Test bank Fundamentals of physics 7th edition
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Chapter h1: MEASUREMENT
1. The hSI hstandard hof htime his hbased hon:
A. the h daily hrotation h of h the hearth
B. the hfrequency hof hlight h emitted hby hKr86
C. the hyearly hrevolution hof hthe hearth habout hthe hsun
D. a h precision h pendulum h clock
E. none hof
h thesehAns:
hE
2. A h nanosecond h is:
A. 109 hs
B. h 10−9 hs
C. h h h 10−10 hs
D. h h h 10−10 hs
E. h h10−12
Ans: h B
3. The hSI hstandard hof hlength his hbased hon:
A. the hdistance hfrom hthe hnorth hpole hto hthe hequator halong ha hmeridian hpassing hthrough
hParis
B. wavelength hof hlight hemitted hby hHg198
C. wavelength hof hlight hemitted hby hKr86
D. a hprecision hmeter hstick hin hParis
E. the hspeed hof
hlighthAns: h E
4. In h 1866, h hthe h hU. h hS. h Congress h hdefined h the h hU. h hS. h yard h has h hexactly h h3600/3937 h
hinternational h hmeter. hThis h was h done h primarily h because:
A. length hcan hbe hmeasured hmore haccurately hin hmeters hthan hin hyards
B. the hmeter his hmore hstable hthan hthe hyard
C. this hdefinition hrelates hthe hcommon hU. hS. hlength hunits hto ha hmore hwidely hused
hsystem
D. there hare hmore hwavelengths hin ha hyard hthan hin ha hmeter
E. the h members h of h this h Congress h were h exceptionally
Chapter h1: MEASUREMENT
, h intelligenthAns: h C
5. Which hof hthe hfollowing his hclosest hto ha hyard hin
hlength?hA. h 0.01 hm
B. 0.1m h
C. 1 hm
D. 100 hm
E. h h 1000 hm
Ans: h C
Chapter h1: MEASUREMENT
, 6. There his hno hSI hbase hunit hfor harea hbecause:
A. an harea hhas hno hthickness; hhence hno hphysical hstandard hcan hbe hbuilt
B. we hlive hin ha hthree h(not ha htwo) hdimensional hworld
C. it his himpossible hto hexpress hsquare hfeet hin hterms hof hmeters
D. area hcan hbe hexpressed hin hterms hof hsquare hmeters
E. area his hnot han himportant hphysical
hquantityhAns: h D
7. The hSI hbase hunit hfor hmass his:
A. gram
B. pound
C. kilogram
D. ounce
E. kilopound
hAns: h C
8. A h gram h is:
A. 10−6 h kg
B. 10−3 h kg
C. 1 h kg
D. 103 hkg
E. 106 hkg
Ans: h B
9. Which hof hthe hfollowing hweighs habout ha hpound?
A. 0.05 h kg
B. 0.5 hkg
C. 5 h kg
D. 50 hkg
E. 500 h kg
Ans: h D
10. h (5.0 h × h104) h × h(3.0 h × h106) h = h
A. h 1.5 h×9h10
B. h 1.5 h×10 h10
C. h 1.5 h×11 h10
D. h 1.5 h×12 h10
E. h 1.5 h×13 h10
Ans: h C
11. h (5.0 h× h104) h× h(3.0 h× h10−6) h= h
A. h h 1.5 h × h10−3
B. h h 1.5 h × h10−1
C. h 1.5 h×1h10
D. h 1.5 h×3h10
E. h 1.5 h×5h10
Ans: h B
Chapter h1: MEASUREMENT
, 12. h5.0 h × h105 h+ h 3.0 h × h106 h =
A. h h 8.0 h× h105
B. h 8.0 h× h106
C. h h 5.3 h × h105
D. h h 3.5 h × h105
E. h h 3.5 h × h106
Ans: h E
13. h h h (7.0 h× h106 )/(2.0 h× h10−6 ) h= h
12
× 10−
A. h h h3.5
× 10−6
B. h h h3.5
C. h 3.5
D. h 3.5 h× h106
E. h 3.5 h × h1012
Ans: h E
14. The h number hof h significant h figures h in h 0.00150 h is:
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
Ans: h B
15. The hnumber hof hsignificant hfigures hin h15.0 his:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Ans: h C
16. h 3.2 h× h2.7 h= h
A. 9
B. 8
C. h 8.6
D. h 8.64
E. h 8.640
Ans: h C
