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Physics
by John D. Cutnell, Kenneth W. Johnson
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12th Edition
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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: # i j B
Difficulty: # i j Medium
SectionDef: # i j Section #ij1-2 #ijand #ijSection #ij1-3
4. Complete #ijthe #ijfollowing #ijstatement: #ijToday, #ijthe #ijstandard #ijunit #ijof #ijtime #ijis #ijdefined #ijin #ijterms #ijof
A) the #ijelectromagnetic #ijwaves #ijemitted #ijby #ijcesium #ijatoms.
B) the #ijmotion #ijof #ijthe #ijmoon #ijaround #ijthe #ijearth.
C) the #ijmotion #ijof #ija #ijprecision #ijpendulum.
D) the #ijaverage #ijsolar #ijday.
E) the #ijspeed #ijof #ijlight.
Ans: # i j A
Difficulty: # i j Medium
SectionDef: # i j Section #ij1-2 #ijand #ijSection #ij1-3
5. The #ijmass #ijof #ija #ijraindrop #ijis #ij4 #ijmilligrams. # i j Which #ijone #ijof #ijthe #ijfollowing #ijstatements
#ijindicates #ijthe #ijcorrect #ijmass #ijof #ijthe #ijraindrop #ijin #ijgrams?
A) The #ijraindrop #ijhas #ija #ijmass #ijof #ij4 #ij× #ij106#ijgrams.
B) The #ijraindrop #ijhas #ija #ijmass #ijof #ij4 #ij× #ij10–3 #ijgrams.
C) The #ijraindrop #ijhas #ija #ijmass #ijof #ij4 #ij× #ij10–1#ijgrams.
D) The #ijraindrop #ijhas #ija #ijmass #ijof #ij4 #ij× #ij103#ijgrams.
E) The #ijraindrop #ijhas #ija #ijmass #ijof #ij4 #ij× #ij10–6#ijgrams.
Ans: # i j B
Difficulty: # i j Medium
SectionDef: # i j Section #ij1-2 #ijand #ijSection #ij1-3
6. Which #ijone #ijof #ijthe #ijfollowing #ijis #ijthe #ijlongest #ijlength?
A) 100 #ijmeters
B) 102#ijcentimeters
C) 104 #ijmillimeters
D) 105#ijmicrometers
E) 107#ijnanometers
Ans: # i j C
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, Difficulty: # i j Medium
SectionDef: # i j Section #ij1-2 #ijand #ijSection #ij1-3
7. In #ija #ijdiving #ijcompetition, #ija #ijwoman #ijdives #ijfrom #ija #ijplatform #ijthat #ijis #ijten #ijmeters #ijabove #ijthe
#ijsurface #ijof #ijthe #ijwater. # i j What #ijis #ijthe #ijheight, #ijexpressed #ijin #ijfeet, #ijof #ijthe #ijplatform?
A) 13 #ijfeet
B) 18 #ijfeet
C) 24 #ijfeet
D) 33 #ijfeet
E) 47 #ijfeet
Ans: # i j D
Difficulty: # i j Medium
SectionDef: # i j Section #ij1-2 #ijand #ijSection #ij1-3
8. A #ijcandy #ijshop #ijsells #ija #ijpound #ijof #ijchocolate #ijfor #ij$ #ij10.85. # i j What #ijis #ijthe #ijprice #ijof
#ij1.50 #ijkg #ijof #ijchocolate #ijat #ijthe #ijshop?
A) $ #ij8.17
B) $ #ij13.49
C) $ #ij17.98
D) $ #ij29.73
E) $ #ij35.81
Ans: # i j E
#ijDifficulty: #ijHard
SectionDef: # i j Section #ij1-2 #ijand #ijSection #ij1-3
1 #ijmilligram
9. Complete #ijthe #ijfollowing #ijstatement: #ijThe 1 #ijkilogram # i j
is #ijequal #ijto
#ijratio
A) 102.
B) 103.
C) 106.
D) 10–3.
E) 10–6.
Ans: # i j E
Difficulty: # i j Medium