest to 20 m/s in 4 seconds. What is its acceleration?
A) 2 m/s²
B) 4 m/s²
C) 5 m/s²
D) 10 m/s²
12. A particle moves 10 m in the positive x-direction, then 5 m in the negative y-
direction. What is its displacement?
A) 15 m
B) 10 m
C) 5 m
D) √(10²+5²) m
13. A ball rolls up a ramp with a velocity of 5 m/s at an angle of 30° to the horizontal.
What is its horizontal velocity component?
A) 4 m/s
B) 3 m/s
C) 2 m/s
D) 1 m/s
14. A car travels 200 m in 10 seconds. What is its average velocity?
A) 10 m/s
B) 20 m/s
C) 40 m/s
D) 80 m/s
15. A particle accelerates from 5 m/s to 15 m/s in 2 seconds. What is its acceleration?
A) 2 m/s²
B) 5 m/s²
C) 10 m/s²
D) 20 m/s²
16. Two vectors A and B have magnitudes 3 and 4, respectively. What is the magnitude
of their sum if they are perpendicular?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 7
D) √(3²+4²)
17. A car travels 400 m in 20 seconds. What is its average speed?
A) 10 m/s
B) 20 m/s
C) 40 m/s
D) 80 m/s
18. A particle moves with a velocity of 10 m/s at an angle of 60° to the horizontal. What
is its vertical velocity component?
A) 5 m/s
B) 8 m/s
C) 10 m/s
D) 12 m/s
19. A car accelerates from rest to 30 m/s in 6 seconds. What is its acceleration?
A) 2 m/s²
B) 3 m/s²
C) 5 m/s²
D) 10 m/s²
20. Two vectors A and B have magnitudes 2 and 3, respectively. What is the magnitude
of their difference if they are in opposite directions?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 5
D) 5
21. A particle moves 20 m in the positive x-direction, then 10 m in the positive y-
direction. What is its displacement?
A) 10 m
B) 20 m
C) 30 m
D) √(20²+10²) m
22. A car travels 300 m in 15 seconds. What is its average velocity?
A) 10 m/s
B) 20 m/s
C) 30 m/s
D) 40 m/s
23. A particle accelerates from 10 m/s to 20 m/s in 4 seconds. What is its acceleration?
A) 2 m/s²
B) 5 m/s²
C) 10 m/s²
D) 20 m/s²
24. Two vectors A and B have magnitudes 4 and 3, respectively. What is the magnitude
of their sum if they are parallel?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 7
D) 4+3
25. A car travels 250 m in 12.5 seconds. What is its average speed?
A) 10 m/s
B) 20 m/s
C) 40 m/s
D) 80 m/s
26. Which of Newton's laws states that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an
object in motion will continue to move with a constant velocity, unless acted upon by an
external force?
A) First Law
B) Second Law
C) Third Law
D) Law of Universal Gravitation
27. According to Newton's Second Law, what is the relationship between force (F),
mass (m), and acceleration (a)?
A) F = ma
B) F = m/a
C) F = a/m
D) F = 1/m
28. A car accelerates from 0 to 60 km/h in 10 seconds. What is the net force acting on
the car? (Assume a mass of 1500 kg)
A) 1500 N
B) 9000 N
C) 15000 N
D) 22500 N
29. Which of Newton's laws states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite
reaction?
A) First Law
B) Second Law
C) Third Law
D) Law of Universal Gravitation
30. A hockey player pushes a puck with a force of 50 N. If the puck accelerates at 2
m/s², what is its mass?
