Test Bank for Inquiry into Physics 8th Edition by Ostdiek

1 [DOCUMENT TITLE] Test Bank for Inquiry into Physics 8th Edition by Ostdiek 1. A vector quantity has only a magnitude and no direction associated with it. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 2. Motion in a circle at constant speed is motion with constant acceleration. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 3. Motion in a circle at constant speed is motion with constant velocity. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 4. Uniform motion is any motion at constant speed. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 2 HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 5. The terms velocity and speed have identical meanings in physics. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 6. If an object’s speed is constant, its velocity must also be constant. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 7. If an object’s velocity is constant, its speed must also be constant. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 8. The proper abbreviation for ‘seconds’ is ‘sec.’ a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 3 HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 9. The proper abbreviation for ‘grams’ is ‘g.’ a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 10. The proper abbreviation for ‘kilohertz’ is ‘kHz.’ a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 11. The metric prefix that means one thousand is milli -. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 12. Twenty milliseconds is 0.020 s. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 4 HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 13. There are one thousand megabytes in a gigabyte. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 14. The second is a metric unit of measure. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 15. The number of cycles of a periodic process that occur per unit time is called the period. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 16. The time for one complete cycle of a periodic process to take place is called the period. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False