SCMH 1010 (CH. 1-5) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
A scientific observation must be... - (ANSWER)reproducible
The study of stars, planets and other objects in space is known as - (ANSWER)Astronomy
Kepler's first law of planetary motion says - (ANSWER)Planets orbit the Sun along elliptical paths
Scalars are quantities with what properties?
Magnitude? Direction? Both? - (ANSWER)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? -
(ANSWER)0.008 miles per second per second to the north
What is a conserved quantity? - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)20 m/s
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. - (ANSWER)d) Acceleration is caused by balanced forces.
What is the unit for power? - (ANSWER)kg∙m2/s3
, SCMH 1010 (CH. 1-5) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
Which of the following is NOT a kind of potential energy?
a) Gravitational
b) Thermal
c) Electrical
d) Elastic - (ANSWER)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. - (ANSWER)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.
c) In a closed system, the total amount of energy is conserved.
d) In a closed system, the total amount of entropy is conserved. - (ANSWER)c) In a closed system, the
total amount of energy is conserved.
Which one of the following is NOT a statement from the Second Law of Thermodynamics?
a) Heat will not flow spontaneously from a cold to a hot body.
b) You cannot construct an engine that does nothing but convert heat to useful work.
c) Living things must be able to absorb heat from their environment by radiation.
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
A scientific observation must be... - (ANSWER)reproducible
The study of stars, planets and other objects in space is known as - (ANSWER)Astronomy
Kepler's first law of planetary motion says - (ANSWER)Planets orbit the Sun along elliptical paths
Scalars are quantities with what properties?
Magnitude? Direction? Both? - (ANSWER)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? -
(ANSWER)0.008 miles per second per second to the north
What is a conserved quantity? - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)20 m/s
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. - (ANSWER)d) Acceleration is caused by balanced forces.
What is the unit for power? - (ANSWER)kg∙m2/s3
, SCMH 1010 (CH. 1-5) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
Which of the following is NOT a kind of potential energy?
a) Gravitational
b) Thermal
c) Electrical
d) Elastic - (ANSWER)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. - (ANSWER)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.
c) In a closed system, the total amount of energy is conserved.
d) In a closed system, the total amount of entropy is conserved. - (ANSWER)c) In a closed system, the
total amount of energy is conserved.
Which one of the following is NOT a statement from the Second Law of Thermodynamics?
a) Heat will not flow spontaneously from a cold to a hot body.
b) You cannot construct an engine that does nothing but convert heat to useful work.
c) Living things must be able to absorb heat from their environment by radiation.