A) 25 kg
B) 50 kg
C) 100 kg
D) 250 kg
31. What is the center of mass of a system of particles?
a) The average position of the particles
b) The sum of the masses of the particles
c) The point where the total mass of the system can be considered to be
concentrated
d) The point where the total momentum of the system is zero
32. A system of particles is in equilibrium if:
a) The net force on each particle is zero
b) The net torque on each particle is zero
c) The sum of the forces on all particles is zero
d) The sum of the torques on all particles is zero
33. The law of conservation of momentum states that:
a) The total momentum of a closed system remains constant
b) The total momentum of a closed system changes with time
c) The momentum of an individual particle remains constant
d) The momentum of an individual particle changes with time
34. In a collision between two particles, the total momentum:
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains the same
d) Becomes zero
35. Impulse is defined as:
a) The change in momentum of an object
b) The force applied to an object over a period of time
c) The product of force and time
d) The ratio of force to time
36. A large impulse can be produced by:
a) A small force applied over a long time
b) A large force applied over a short time
c) A small force applied over a short time
d) A large force applied over a long time
37. Torque is a measure of:
a) The force that causes an object to rotate
b) The force that causes an object to translate
c) The moment of a force about a pivot point
d) The product of force and distance
38. A torque can cause an object to:
a) Translate
b) Rotate
c) Vibrate
d) Oscillate
39. Work is done when:
a) A force is applied to an object and the object moves
b) A force is applied to an object but the object does not move
c) An object moves without a force being applied
d) An object is at rest
40. The work-energy theorem states that:
a) The work done on an object is equal to its change in kinetic energy
b) The work done on an object is equal to its change in potential energy
c) The work done on an object is equal to its change in total energy
d) The work done on an object is equal to its change in momentum
41. The law of conservation of angular momentum states that:
a) The total angular momentum of a closed system remains constant
b) The total angular momentum of a closed system changes with time
c) The angular momentum of an individual particle remains constant
d) The angular momentum of an individual particle changes with time
42. In a system where the net torque is zero, the angular momentum:
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains the same
d) Becomes zero
43. What is the unit of momentum?
a) kg m/s
b) kg m/s^2
c) N s
d) J s
44. A force of 10 N is applied to an object for 2 s. What is the impulse?
a) 10 N s
b) 20 N s
c) 5 N s
d) 2 N s
45. A torque of 5 N m is applied to an object. What is the resulting rotation?
a) Clockwise
b) Counterclockwise
c) No rotation
d) Oscillation
46. A system consists of two particles, one of mass 2 kg and the other of mass 3 kg. If
the center of mass is 1.5 m from the 2 kg particle, how far is it from the 3 kg particle?
a) 1 m
b) 2 m
c) 3 m
d) 4 m
47. A system of particles has a total mass of 10 kg and a center of mass at (2, 3). If a
particle of mass 2 kg is added at (4, 5), what is the new center of mass?
a) (2.5, 3.5)
b) (3, 4)
c) (3.5, 4.5)
d) (4, 5)
48. A particle of mass 2 kg moving at 3 m/s collides with a particle of mass 3 kg moving
at 2 m/s. What is the total momentum after the collision?
a) 12 kg m/s
b) 15 kg m/s
c) 18 kg m/s
d) 21 kg m/s
49. A system of particles has a total momentum of 20 kg m/s. If a particle of mass 4 kg is
removed, what is the new total momentum?
a) 16 kg m/s
b) 18 kg m/s
c) 20 kg m/s
d) 22 kg m/s
50. A force of 10 N is applied to an object for 2 s. What is the impulse?
a) 10 N s
b) 20 N s
c) 30 N s
d) 40 N s
51. An object of mass 5 kg is moving at 2 m/s. What impulse is required to bring it to
rest?
a) 10 N s
b) 20 N s
c) 30 N s
d) 40 N s
52. A force of 5 N is applied to an object at a distance of 2 m from the pivot point. What
is the torque?
a) 5 N m
b) 10 N m
c) 15 N m
d) 20 N m
53. An object of mass 10 kg is rotating at 2 rad/s. What is the angular momentum?
a) 10 kg m^2/s
b) 20 kg m^2/s
c) 30 kg m^2/s
d) 40 kg m^2/s
54. A force of 10 N is applied to an object over a distance of 2 m. What is the work
done?
a) 10 J
b) 20 J
c) 30 J
d) 40 J
55. An object of mass 5 kg is moving at 2 m/s. What is the kinetic energy?
a) 10 J
b) 20 J
c) 30 J
d) 40 J
56. A system of particles has a total angular momentum of 20 kg m^2/s. If a particle of
mass 4 kg is removed, what is the new total angular momentum?
a) 16 kg m2/s
b) 18 kg m2/s
c) 20 kg m2/s
d) 22 kg m2/s
57. An object of mass 10 kg is rotating at 2 rad/s. What is the new angular velocity if the
radius is doubled?
a) 1 rad/s
b) 2 rad/s
c) 4 rad/s
d) 8 rad/s
58. A particle of mass 3 kg is moving at 4 m/s. What is the momentum?
a) 12 kg m/s
b) 15 kg m/s
c) 18 kg m/s
d) 21 kg m/s
59. A force of 10 N is applied to an object for 2 s. What is the impulse?
a) 10 N s
b) 20 N s
c) 5 N s
d) 2 N s
60. A torque of 5 N m is applied to an object. What is the resulting rotation?
a) Clockwise
b) Counterclockwise
c) No rotation
d) Oscillation
61. What is the work done when a force of 5 N is applied to an object that moves 2 m?
a) 10 J
b) 15 J
c) 20 J
d) 25 J
