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College Physics, 5th Edition
By Alan Giambattista, Chapters 1 - 30
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE: MECHANICS
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Force
Chapter 3: Acceleration and Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Chapter 4: Motion with Constant Acceleration
Chapter 5: Circular Motion
Chapter 6: Conservation of Energy
Chapter 7: Linear Momentum
Chapter 8: Torque and Angular Momentum
Chapter 9: Fluids
Chapter 10: Elasticity and Oscillations
Chapter 11: Waves
Chapter 12: Sound
PART TWO: THERMAL PHYSICS
Chapter 13: Temperature and the Ideal Gas
Chapter 14: Heat
Chapter 15: Thermodynamics
PART THREE: ELECTROMAGNETISM
Chapter 16: Electric Forces and Fields
Chapter 17: Electric Potential
Chapter 18: Electric Current and Circuits
Chapter 19: Magnetic Forces and Fields
,Chapter 20: Electromagnetic Induction
Chapter 21: Alternating Current
PART FOUR: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND OPTICS
Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Waves
Chapter 23: Reflection and Refraction of Light
Chapter 24: Optical Instruments
Chapter 25: Interference and Diffraction
PART FIVE: QUANTUM AND PARTICLE PHYSICS AND
RELATIVITY
Chapter 26: Relativity
Chapter 27: Early Quantum Physics and the Photon
Chapter 28: Quantum Physics
Chapter 29: Nuclear Physics
Chapter 30: Particle Physics
,Chapter 01 Introduction
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A student of physics watching the Star Wars films knows that according to the laws of
physics
A. the Rebel heroes can see the flash of an explosion in space.
B. the Rebel heroes can hear the sound of an explosion in space.
C. the Rebel heroes can hear each other over their radios in space.
D. the Rebel heroes can see the flash of an explosion in space and the Rebel heroes can hear
each other over their radios in space.
E. the Rebel heroes can see the flash of an explosion in space and the Rebel heroes can hear
the sound of an explosion in space.
Section: 01.02 Talking Physics
2. In everyday language, speed and velocity are synonyms, but in physics
A. velocity has only magnitude.
B. speed has only direction.
C. velocity has magnitude and direction.
D. speed has magnitude and direction.
E. velocity has only direction.
Section: 01.02 Talking Physics
3. In everyday language, power and force are similar, but in physics
A. force has only magnitude.
B. power has only direction.
C. force has magnitude and direction.
D. power has magnitude and direction.
E. None of these answers are correct.
Section: 01.02 Talking Physics
,4. Algebraic symbols in physics equations represent physical quantities, therefore
A. the symbols represent numbers only.
B. the symbols represent numbers and units.
C. the symbols consist of units only.
D. the symbols are only abstract.
E. the symbols are only imaginary.
Section: 01.02 Talking Physics
5. The last page of a book is numbered 814 and the book is 3.00 cm thick. What is the average
thickness of each page?
A. 2.54 103 cm
B. 2.54 10-3 cm
C. 7.37 10-3 cm
D. 3.92 10-3 cm
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
6. The diameter of a circle is doubled. By what factor is the area changed?
A. 2
B. 2
C. 4
D.
4 E. 1
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
7. The radius of a circle is increased by 5%. The percentage increase of the circumference is
A. 5%.
B. 10%.
C. 12%.
D. 16%.
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
,8. The radius of a circle is increased by 5%. The percentage increase of the area is
A. 5%.
B. 10%.
C. 12%.
D. 16%.
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
9. The radius of a circle is tripled. By what factor is the area changed?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
10. What is the percentage increase in size when ordering a 14 inch rather than a 12 inch
pizza?
A. 16%
B. 26%
C. 36%
D. 46%
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
11. By what factor larger is a 12 inch pizza than a 10 inch pizza?
A. 1.2
B. 1.1
C. 1.4
D. 1.6
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
,12. If the surface area of a sphere is increased by a factor of 3, by what factor does the radius of
the sphere change?
