TEST: KINEMATICS EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
, ^Light travels 300,000,000 m/s, and one year has approximately 32,000,000 seconds. A
light year is the distance light travels in one year.
State the speed in m/s, using scientific notation.
3 x 10^8 m/s
9 x 10^0 m/s
7 x 10^15 m/s - ANSWER3 x 10^8 m/s
Light travels 300,000,000 m/s, and one year has approximately 32,000,000 seconds. A
light year is the distance light travels in one year.
State the speed in km/s, using scientific notation.
3 x 10^5 km/s
3 x 10^12 km/s - ANSWER3 x 10^5 km/s
Light travels 300,000,000 m/s, and one year has approximately 32,000,000 seconds. A
light year is the distance light travels in one year.
State the number of seconds in one year, using scientific notation.
3 x 10^7 s
3.0 x 10^7 s
3.2 x 10^7 s - ANSWER3.2 x 10^7 s
Always use significant figure rules. Remember that these rules apply to all numbers that
are measurements.
Light travels 300,000,000 m/s, and one year has approximately 32,000,000 seconds. A
light year is the distance light travels in one year.
Calculate the distance in meters of one light year.
9.6 x 10^15 m
9.4 m
1 x 10 16 m
9 m - ANSWER9.6 x 10^16 m
ALWAYS use significant figure rules. Remember that these rules apply to all numbers
that are measurements.
Light travels 300,000,000 m/s, and one year has approximately 32,000,000 seconds. A
light year is the distance light travels in one year.
State this distance in centimeters.
1 x 10^18 cm
1 x 10 14 cm
1 x 10 15 cm
1 x 10 17 cm - ANSWER1 x 10^18 cm
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
, ^Light travels 300,000,000 m/s, and one year has approximately 32,000,000 seconds. A
light year is the distance light travels in one year.
State the speed in m/s, using scientific notation.
3 x 10^8 m/s
9 x 10^0 m/s
7 x 10^15 m/s - ANSWER3 x 10^8 m/s
Light travels 300,000,000 m/s, and one year has approximately 32,000,000 seconds. A
light year is the distance light travels in one year.
State the speed in km/s, using scientific notation.
3 x 10^5 km/s
3 x 10^12 km/s - ANSWER3 x 10^5 km/s
Light travels 300,000,000 m/s, and one year has approximately 32,000,000 seconds. A
light year is the distance light travels in one year.
State the number of seconds in one year, using scientific notation.
3 x 10^7 s
3.0 x 10^7 s
3.2 x 10^7 s - ANSWER3.2 x 10^7 s
Always use significant figure rules. Remember that these rules apply to all numbers that
are measurements.
Light travels 300,000,000 m/s, and one year has approximately 32,000,000 seconds. A
light year is the distance light travels in one year.
Calculate the distance in meters of one light year.
9.6 x 10^15 m
9.4 m
1 x 10 16 m
9 m - ANSWER9.6 x 10^16 m
ALWAYS use significant figure rules. Remember that these rules apply to all numbers
that are measurements.
Light travels 300,000,000 m/s, and one year has approximately 32,000,000 seconds. A
light year is the distance light travels in one year.
State this distance in centimeters.
1 x 10^18 cm
1 x 10 14 cm
1 x 10 15 cm
1 x 10 17 cm - ANSWER1 x 10^18 cm
