PHYS 165: PHYSICS MODULE 1 EXAM (ACTUAL
2025) WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Physics as it developed from the Renaissance to the end of the
19th century is called - <<<Answeers>>>Classical Physics
The Ancient Greeks did not study physics as a separate
discipline; rather it was incorporated along with other modern
disciplines into one area of study called what? -
<<<Answeers>>>Natural Philosophy
The list below contains physical quantities and units. Identify
which one is a physical quantity.
Weight
Kilogram
Second
Meter - <<<Answeers>>>Weight
The list below contains physical quantities and units of
measure. Identify which one is a unit of measure.
Distance
Kilogram
Velocity
Speed - <<<Answeers>>>Kilogram
,Which one the following units is NOT a fundamental unit?
Kilogram
Meter
Second
Newton - <<<Answeers>>>Newton
Which one of the fundamental units is based off the distance
that light travels in a very short, but defined, amount of time?
Ampere
Mole
Meter
Second - <<<Answeers>>>Meter
Which one of the fundamental units is based off the vibrations
of Cesium atoms?
Candela
Meter
Kilogram
Second - <<<Answeers>>>Second
What term refers to the closeness of a measurement to the
accepted value? - <<<Answeers>>>accuracy
, What term(s) refers to the agreement between many
measurements?
Accuracy
Deviation
Precision
All of the above - <<<Answeers>>>Precision
Besides factors that are unique to the situation, the factors
contributing to uncertainty in a measurement include:
a. Limitations of the measuring device
b. The skill of the person making the measurement
c. The age of the measuring device
d. Both A and B - <<<Answeers>>>d. Both A and B
A good scientific hypothesis is both _________ and
_________. - <<<Answeers>>>plausible and testable
What is a simple representation of a complex concept of
nature called? - <<<Answeers>>>model
Of the following which is the most likely to NOT have been
proven by experiment?
Hypothesis
Law
2025) WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Physics as it developed from the Renaissance to the end of the
19th century is called - <<<Answeers>>>Classical Physics
The Ancient Greeks did not study physics as a separate
discipline; rather it was incorporated along with other modern
disciplines into one area of study called what? -
<<<Answeers>>>Natural Philosophy
The list below contains physical quantities and units. Identify
which one is a physical quantity.
Weight
Kilogram
Second
Meter - <<<Answeers>>>Weight
The list below contains physical quantities and units of
measure. Identify which one is a unit of measure.
Distance
Kilogram
Velocity
Speed - <<<Answeers>>>Kilogram
,Which one the following units is NOT a fundamental unit?
Kilogram
Meter
Second
Newton - <<<Answeers>>>Newton
Which one of the fundamental units is based off the distance
that light travels in a very short, but defined, amount of time?
Ampere
Mole
Meter
Second - <<<Answeers>>>Meter
Which one of the fundamental units is based off the vibrations
of Cesium atoms?
Candela
Meter
Kilogram
Second - <<<Answeers>>>Second
What term refers to the closeness of a measurement to the
accepted value? - <<<Answeers>>>accuracy
, What term(s) refers to the agreement between many
measurements?
Accuracy
Deviation
Precision
All of the above - <<<Answeers>>>Precision
Besides factors that are unique to the situation, the factors
contributing to uncertainty in a measurement include:
a. Limitations of the measuring device
b. The skill of the person making the measurement
c. The age of the measuring device
d. Both A and B - <<<Answeers>>>d. Both A and B
A good scientific hypothesis is both _________ and
_________. - <<<Answeers>>>plausible and testable
What is a simple representation of a complex concept of
nature called? - <<<Answeers>>>model
Of the following which is the most likely to NOT have been
proven by experiment?
Hypothesis
Law