A. 1.14
B. 1.73
C. 2.00
D. 2.24
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
13. If the surface area of a sphere is increased by 16%, by what percentage has the radius
been changed?
A. 16%
B. 8.1%
C. 7.7%
D. 12%
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
14. The volume of a sphere is 8.00 m3. The radius of the sphere is
A. 1.24 m.
B. 2.00 m.
C. 2.65 m.
D. 3.00 m.
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
15. The radius of a sphere is 2.00 m. The surface area of the sphere is
A. 36.7 m2.
B. 50.3 m2.
C. 72.5 m2.
D. 75.0 m2.
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
,16. By what factor does the volume of a cube increase if the length of the edges are doubled?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
17. By what factor does the volume of a cube increase if the lengths of the edges are tripled?
A. 6
B. 9
C. 3
D. 27
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
18. The side of a cube is decreased by 6%. The percentage decrease of the volume of the cube is
A. 6%.
B. 9%.
C. 12%.
D. 17%.
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
19. If the length of a box is reduced by one-third and the width and height are doubled, by
what factor has the volume changed?
A. 4/3
B. 2/3
C. 3/4
D. 3/2
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
, 20. The side of a cube is increased by 5%. The percentage increase of the surface area of the
cube is
A. 5%.
B. 10%.
C. 12%.
D. 16%.
E. 18%.
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
21. The price of gasoline goes up 6% on Monday night and then goes down 7% today. What is
the net percentage change in the price of gasoline from Monday?
A. 1.0%
B. 2.0%
C. 1.4%
D. -1.0%
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
22. 1.0 kilometer equals nanometers.
A. 1.0 10+12
B. 1.0 10+6
C. 1.0 10+4
D. 1.0 10-3
Section: 01.04 Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
23. 1.0 centimeter equals micrometers.
A. 1.0 10+12
B. 1.0 10+6
C. 1.0 10+4
D. 1.0 10-3
Section: 01.04 Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
College Physics, 5th Edition
By Alan Giambattista, Chapters 1 - 30
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE: MECHANICS
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Force
Chapter 3: Acceleration and Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Chapter 4: Motion with Constant Acceleration
Chapter 5: Circular Motion
Chapter 6: Conservation of Energy
Chapter 7: Linear Momentum
Chapter 8: Torque and Angular Momentum
Chapter 9: Fluids
Chapter 10: Elasticity and Oscillations
Chapter 11: Waves
Chapter 12: Sound
PART TWO: THERMAL PHYSICS
Chapter 13: Temperature and the Ideal Gas
Chapter 14: Heat
Chapter 15: Thermodynamics
PART THREE: ELECTROMAGNETISM
Chapter 16: Electric Forces and Fields
Chapter 17: Electric Potential
Chapter 18: Electric Current and Circuits
Chapter 19: Magnetic Forces and Fields
,Chapter 20: Electromagnetic Induction
Chapter 21: Alternating Current
PART FOUR: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND OPTICS
Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Waves
Chapter 23: Reflection and Refraction of Light
Chapter 24: Optical Instruments
Chapter 25: Interference and Diffraction
PART FIVE: QUANTUM AND PARTICLE PHYSICS AND
RELATIVITY
Chapter 26: Relativity
Chapter 27: Early Quantum Physics and the Photon
Chapter 28: Quantum Physics
Chapter 29: Nuclear Physics
Chapter 30: Particle Physics
,Chapter 01 Introduction
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A student of physics watching the Star Wars films knows that according to the laws of
physics
A. the Rebel heroes can see the flash of an explosion in space.
B. the Rebel heroes can hear the sound of an explosion in space.
C. the Rebel heroes can hear each other over their radios in space.
D. the Rebel heroes can see the flash of an explosion in space and the Rebel heroes can hear
each other over their radios in space.
E. the Rebel heroes can see the flash of an explosion in space and the Rebel heroes can hear
the sound of an explosion in space.