Chapter h1: MEASUREMENT
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Chapter h1: MEASUREMENT
1. The hSI hstandard hof htime his hbased hon:
A. the h daily hrotation h of h the hearth
B. the hfrequency hof hlight h emitted hby hKr86
C. the hyearly hrevolution hof hthe hearth habout hthe hsun
D. a h precision h pendulum h clock
E. none hof
h thesehAns:
hE
2. A h nanosecond h is:
A. 109 hs
B. h 10−9 hs
C. h h h 10−10 hs
D. h h h 10−10 hs
E. h h10−12
Ans: h B
3. The hSI hstandard hof hlength his hbased hon:
A. the hdistance hfrom hthe hnorth hpole hto hthe hequator halong ha hmeridian hpassing hthrough
hParis
B. wavelength hof hlight hemitted hby hHg198
C. wavelength hof hlight hemitted hby hKr86
D. a hprecision hmeter hstick hin hParis
E. the hspeed hof
hlighthAns: h E
4. In h 1866, h hthe h hU. h hS. h Congress h hdefined h the h hU. h hS. h yard h has h hexactly h h3600/3937 h
hinternational h hmeter. hThis h was h done h primarily h because:
A. length hcan hbe hmeasured hmore haccurately hin hmeters hthan hin hyards
B. the hmeter his hmore hstable hthan hthe hyard
C. this hdefinition hrelates hthe hcommon hU. hS. hlength hunits hto ha hmore hwidely hused
hsystem
D. there hare hmore hwavelengths hin ha hyard hthan hin ha hmeter
E. the h members h of h this h Congress h were h exceptionally
Chapter h1: MEASUREMENT
, h intelligenthAns: h C
5. Which hof hthe hfollowing his hclosest hto ha hyard hin
hlength?hA. h 0.01 hm
B. 0.1m h
C. 1 hm
D. 100 hm
E. h h 1000 hm
Ans: h C
Chapter h1: MEASUREMENT
, 6. There his hno hSI hbase hunit hfor harea hbecause:
A. an harea hhas hno hthickness; hhence hno hphysical hstandard hcan hbe hbuilt
B. we hlive hin ha hthree h(not ha htwo) hdimensional hworld
C. it his himpossible hto hexpress hsquare hfeet hin hterms hof hmeters
D. area hcan hbe hexpressed hin hterms hof hsquare hmeters
E. area his hnot han himportant hphysical
hquantityhAns: h D
7. The hSI hbase hunit hfor hmass his:
A. gram
B. pound
C. kilogram
D. ounce
E. kilopound
hAns: h C
8. A h gram h is:
A. 10−6 h kg
B. 10−3 h kg
C. 1 h kg
D. 103 hkg
E. 106 hkg
Ans: h B
9. Which hof hthe hfollowing hweighs habout ha hpound?
A. 0.05 h kg
B. 0.5 hkg
C. 5 h kg
D. 50 hkg
E. 500 h kg
Ans: h D
10. h (5.0 h × h104) h × h(3.0 h × h106) h = h
A. h 1.5 h×9h10
B. h 1.5 h×10 h10
C. h 1.5 h×11 h10
D. h 1.5 h×12 h10
E. h 1.5 h×13 h10
Ans: h C
11. h (5.0 h× h104) h× h(3.0 h× h10−6) h= h
A. h h 1.5 h × h10−3
B. h h 1.5 h × h10−1
C. h 1.5 h×1h10
D. h 1.5 h×3h10
E. h 1.5 h×5h10
Ans: h B
Chapter h1: MEASUREMENT
, 12. h5.0 h × h105 h+ h 3.0 h × h106 h =
A. h h 8.0 h× h105
B. h 8.0 h× h106
C. h h 5.3 h × h105
D. h h 3.5 h × h105
E. h h 3.5 h × h106
Ans: h E
13. h h h (7.0 h× h106 )/(2.0 h× h10−6 ) h= h
12
× 10−
A. h h h3.5
× 10−6
B. h h h3.5
C. h 3.5
D. h 3.5 h× h106
E. h 3.5 h × h1012
Ans: h E
14. The h number hof h significant h figures h in h 0.00150 h is:
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
Ans: h B
15. The hnumber hof hsignificant hfigures hin h15.0 his:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Ans: h C
16. h 3.2 h× h2.7 h= h
A. 9
B. 8
C. h 8.6
D. h 8.64
E. h 8.640
Ans: h C
Chapter h1: MEASUREMENT
