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Fundamentals of Physics, 12th Edition
by Walker, Chapter 1 - 44
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Chapter 1: MEASUREMENT 1
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1: MEASUREMENT ......................................................................................... 4
Chapter 2: MOTION ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE ................................................................7
Chapter 3: VECTORS ........................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 4: MOTION IN TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONS ......................................... 36
Chapter 5: FORCE AND MOTION – I ................................................................... 49
Chapter 6: FORCE AND MOTION – II ....................................................................... 68
Chapter 7: KINETIC ENERGY AND WORK .................................................................... 86
Chapter 8: POTENTIAL ENERGY AND CONSERVATION OF ENERGY ........... 102
Chapter 9: CENTER OF MASS AND LINEAR MOMENTUM ................................... 120
Chapter 10: ROTATION ........................................................................................................ 140
Chapter 11: ROLLING, TORQUE, AND ANGULAR MOMENTUM ......................... 162
Chapter 12: EQUILIBRIUM AND ELASTICITY................................................................ 176
Chapter 13: GRAVITATION ......................................................................................... 193
Chapter 14: FLUIDS .............................................................................................................. 206
Chapter 15: OSCILLATIONS ............................................................................................... 226
Chapter 16: WAVES – I ......................................................................................... 239
Chapter 17: WAVES – II ...............................................................................................259
Chapter 19: TEMPERATURE, HEAT, ......................................................................... 270
Chapter 19: THE KINETIC THEORY OF GASES ......................................................... 288
Chapter 20: ENTROPY AND THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS ........... 308
Chapter 21: ELECTRIC CHARGE ...................................................................................... 321
Chapter 22: ELECTRIC FIELDS ........................................................................................ 332
Chapter 23: GAUSS’ LAW................................................................................................... 343
Chapter 24: ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ................................................................................ 352
Chapter 25: CAPACITANCE ................................................................................................ 364
Chapter 26: CURRENT AND RESISTANCE ................................................................... 376
Chapter 27: CIRCUITS ......................................................................................................... 387
Chapter 28: MAGNETIC FIELDS ....................................................................................... 405
Chapter 29: MAGNETIC FIELDS DUE TO CURRENTS .............................................. 418
Chapter 30: INDUCTION AND INDUCTANCE ................................................................ 431
Chapter 31: ELECTROMAGNETIC OSCILLATIONS AND ALTERNATING
CURRENT.. 455
Chapter 32: MAXWELL’S EQUATIONS; MAGNETISM AND MATTER .................... 475
Ans: B
Chapter 33: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES.........................................................................494
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,Chapter 34: IMAGES ............................................................................................................ 514
Chapter 35: INTERFERENCE.............................................................................................. 530
Chapter 36: DIFFRACTION .................................................................................................. 541
Chapter 37: SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY .................................................... 559
Chapter 38: PHOTONS AND MATTER WAVES ........................................................... 574
Chapter 39: MORE ABOUT MATTER WAVES ............................................................. 586
Chapter 40: ALL ABOUT ATOMS ............................................................................................ 596
Chapter 41: CONDUCTION OF ELECTRICITY IN SOLIDS ................................... 612
Chapter 42: NUCLEAR PHYSICS ..................................................................................... 623
Chapter 43: ENERGY FROM THE NUCLEUS ............................................................... 637
Chapter 44: QUARKS, LEPTONS, AND THE BIG BANG ....................................... 646
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1. The SI standard of time is based on:
A. the daily rotation of the earth
B. the frequency of light emitted by Kr86
C. the yearly revolution of the earth about the sun
D. a precision pendulum clock
E. none of these
Ans: E
2. A nanosecond is:
A. 109 s
B. 10−9 s
C. 10−10 s
D. 10−10 s
E. 10−12
Ans: B
3. The SI standard of length is based on:
A. the distance from the north pole to the equator along a meridian passing through Paris
B. wavelength of light emitted by Hg198
C. wavelength of light emitted by Kr86
D. a precision meter stick in Paris
E. the speed of light
Ans: E
4. In 1866, the U. S. Congress defined the U. S. yard as exactly 3600/3937 international
meter. This was done primarily because:
A. length can be measured more accurately in meters than in yards
B. the meter is more stable than the yard
C. this definition relates the common U. S. length units to a more widely used system
D. there are more wavelengths in a yard than in a meter
E. the members of this Congress were exceptionally intelligent
Ans:
