TRENTO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

POBLACION, TRENTO, AGUSAN DEL SUR

4th Quarter Examination
General Physics 2
S.Y. 2019-2020

Name: Score:
Year and Strand: Date:

I. Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer.

1. Device for storing electric potential and electric charge is called _______.
a. resistor b. inductor c. capacitor d. fuse

2. A capacitor consists of
a. two insulators separated by a conductor c. two insulators only
b. two conductors separated by an insulator d. two conductors only

3. Assumes that current flows out of the positive terminal, through the circuit and into the negative terminal of the
source.
a. conventional electric flow c. electric flow
b. electric current d. conventional electric current

4. This is what actually happens and electrons flow out of the negative terminal, through the circuit and into the
positive terminal of the source.
a. conventional electric flow c. electric flow
b. electric current d. conventional electric current

5. Which of the following statements is true?

a. increasing the temperature decreases the resistance of a metal
b. decreasing the temperature increases the resistance of a metal
c. increasing the temperature increases the resistance of a metal
d. temperature has no effect on the resistance

6. A(n) _______ resistor would have a linear relationship between the current and the voltage.
a. non-ohmic c. ohmic
b. variable d. none of these

7. It is equal to the potential difference across the terminals of the cell when no current is flowing.
a. power c. electromotive force
b. voltage d. resistance

8. When the switch in the circuit presented by the diagram above is closed, the voltmeter reading is referred to:
a. terminal voltage
b. EMF
c. current
d. resistance

9. Its states that “the algebraic sum of charges in potential (voltage) around any closed circuit open path (loop) must
be zero.”
a. loop rule c. junction’s rule
b. kirchhoff’s current law d. none of these

10. The sum of all currents entering a junction must equal the sum of all currents leaving the junction.
a. kirchhoff’s voltage law c. both of these
b. kirchhoff’s current law d. none of these
11. It is a device that can accelerate charged particles to very high speeds. The energetic particles produced are used to
bombard atomic nuclei and thereby produce nuclear reactions of interest to researchers.
a. cyclone c. cyclotron
b. mass spectrometer d. none of the choices

12. A bar magnet is divided in two pieces. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The bar magnet is demagnetized.
b. The magnetic field of each separated piece becomes stronger.
c. The magnetic poles are separated.
d. Two new bar magnets are created.

13. Which of the following magnetic fields is correct for a single bar magnet?
a. c.

b. d.

For numbers 14-15

A parallel-plate capacitor whose plates are 20 cm x 3 cm and are separated by a 1.0 mm air gap.

14. Calculate the capacitance of a capacitor

a. 43pF c. 33pF
b. 23pF. d. 53pF
15. What is the charge on each plate if the capacitor is connected to a 12 volt battery?
a. 6.4E-10 c. 5.2E-10
b. 6.4E10 d. 5.2E10

16. What is the direction of the conventional current through the light bulb in the circuit presented by the diagram
below?

a. b. c. d.

17. All of the following wires are made of the same material but are different sizes. Identify the wire with the lowest
resistance.
a. c.

b. d.

18. What is the resistance of the wire given that the copper wire has a length of 12 m and an area of 144 m 2. Also, the
resistivity of copper which is 1.59 x 10 -8 Ωm.
a. 1.3nΩ c. 1.3fΩ
b. 1.3pΩ d. 1.3µΩ

19. Calculate the resistance of a copper wire with a current of 7 A. Given the voltage across it which is equals to 25 V.
a. 3.57Ω c. 4.2Ω
 b. 0.28Ω d. 0.56Ω

20. What is the magnitude of the power dissipated in R 3 in the following circuit?
a. 45mW
b. 150W
c. 150mW
d. 45W

21. An ammeter connected in series with three resistors reads an electric current of 2 A. What is the electric current
flowing through resistor R3?
a. 1A b. 2A c. 3A d. 4A

22. Two resistors R1 = 6 Ω and R2 = 12 Ω are connected in parallel to each other and in series to R 3 = 2 Ω. An ammeter
measures an electric current of 3 A flowing though resistor R 3. What is the net voltage applied to the circuit?
a. 6V b. 12V c. 18V d. 24V

23. A proton is moving through a circular orbit of radius 14cm in a uniform 0.35T magnetic field perpendicular to the
velocity of the proton. Find the linear speed of the proton.
a. 3.9E6 m/s c. 5.8E6 m/s
b. 4.7E6 m/s d. 6.1E6 m/s

For numbers 24-25

A magnetic field of magnitude 0.51T is directed vertically upward.

24. Find the magnetic flux through a flat surface of area 19cm 2 if the surface is vertical.
a. 0.000969W c. 0W
b. 0.0037W d. 0.00056W

25. Find the magnetic flux through a flat surface of area 19cm 2 if the surface is at angle of 55.
a. 0.000969W c. 0W
b. 0.0037W d. 0.00056W

II. TRUE or FALSE. Write T if the statement is TRUE or F if the statement is FALSE.

___T__ 26. A capacitor is charged when one of its plates has more electrons than the other.

___F__ 27. Electrostatic force is a conservative force or path dependent.

___T__ 28. While maintaining a constant voltage V, the current I increases when the cross-sectional area A of a wire
expands.

___T__ 29. A 60W light bulb uses up more energy and draws a greater current that a 100W light bulb.

___T__ 30. If you connect two resistors in series in a circuit, then the voltage across each of them is the same.

___F__ 31. A parallel connection is a type of electric circuit in which there is a single pathway for the current to flow.

___F__ 32. Ohm’s law is a relation between the power used in the circuit to the current and the potential difference.

___T__ 33. Two wires of resistances 2 and 4 ohms are connected in parallel. The combination is connected to a 220V
supply. With this, there is more power dissipated in 2 ohms resistor.

___F__ 34. It is possible for a magnet to have only one pole.

___F__ 35. Magnets that are arranged as shown in the figure will move away from each other.
III. ENUMERATION

36-39. Types of capacitor

 PARALLEL PLATE
 COAXIAL CYLINDER
 ISOLATED SPHERE
 CONCENTRIC SPHERE
40-43. Main parts of a circuit
 BATTERY
 LAMP
 COPPER WIRE/WIRE
 SWITCH
44-45. Difference between magnetic and electric interactions
Magnetic field lines of a magnetic dipole is continuous - like a loop while in the electrical field lines will end on the
negative from the positive

IV. PROBLEM SOLVING

1. From figure 1, find the current through each resistors 2. Consider the circuit shown in Fig. 2.
The current through the 6 ohms resistor
is 4.00 A, in the direction shown.
What are the currents through
the 25 and 20 ohms resistors and the voltage
in each resistors?

Figure 2

Figure 1