Conceptual Physics, 12th Edition — by Paul Hewitt | Complete Test Bank (Chapter 1-37)

TEST BANK
Conceptual Physics, 12th edition
by Paul G. Hewitt
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, Table of Content
1. About Science
I. MECHANICS
2. Newton’s First Law of Motion: Inertia
3. Linear Motion
4. Newton’s Second Law of Motion: Force and Acceleration
5. Newton’s Third Law of Motion: Action and Reaction
6. Momentum
7. Energy
8. Rotational Motion
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9. Gravity
10. Projectile and Satellite Motion
II. PROPERTIES OF MATTER
11. Atomic Nature of Matter
12. Solids
13. Liquids
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14. Gases and Plasmas
III. HEAT
15. Temperature, Heat and Expansion
16. Heat Transfer
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17. Change of Phase
18. Thermodynamics
IV. SOUND
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19. Vibrations and Waves
20. Sound
21. Musical Sounds
V. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
22. Electrostatics
23. Electric Current
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24. Magnetism
25. Electromagnetic Induction
VI. LIGHT
26. Properties of Light
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27. Color
28. Reflection and Refraction
29. Light Waves
30. Light Emission
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31. Light Quanta
VII. ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS
32. The Atom and the Quantum
33. Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity
34. Nuclear Fission and Fusion
VIII. RELATIVITY
35. Special Theory of Relativity
36. General Theory of Relativity

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Conceptual Physics, 12e (Hewitt)
Chapter 1 About Science

1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions

1) Science is a body of knowledge that
A) describes order in nature.
B) is an ongoing human activity.
C) condenses knowledge into testable laws.
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D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Topic: Scientific Measurements
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2) To a fair approximation, Early Greeks knew the
A) size of Earth.
B) size of the Moon.
C) Earth-Moon distance.
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D) all of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
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Topic: Scientific Measurements

3) When the Sun shines on the Moon, the Moon casts a shadow
A) at all times.
B) that is tapered.
C) that sometimes falls on Earth.
D) all of the above
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Answer: D
Diff: 1
Topic: Scientific Measurements
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4) Eratosthenes first learned about the position of the Sun in mid-summer by
A) consulting library information.
B) setting up a stick at Syene.
C) setting up a stick at Alexandria.
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D) setting up sticks at both Syene and Alexandria.
E) none of the above
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic: Scientific Measurements




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5) Eratosthenes' measurements of Earth's size involved
A) a deep well in Syene.
B) a pillar's shadow in Alexandria.
C) surveying the distance between Alexandria and Syene.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic: Scientific Measurements
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6) When we see a half Moon in the sky, the lines between Earth, Moon, and Sun
A) are equal in length.
B) are parallel to one another.
C) form a right triangle.
D) all of the above
Answer: C
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Diff: 2
Topic: Scientific Measurements

7) Spots of sunlight on the ground cast through openings between leaves in trees above are
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actually
A) images of the Sun.
B) part of a solar eclipse.
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C) due to refraction of sunlight.
D) all of the above
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic: Scientific Measurements

8) A simple method of measuring the distance between the Earth and the Moon is to place in
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your line of sight to the Moon a
A) magnifying glass.
B) coin.
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C) telescope.
D) meterstick.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic: Scientific Measurements
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9) The safest way to view an image of the Sun is to use
A) a telescope.
B) binoculars.
C) a pinhole.
D) colored sunglasses.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Topic: Scientific Measurements



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