SCMH 1010 (CH. 1-5) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
A scientific observation must be... - ANS reproducible
The study of stars, planets and other objects in space is known as - ANS Astronomy
Kepler's first law of planetary motion says - ANS Planets orbit the Sun along elliptical paths
Scalars are quantities with what properties?
Magnitude? Direction? Both? - ANS Magnitude only
You are heading south on College St, driving 30 miles per hour. Suddenly, a car pulls out in front
of you and you slam on the brakes, coming to a complete stop in 1 second. What is your
acceleration? - ANS 0.008 miles per second per second to the north
What is a conserved quantity? - ANS Both linear and angular momentum
Fed up with your Concepts of Science course, you throw your physical copy of The Sciences off
the top of Jordan-Hare Stadium from a height of 20 meters. How fast will the textbook be
moving just before it hits the ground? - ANS 20 m/s
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, Which statement is NOT consistent with Newton's laws of motion?
a) For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
b) F = ma
c) An object will undergo uniform motion in the absence of an external force.
d) Acceleration is caused by balanced forces. - ANS d) Acceleration is caused by balanced
forces.
What is the unit for power? - ANS kg∙m2/s3
Which of the following is NOT a kind of potential energy?
a) Gravitational
b) Thermal
c) Electrical
d) Elastic - ANS b) Thermal
Which of the following is the best statement regarding the interchangeability of energy?
a) Any type of energy can be converted into any other type of energy.
b) No type of energy can be converted into another type of energy.
c) Any type of energy can be converted into only select other kinds, depending on the situation.
d) Some types of energy can be converted into a few other kinds of energy. - ANS a) Any type
of energy can be converted into any other type of energy
Which of the following is a statement of the First Law of Thermodynamics?
a) In an open system, the total amount of entropy is conserved.
b) In an open system, the total amount of energy is conserved.
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
A scientific observation must be... - ANS reproducible
The study of stars, planets and other objects in space is known as - ANS Astronomy
Kepler's first law of planetary motion says - ANS Planets orbit the Sun along elliptical paths
Scalars are quantities with what properties?
Magnitude? Direction? Both? - ANS Magnitude only
You are heading south on College St, driving 30 miles per hour. Suddenly, a car pulls out in front
of you and you slam on the brakes, coming to a complete stop in 1 second. What is your
acceleration? - ANS 0.008 miles per second per second to the north
What is a conserved quantity? - ANS Both linear and angular momentum
Fed up with your Concepts of Science course, you throw your physical copy of The Sciences off
the top of Jordan-Hare Stadium from a height of 20 meters. How fast will the textbook be
moving just before it hits the ground? - ANS 20 m/s
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, Which statement is NOT consistent with Newton's laws of motion?
a) For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
b) F = ma
c) An object will undergo uniform motion in the absence of an external force.
d) Acceleration is caused by balanced forces. - ANS d) Acceleration is caused by balanced
forces.
What is the unit for power? - ANS kg∙m2/s3
Which of the following is NOT a kind of potential energy?
a) Gravitational
b) Thermal
c) Electrical
d) Elastic - ANS b) Thermal
Which of the following is the best statement regarding the interchangeability of energy?
a) Any type of energy can be converted into any other type of energy.
b) No type of energy can be converted into another type of energy.
c) Any type of energy can be converted into only select other kinds, depending on the situation.
d) Some types of energy can be converted into a few other kinds of energy. - ANS a) Any type
of energy can be converted into any other type of energy
Which of the following is a statement of the First Law of Thermodynamics?
a) In an open system, the total amount of entropy is conserved.
b) In an open system, the total amount of energy is conserved.
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