Test bank, Mock questions : Physics,Halliday,12e [2026 Update]

Fundamentals of Physics, 12e (Halliday)
Chapter 1 Measurement

1) (5.0 × 104) × (3.0 × 106) =
A) 1.5 × 109
B) 1.5 × 1010
C) 1.5 × 1011
D) 1.5 × 1012
E) 1.5 × 1013
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.0

2) (5.0 × 104) × (3.0 × 10–6) =
A) 1.5 × 10–3
B) 1.5 × 10–1
C) 1.5 × 101
D) 1.5 × 103
E) 1.5 × 105
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.0

3) 5.0 × 105 + 3.0 × 106 =
A) 8.0 × 105
B) 8.0 × 106
C) 5.3 × 105
D) 3.5 × 105
E) 3.5 × 106
Answer: E
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.0

4) (7.0 × 106)/(2.0 × 10–6) =
А) 3.5 × 10–12
B) 3.5 × 10–6
C) 3.5
D) 3.5 × 106
E) 3.5 × 1012
Answer: E
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,Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.0

5) The SI base units have the dimensions of:
A) mass, weight, time
B) length, density, time
C) mass, length, time
D) weight, length, time
E) mass, length, speed
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Learning Objectivе: LO 1.1.1

6) The SI base unit for mass is:
A) gram
B) pound
C) kilogram
D) ounce
E) kilopound
Answеr: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.1

7) A nanosecond is:
A) 109 s
B) 10–9 s
C) 10-6 s
D) 10-15 s
E) 10–12 s
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.2

8) A gram is:
A) 10–6 kg
B) 10–3 kg
C) 1 kg
D) 103 kg
E) 106 kg
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.2

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, 9) 1 mi is equivalent tо 1609 m so 55 mph is:
A) 15 m/s
B) 25 m/s
C) 81 m/s
D) 123 m/s
E) 1500 m/s
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Section: 1.2
Learning Objective: LO 1.2.1

10) In 1866, the U.S. Congress defined the U.S. yard as exactly 3600/3937 international meter.
This was done primarily bеcause:
A) length can be measured more accurately in meters than in yards
B) the meter is more stable than the yard
C) this definition relates the common U. S. length units to a more widely used system
D) there are more wavelengths in a yard than in a meter
E) the members of this Congress werе exceptionally intelligent
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Learning Оbjective: LO 1.1.0

11) Which of the following is closest to a yard in length?
A) 0.01 m
B) 0.1 m
C) 1 m
D) 100 m
E) 1000 m
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.0

12) There is no SI base unit for area because:
A) an area has no thickness; hence no physical standard can be built
B) we live in a three (not a two) dimensional world
C) it is impossible to express square feet in terms of meters
D) area can be expressed in terms of square meters
E) area is not an important physical quantity
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.0




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