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TEST BANK
#vr




Physics

by John D. Cutnell, Kenneth W. Johnson
#vr #vr #vr #vr #vr #vr




12th Edition
#vr

,TEST BANK FOR
Physics, 12th Edition John D. Cutnell, Kenneth W. Johnson, David Young, Shane Stadler


Chapter: Chapter 1

Multiple Choice


1. Which one of the following is an SI base unit?
A) gram
B) slug
C) newton
D) centimeter
E) kilogram

Ans: E
Difficulty: Easy
SectionDef: Section 1-2 and Section 1-3




2. Complete the following statement: Today, the standard meter is defined in terms of
A) the distance from the earth's equator to the north pole.
B) the wavelength of light emitted from a krypton atom.
C) the wavelength of light emitted from a sodium atom.
D) a platinum-iridium bar kept in France.
E) the speed of light.

Ans: E
Difficulty: Medium
SectionDef: Section 1-2 and Section 1-3




3. Complete the following statement: Today, the standard unit of mass is defined in terms of
A) a specified volume of water at 4 °C.
B) Planck’s constant h.
C) a specified number of cesium atoms.
D) a standard platinum bar.
E) the speed of light.

,Ans: # v r B


Difficulty: # v r Medium
SectionDef: # v r Section #vr1-2 #vrand #vrSection #vr1-3




4. Complete #vrthe #vrfollowing #vrstatement: #vrToday, #vrthe #vrstandard #vrunit #vrof #vrtime #vris #vrdefined #vrin #vrterms #vrof
A) the #vrelectromagnetic #vrwaves #vremitted #vrby #vrcesium #vratoms.
B) the #vrmotion #vrof #vrthe #vrmoon #vraround #vrthe #vrearth.
C) the #vrmotion #vrof #vra #vrprecision #vrpendulum.
D) the #vraverage #vrsolar #vrday.
E) the #vrspeed #vrof #vrlight.

Ans: # v r A
Difficulty: # v r Medium
SectionDef: # v r Section #vr1-2 #vrand #vrSection #vr1-3




5. The #vrmass #vrof #vra #vrraindrop #vris #vr4 #vrmilligrams. # v r Which #vrone #vrof #vrthe #vrfollowing #vrstatements
#vrindicates #vrthe #vrcorrect #vrmass #vrof #vrthe #vrraindrop #vrin #vrgrams?

A) The #vrraindrop #vrhas #vra #vrmass #vrof #vr4 #vr× #vr106#vrgrams.
B) The #vrraindrop #vrhas #vra #vrmass #vrof #vr4 #vr× #vr10–3 #vrgrams.
C) The #vrraindrop #vrhas #vra #vrmass #vrof #vr4 #vr× #vr10–1#vrgrams.
D) The #vrraindrop #vrhas #vra #vrmass #vrof #vr4 #vr× #vr103#vrgrams.
E) The #vrraindrop #vrhas #vra #vrmass #vrof #vr4 #vr× #vr10–6#vrgrams.

Ans: # v r B
Difficulty: # v r Medium
SectionDef: # v r Section #vr1-2 #vrand #vrSection #vr1-3




6. Which #vrone #vrof #vrthe #vrfollowing #vris #vrthe #vrlongest #vrlength?
A) 100 #vrmeters
B) 102#vrcentimeters
C) 104 #vrmillimeters
D) 105#vrmicrometers
E) 107

nanometers #vrAns:
#vr




# v r C

, Difficulty: # v r Medium
SectionDef: # v r Section #vr1-2 #vrand #vrSection #vr1-3




7. In #vra #vrdiving #vrcompetition, #vra #vrwoman #vrdives #vrfrom #vra #vrplatform #vrthat #vris #vrten #vrmeters #vrabove
#vrthe #vrsurface #vrof #vrthe #vrwater. # v r What #vris #vrthe #vrheight, #vrexpressed #vrin #vrfeet, #vrof #vrthe

#vrplatform?

A) 13 #vrfeet
B) 18 #vrfeet
C) 24 #vrfeet
D) 33 #vrfeet
E) 47 #vrfeet

Ans: # v r D
Difficulty: # v r Medium
SectionDef: # v r Section #vr1-2 #vrand #vrSection #vr1-3




8. A #vrcandy #vrshop #vrsells #vra #vrpound #vrof #vrchocolate #vrfor #vr$ #vr10.85. # v r What #vris #vrthe #vrprice
#vrof #vr1.50 #vrkg #vrof #vrchocolate #vrat #vrthe #vrshop?

A) $ #vr8.17
B) $ #vr13.49
C) $ #vr17.98
D) $ #vr29.73
E) $ #vr35.81

Ans: # v r E
#vrDifficulty:

#vrHard

SectionDef: # v r Section #vr1-2 #vrand #vrSection #vr1-3




1 #vrmilligram
9. Complete #vrthe #vrfollowing #vrstatement: #vrThe 1 #vrkilogram # v r
is #vrequal #vrto
#vrratio

A) 102.
B) 103.
C) 106.
D) 10–3.
E) 10–6.

Ans: # v r E
Difficulty: # v r Medium

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Publisher: 1989 ISBN: 9780471623274 Edition: Unknown

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