Section: 01.02 Talking Physics
2. In everyday language, speed and velocity are synonyms, but in physics
A. velocity has only magnitude.
B. speed has only direction.
C. velocity has magnitude and direction.
D. speed has magnitude and direction.
E. velocity has only direction.
Section: 01.02 Talking Physics
3. In everyday language, power and force are similar, but in physics
A. force has only magnitude.
B. power has only direction.
C. force has magnitude and direction.
D. power has magnitude and direction.
E. None of these answers are correct.
Section: 01.02 Talking Physics
,4. Algebraic symbols in physics equations represent physical quantities, therefore
A. the symbols represent numbers only.
B. the symbols represent numbers and units.
C. the symbols consist of units only.
D. the symbols are only abstract.
E. the symbols are only imaginary.
Section: 01.02 Talking Physics
5. The last page of a book is numbered 814 and the book is 3.00 cm thick. What is the average
thickness of each page?
A. 2.54 103 cm
B. 2.54 10-3 cm
C. 7.37 10-3 cm
D. 3.92 10-3 cm
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
6. The diameter of a circle is doubled. By what factor is the area changed?
A. 2
B. 2
C. 4
D.
4 E. 1
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
7. The radius of a circle is increased by 5%. The percentage increase of the circumference is
A. 5%.
B. 10%.
C. 12%.
D. 16%.
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
,8. The radius of a circle is increased by 5%. The percentage increase of the area is
A. 5%.
B. 10%.
C. 12%.
D. 16%.
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
9. The radius of a circle is tripled. By what factor is the area changed?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
10. What is the percentage increase in size when ordering a 14 inch rather than a 12 inch
pizza?
A. 16%
B. 26%
C. 36%
D. 46%
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
11. By what factor larger is a 12 inch pizza than a 10 inch pizza?
A. 1.2
B. 1.1
C. 1.4
D. 1.6
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
,12. If the surface area of a sphere is increased by a factor of 3, by what factor does the radius of
the sphere change?
A. 1.14
B. 1.73
C. 2.00
D. 2.24
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
13. If the surface area of a sphere is increased by 16%, by what percentage has the radius
been changed?
A. 16%
B. 8.1%
C. 7.7%
D. 12%
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
14. The volume of a sphere is 8.00 m3. The radius of the sphere is
A. 1.24 m.
B. 2.00 m.
C. 2.65 m.
D. 3.00 m.
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
15. The radius of a sphere is 2.00 m. The surface area of the sphere is
A. 36.7 m2.
B. 50.3 m2.
C. 72.5 m2.
D. 75.0 m2.
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
,16. By what factor does the volume of a cube increase if the length of the edges are doubled?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
17. By what factor does the volume of a cube increase if the lengths of the edges are tripled?
A. 6
B. 9
C. 3
D. 27
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
18. The side of a cube is decreased by 6%. The percentage decrease of the volume of the cube is
A. 6%.
B. 9%.
C. 12%.
D. 17%.
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
19. If the length of a box is reduced by one-third and the width and height are doubled, by
what factor has the volume changed?
A. 4/3
B. 2/3
C. 3/4
D. 3/2
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
, 20. The side of a cube is increased by 5%. The percentage increase of the surface area of the
cube is
A. 5%.
B. 10%.
C. 12%.
D. 16%.
E. 18%.
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
21. The price of gasoline goes up 6% on Monday night and then goes down 7% today. What is
the net percentage change in the price of gasoline from Monday?
A. 1.0%
B. 2.0%
C. 1.4%
D. -1.0%
Section: 01.03 The Use of Mathematics
22. 1.0 kilometer equals nanometers.
A. 1.0 10+12
B. 1.0 10+6
C. 1.0 10+4
D. 1.0 10-3
Section: 01.04 Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
23. 1.0 centimeter equals micrometers.
A. 1.0 10+12
B. 1.0 10+6
C. 1.0 10+4
D. 1.0 10-3
Section: 01.04 Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