C
5. Which of the following is closest to a yard in length?
A. 0.01 m
B. 0.1m
C. 1 m
D. 100 m
E. 1000 m
Ans: C
Ans: B
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, 6. There is no SI base unit for area because:
A. an area has no thickness; hence no physical standard can be built
B. we live in a three (not a two) dimensional world
C. it is impossible to express square feet in terms of meters
D. area can be expressed in terms of square meters
E. area is not an important physical quantity
Ans: D
7. The SI base unit for mass is:
A. gram
B. pound
C. kilogram
D. ounce
E. kilopound
Ans: C
8. A gram is:
A. 10−6 kg
B. 10−3 kg
C. 1 kg
D. 103 kg
E. 106 kg
Ans: B
9. Which of the following weighs about a pound?
A. 0.05 kg
B. 0.5 kg
C. 5 kg
D. 50 kg
E. 500 kg
Ans: D
10. (5.0 × 104) × (3.0 × 106) =
A. 1.5 × 109
B. 1.5 × 1010
C. 1.5 × 1011
D. 1.5 × 1012
E. 1.5 × 1013
Ans: C
11. (5.0 × 104) × (3.0 × 10−6) =
A. 1.5 × 10−3
B. 1.5 × 10−11
C. 1.5 × 10
D. 1.5 × 103
E. 1.5 × 105
12. 5.0 × 105 + 3.0 × 106 =
Chapter 1: MEASUREMENT 5
, A. 8.0 × 105
B. 8.0 × 106
C. 5.3 × 105
D. 3. 5 × 105
E. 3. 5 × 106
Ans: E
13. (7.0 × 106)/(2.0 × 10−6) =
A. 3. 5 × 10−12
B. 3. 5 × 10−6
C. 3.5
D. 3.5 × 106
E. 3. 5 × 1012
Ans: E
14. The number of significant figures in 0.00150 is:
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
Ans: B
15. The number of significant figures in 15.0 is:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Ans: C
16. 3.2 × 2.7 =
A. 9
B. 8
C. 8.6
D. 8.64
E. 8.640
Ans: C
Ans: B
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,
,17. 1.513 + 27. 3 =
A. 29
B. 28.8
C. 28.9
D. 28.81
E. 28.813
( )Ans:
B
18. 1 mi is equivalent to 1609 m so 55 mph is:
A. 15 m/s
B. 25 m/s
C. 66 m/s
D. 88 m/s
E. 1500 m/s
Ans: B
19. A sphere with a radius of 1.7 cm has a volume of:
A. 2.1 × 10−5 m3
B. 9. 1 × 10−4 m3
C. 3.6 × 10−3 m3
D. 0.11 m3
E. 21 m3
Ans: A
20. A sphere with a radius of 1.7 cm has a surface area of:
A. 2.1 × 10−5 m2
B. 9. 1 × 10−4 m2
C. 3.6 × 10 − 3 m2
D. 0.11 m 2
E. 36 m2
Ans: C
21. A right circular cylinder with a radius of 2.3 cm and a height of 1.4 m has a volume of:
A. 0.20 m33
B. 0.14 m
C. 9.3 × 10−3 m3
D. 2. 3 × 10−3 m3
E. 7. 4 × 10−4 m3
Ans: D
22. A right circular cylinder with a radius of 2.3 cm and a height of 1.4 cm has a total surface
area of:
A. 1.7 × 10−3 m2
B. 3. 2 × 10−3 m2
C. 2.0 × 10−3 m3
D. 5. 3 × 10−3 m2
E. 7. 4 × 10−3 m2
Ans: D
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,23. A cubic box with an edge of exactly 1 cm has a volume of:
A. 10−9 m3
B. 10−6 m 3
C. 10−3 m 3
D. 103 m3
E. 106 m3
Ans: B
24. A square with an edge of exactly 1 cm has an area of:
A. 10−6 m2
B. 10−24 m2 2
C. 10 m
D. 104 m2
E. 106 m2
Ans: B
25. 1 m is equivalent to 3.281 ft. A cube with an edge of 1.5 ft has a volume of:
A. 1. 2 × 102 m3
B. 9. 6 × 10 − 2 m3
C. 10.5 m3
D. 9. 5 × 10−2 m3
E. 0.21 m3
Ans: B
26. During a short interval of time the speed v in m/s of an automobile is given by v = at2 +
bt3, where the time t is in seconds. The units of a and b are respectively:
A. m · s2; m · s4
B. s3/m; s4/m
C. m/s2; m/s3
D. m/s3; m/s4
E. m /s4;
m /s5 Ans:
D
27. Suppose A = BC, where A has the dimension L/M and C has the dimension L/T. Then B
has the dimension:
A. T/M
B. L2/TM
C. TM/L2
D. L2T/M
E. M/L2T
Ans: A
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Fundamentals of Physics, 12th Edition
by Walker, Chapter 1 - 44
TEST BANK
Chapter 1: MEASUREMENT 1
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1: MEASUREMENT ......................................................................................... 4
Chapter 2: MOTION ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE ................................................................7
Chapter 3: VECTORS ........................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 4: MOTION IN TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONS ......................................... 36
Chapter 5: FORCE AND MOTION – I ................................................................... 49
Chapter 6: FORCE AND MOTION – II ....................................................................... 68
Chapter 7: KINETIC ENERGY AND WORK .................................................................... 86
Chapter 8: POTENTIAL ENERGY AND CONSERVATION OF ENERGY ........... 102
Chapter 9: CENTER OF MASS AND LINEAR MOMENTUM ................................... 120
Chapter 10: ROTATION ........................................................................................................ 140
Chapter 11: ROLLING, TORQUE, AND ANGULAR MOMENTUM ......................... 162
Chapter 12: EQUILIBRIUM AND ELASTICITY................................................................ 176
