Test Bank For Inquiry into Physics 8th Edition (J. Ostdiek, 2024) All Chapters Covered | Complete Guide

Test Bank For Inquiry into Physics 8th Edition (J. Ostdiek, 2024) All Chapters Covered | Complete Guide. Chapter 01: The Study of Motion Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 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 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 Chapter 01: The Study of Motion Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 2 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 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 Chapter 01: The Study of Motion Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 3 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 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 Chapter 01: The Study of Motion Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 4 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 HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 17. The period of oscillation for a signal having a frequency of 60 Hz is 60 seconds. 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 18. The maximum possible speed in nature is the speed of light. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False Chapter 01: The Study of Motion Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 5 HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM 19. Experimenting is part of the scientific method. 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 20. A body at the end of a spring oscillates up and down ten times in five seconds. The period of oscillation is 2 s. 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 21. The slope of a distance vs. time graph is the 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 22. The slope of a velocity vs. time graph is the acceleration. 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 Chapter 01: The Study of Motion Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 6 23. An object moving in a circle undergoes centripetal acceleration. 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 24. If an object’s acceleration is positive, its speed must be increasing. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: It could have a negative velocity that is getting less negative, which corresponds to a decreasing speed. 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 25. A fast-moving body must have a larger acceleration than a slow-moving body. 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 26. An aircraft approaches a runway that runs directly east as a strong wind blows out of the south. The direction that the aircraft should aim in order to land is east of north. 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 Chapter 01: The Study of Motion Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 7 The figure shows a distance versus time graph for an object. 27. The velocity of the moving object is a non-zero constant. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False PREFACE NAME: d vs. t graph (1) DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 7/29/2016 1:53 PM 28. The acceleration of the moving object is a non-zero constant. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False PREFACE NAME: d vs. t graph (1) DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 7/29/2016 1:54 PM The figure shows the distance versus time graph of an object. Chapter 01: The Study of Motion Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 8 29. The velocity of the moving object is a non-zero constant. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False PREFACE NAME: d vs. t graph (2) DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM DATE MODIFIED: 7/29/2016 1:54 PM 30. The acceleration of the moving object is a non-zero constant. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False PREFACE NAME: d vs. t graph (2).