Test Bank for Physics, 12th Edition by John D. Cutnell, Kenneth W. Johnson, David Young, & Shane Stadler | Complete Exam Questions & Answers 2025–2026

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Chapter:Chapter1Multiple b




Choice
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1. Whichoneofthefollowingis anSIbaseunit?
b b b b b




A) gram
B) slug
C) newton
D) centimeter
E) kilogram

Ans: E
b




Difficulty:Easy
b b




SectionDef: Section1-2andSection1-3
b b b b b




2. Complete thefollowing statement: Today, the standardmeteris defined interms of
v b b b b b b b




A) thedistancefrom theearth's equator tothenorth pole.
b b b b




B) thewavelengthoflight emittedfrom a krypton atom. b b v b




C) thewavelengthoflightemittedfromasodiumatom.
b b b




D) aplatinum-iridium barkept inFrance. b b b




E) thespeedoflight. b b




Ans: E b




Difficulty: Medium
b




SectionDef: Section1-2andSection1-3
b b b b b

,3. Complete thefollowing statement: Today, thestandard unit ofmassisdefinedinterms of
v b b b b b




A) aspecified volumeofwaterat 4 °C.
b b b




B) Planck’sconstanth. b




C) aspecifiednumberofcesiumatoms.
b b




D) astandard platinum bar.
v b




E) thespeedoflight.
b b

, Ans: B
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Difficulty: Medium b




SectionDef: Section1-2andSection1-3
b b b b b




4. Completethefollowingstatement: Today, thestandard unit oftimeisdefined in terms of b b b b b b b




A) theelectromagneticwavesemittedbycesium atoms. b b b b




B) themotion ofthemoon around theearth.
b b b




C) themotionofaprecision pendulum. b b




D) theaveragesolar day. b




E) thespeedoflight. b b




Ans: A
b




Difficulty: Medium b




SectionDef: Section1-2andSection1-3
b b b b b




5. The massofaraindropis4milligrams. Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsindicatesthe
v b b




bcorrect mass of the raindrop in grams?
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A) Theraindrophas amassof4×106grams. b b b b b




B) Theraindrophasamassof4×10–3grams. b b b b b b b b




C) Theraindrophas amass of4×10–1grams. b b b b b b




D) Theraindrophas amassof4×103grams. b b b b b




E) Theraindrophasamassof4×10–6grams. b b b b b b




Ans: B
b




Difficulty: Medium b




SectionDef: Section1-2andSection1-3
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6. Whichoneof thefollowingis thelongest length? b b b




A) 100meters b




B) 102centimeters
C) 104millimeters
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D) 105micrometers
E) 107nanometers

Ans: C
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