Chapter 13: GRAVITATION ......................................................................................... 193
Chapter 14: FLUIDS .............................................................................................................. 206
Chapter 15: OSCILLATIONS ............................................................................................... 226
Chapter 16: WAVES – I ......................................................................................... 239
Chapter 17: WAVES – II ...............................................................................................259
Chapter 19: TEMPERATURE, HEAT, ......................................................................... 270
Chapter 19: THE KINETIC THEORY OF GASES ......................................................... 288
Chapter 20: ENTROPY AND THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS ........... 308
Chapter 21: ELECTRIC CHARGE ...................................................................................... 321
Chapter 22: ELECTRIC FIELDS ........................................................................................ 332
Chapter 23: GAUSS’ LAW................................................................................................... 343
Chapter 24: ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ................................................................................ 352
Chapter 25: CAPACITANCE ................................................................................................ 364
Chapter 26: CURRENT AND RESISTANCE ................................................................... 376
Chapter 27: CIRCUITS ......................................................................................................... 387
Chapter 28: MAGNETIC FIELDS ....................................................................................... 405
Chapter 29: MAGNETIC FIELDS DUE TO CURRENTS .............................................. 418
Chapter 30: INDUCTION AND INDUCTANCE ................................................................ 431
Chapter 31: ELECTROMAGNETIC OSCILLATIONS AND ALTERNATING
CURRENT.. 455
Chapter 32: MAXWELL’S EQUATIONS; MAGNETISM AND MATTER .................... 475
Ans: B
Chapter 33: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES.........................................................................494
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,Chapter 34: IMAGES ............................................................................................................ 514
Chapter 35: INTERFERENCE.............................................................................................. 530
Chapter 36: DIFFRACTION .................................................................................................. 541
Chapter 37: SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY .................................................... 559
Chapter 38: PHOTONS AND MATTER WAVES ........................................................... 574
Chapter 39: MORE ABOUT MATTER WAVES ............................................................. 586
Chapter 40: ALL ABOUT ATOMS ............................................................................................ 596
Chapter 41: CONDUCTION OF ELECTRICITY IN SOLIDS ................................... 612
Chapter 42: NUCLEAR PHYSICS ..................................................................................... 623
Chapter 43: ENERGY FROM THE NUCLEUS ............................................................... 637
Chapter 44: QUARKS, LEPTONS, AND THE BIG BANG ....................................... 646
Chapter 1: MEASUREMENT 3
, Chapter 1: MEASUREMENT
1. The SI standard of time is based on:
A. the daily rotation of the earth
B. the frequency of light emitted by Kr86
C. the yearly revolution of the earth about the sun
D. a precision pendulum clock
E. none of these
Ans: E
2. A nanosecond is:
A. 109 s
B. 10−9 s
C. 10−10 s
D. 10−10 s
E. 10−12
Ans: B
3. The SI standard of length is based on:
A. the distance from the north pole to the equator along a meridian passing through Paris
B. wavelength of light emitted by Hg198
C. wavelength of light emitted by Kr86
D. a precision meter stick in Paris
E. the speed of light
Ans: E
4. In 1866, the U. S. Congress defined the U. S. yard as exactly 3600/3937 international
meter. This was done primarily because:
A. length can be measured more accurately in meters than in yards
B. the meter is more stable than the yard
C. this definition relates the common U. S. length units to a more widely used system
D. there are more wavelengths in a yard than in a meter
E. the members of this Congress were exceptionally intelligent
Ans:
C
5. Which of the following is closest to a yard in length?
A. 0.01 m
B. 0.1m
C. 1 m
D. 100 m
E. 1000 m
Ans: C
Ans: B
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, 6. There is no SI base unit for area because:
A. an area has no thickness; hence no physical standard can be built
B. we live in a three (not a two) dimensional world
C. it is impossible to express square feet in terms of meters
D. area can be expressed in terms of square meters
E. area is not an important physical quantity
Ans: D
7. The SI base unit for mass is:
A. gram
B. pound
C. kilogram
D. ounce
E. kilopound
Ans: C
8. A gram is:
A. 10−6 kg
B. 10−3 kg
C. 1 kg
D. 103 kg
E. 106 kg
Ans: B
9. Which of the following weighs about a pound?
A. 0.05 kg
B. 0.5 kg
C. 5 kg
D. 50 kg
E. 500 kg
Ans: D
10. (5.0 × 104) × (3.0 × 106) =
A. 1.5 × 109
B. 1.5 × 1010
C. 1.5 × 1011
D. 1.5 × 1012
E. 1.5 × 1013
Ans: C
11. (5.0 × 104) × (3.0 × 10−6) =
A. 1.5 × 10−3
B. 1.5 × 10−11
C. 1.5 × 10
D. 1.5 × 103
E. 1.5 × 105
12. 5.0 × 105 + 3.0 × 106 =
Chapter 1: MEASUREMENT 5
, A. 8.0 × 105
B. 8.0 × 106
C. 5.3 × 105
D. 3. 5 × 105
E. 3. 5 × 106
Ans: E
13. (7.0 × 106)/(2.0 × 10−6) =
A. 3. 5 × 10−12
B. 3. 5 × 10−6
C. 3.5
D. 3.5 × 106
E. 3. 5 × 1012
Ans: E
14. The number of significant figures in 0.00150 is:
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
Ans: B
15. The number of significant figures in 15.0 is:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Ans: C
16. 3.2 × 2.7 =
A. 9
B. 8
C. 8.6
D. 8.64
E. 8.640
Ans: C
Ans: B
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,
,17. 1.513 + 27. 3 =
A. 29
B. 28.8
C. 28.9
D. 28.81
E. 28.813
( )Ans:
B
18. 1 mi is equivalent to 1609 m so 55 mph is:
A. 15 m/s
B. 25 m/s
C. 66 m/s
D. 88 m/s
E. 1500 m/s
Ans: B
19. A sphere with a radius of 1.7 cm has a volume of:
A. 2.1 × 10−5 m3
B. 9. 1 × 10−4 m3
C. 3.6 × 10−3 m3
D. 0.11 m3
E. 21 m3
Ans: A
20. A sphere with a radius of 1.7 cm has a surface area of:
A. 2.1 × 10−5 m2
B. 9. 1 × 10−4 m2
C. 3.6 × 10 − 3 m2
D. 0.11 m 2
E. 36 m2
Ans: C
21. A right circular cylinder with a radius of 2.3 cm and a height of 1.4 m has a volume of:
A. 0.20 m33
B. 0.14 m
C. 9.3 × 10−3 m3
D. 2. 3 × 10−3 m3
E. 7. 4 × 10−4 m3
Ans: D
22. A right circular cylinder with a radius of 2.3 cm and a height of 1.4 cm has a total surface
area of:
A. 1.7 × 10−3 m2
B. 3. 2 × 10−3 m2
C. 2.0 × 10−3 m3
D. 5. 3 × 10−3 m2
E. 7. 4 × 10−3 m2
Ans: D
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,23. A cubic box with an edge of exactly 1 cm has a volume of:
A. 10−9 m3
B. 10−6 m 3
C. 10−3 m 3
D. 103 m3
E. 106 m3
Ans: B
24. A square with an edge of exactly 1 cm has an area of:
A. 10−6 m2
B. 10−24 m2 2
C. 10 m
D. 104 m2
E. 106 m2
Ans: B
25. 1 m is equivalent to 3.281 ft. A cube with an edge of 1.5 ft has a volume of:
A. 1. 2 × 102 m3
B. 9. 6 × 10 − 2 m3
C. 10.5 m3
D. 9. 5 × 10−2 m3
E. 0.21 m3
Ans: B
26. During a short interval of time the speed v in m/s of an automobile is given by v = at2 +
bt3, where the time t is in seconds. The units of a and b are respectively:
A. m · s2; m · s4
B. s3/m; s4/m
C. m/s2; m/s3
D. m/s3; m/s4
E. m /s4;
m /s5 Ans:
D
27. Suppose A = BC, where A has the dimension L/M and C has the dimension L/T. Then B
has the dimension:
A. T/M
B. L2/TM
C. TM/L2
D. L2T/M
E. M/L2T
Ans: A
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