,Contents
Preface v
Chapter 1 Introduction, Measurement, Estimating 1
Chapter 2 Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension 17
Chapter 3 Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors 41
Chapter 4 Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion 59
Chapter 5 Circular Motion; Gravitation 82
Chapter 6 Work and Energy 104
Chapter 7 Linear Momentum 127
Chapter 8 Rotational Motion 148
Chapter 9 Static Equilibrium; Elasticity and Fracture 168
Chapter 10 Fluids 180
Chapter 11 Vibrations and Waves 199
Chapter 12 Sound 224
Chapter 13 Temperature and Kinetic Theory 245
Chapter 14 Heat 266
Chapter 15 The Laws of Thermodynamics 285
Chapter 16 Electric Charge and Electric Field 303
Chapter 17 Electric Potential 324
Chapter 18 Electric Currents 342
Chapter 19 DC Circuits 360
Chapter 20 Magnetism 387
Chapter 21 Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law 407
Chapter 22 Electromagnetic Waves 440
Chapter 23 Light: Geometric Optics 448
Chapter 24 The Wave Nature of Light 477
Chapter 25 Optical Instruments 499
Chapter 26 Special Theory of Relativity 512
Chapter 27 Early Quantum Theory and Models of the Atom 526
Chapter 28 Quantum Mechanics of Atoms 542
Chapter 29 Molecules and Solids 554
Chapter 30 Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity 560
Chapter 31 Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation 576
Chapter 32 Elementary Particles 586
Chapter 33 Astrophysics and Cosmology 597
, Test Item File
to accompany
Physics: Principles with Applications
Sixth Edition
Douglas Giancoli
Delena Bell Gatch
Georgia Southern University
Preface
This test bank is a revision and update of the Test Item File accompanying the
fifth edition of Douglas Giancoli’s Physics: Principles with Applications. The sixth
edition test bank was created with TestGenerator, a networkable program for creating
quizzes and exams. TestGenerator allows users to modify existing questions/problems,
including algorithmic versions, as well as create and input new questions/problems.
This test bank contains approximately 2500 multiple choice, short answer, and
essay questions. The majority of the multiple choice questions and problems could also
be given as free response questions or problems. Like the end of chapter of Physics:
Principles with Applications, each chapter of the test bank is divided into two sections:
Conceptual Questions and Quantitative Problems. Thus, nearly 50% of the material in
the test bank is conceptual in nature. All questions and problems are ranked by level of
difficulty and are referenced to the corresponding section in the textbook. The notation
in the sixth edition test bank has been updated to reflect the notation used in the sixth
edition of Physics: Principles with Applications.
About the Author
Dr. Delena Bell Gatch has taught introductory physics at Georgia Southern
University since early 2001. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Georgia in
September of 2000, and remained at the University of Georgia as a post doctorial
assistant before accepting the assistant professor position Georgia Southern University.
Her field of specialty is experimental condensed matter physics. Her research ventures
have included the study of the properties of powder phosphors for flat panel displays, the
development of new infrared detection schemes utilizing visible emission from crystals,
and the investigation of the shifts in energy levels of crystals due to the application of
hydrostatic pressure.
During a typical semester, Dr. Gatch teaches three or four introductory physics
classes, in addition to one-to-three introductory physics labs. She works with students in
the University Honors Program who desire to study physics in greater depth. She also
spends time outside of the classroom assisting her premedical students who are preparing
to take the MCAT.
, Chapter 1 Introduction, Measurement, Estimating
Conceptual Questions
1) Four students measure the mass of an object, each using a different scale. They record their
results as follows:
Student A B C D
Mass (g ) 49.06 49 50 49.2
Which student used the least precise scale?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
2) Four students measure the mass of an object, each using a different scale. They record their
results as follows:
Student A B C D
Mass (g ) 49.06 49 50 49.2
Which student used the most precise scale?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
3) A useful method of expressing very small or very large numbers is
A) scientific notation.
B) arabic numerals.
C) the metric system.
D) roman numerals.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
1
Preface v
Chapter 1 Introduction, Measurement, Estimating 1
Chapter 2 Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension 17
Chapter 3 Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors 41
Chapter 4 Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion 59
Chapter 5 Circular Motion; Gravitation 82
Chapter 6 Work and Energy 104
Chapter 7 Linear Momentum 127
Chapter 8 Rotational Motion 148
Chapter 9 Static Equilibrium; Elasticity and Fracture 168
Chapter 10 Fluids 180
Chapter 11 Vibrations and Waves 199
Chapter 12 Sound 224
Chapter 13 Temperature and Kinetic Theory 245
Chapter 14 Heat 266
Chapter 15 The Laws of Thermodynamics 285
Chapter 16 Electric Charge and Electric Field 303
Chapter 17 Electric Potential 324
Chapter 18 Electric Currents 342
Chapter 19 DC Circuits 360
Chapter 20 Magnetism 387
Chapter 21 Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law 407
Chapter 22 Electromagnetic Waves 440
Chapter 23 Light: Geometric Optics 448
Chapter 24 The Wave Nature of Light 477
Chapter 25 Optical Instruments 499
Chapter 26 Special Theory of Relativity 512
Chapter 27 Early Quantum Theory and Models of the Atom 526
Chapter 28 Quantum Mechanics of Atoms 542
Chapter 29 Molecules and Solids 554
Chapter 30 Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity 560
Chapter 31 Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation 576
Chapter 32 Elementary Particles 586
Chapter 33 Astrophysics and Cosmology 597
, Test Item File
to accompany
Physics: Principles with Applications
Sixth Edition
Douglas Giancoli
Delena Bell Gatch
Georgia Southern University
Preface
This test bank is a revision and update of the Test Item File accompanying the
fifth edition of Douglas Giancoli’s Physics: Principles with Applications. The sixth
edition test bank was created with TestGenerator, a networkable program for creating
quizzes and exams. TestGenerator allows users to modify existing questions/problems,
including algorithmic versions, as well as create and input new questions/problems.
This test bank contains approximately 2500 multiple choice, short answer, and
essay questions. The majority of the multiple choice questions and problems could also
be given as free response questions or problems. Like the end of chapter of Physics:
Principles with Applications, each chapter of the test bank is divided into two sections:
Conceptual Questions and Quantitative Problems. Thus, nearly 50% of the material in
the test bank is conceptual in nature. All questions and problems are ranked by level of
difficulty and are referenced to the corresponding section in the textbook. The notation
in the sixth edition test bank has been updated to reflect the notation used in the sixth
edition of Physics: Principles with Applications.
About the Author
Dr. Delena Bell Gatch has taught introductory physics at Georgia Southern
University since early 2001. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Georgia in
September of 2000, and remained at the University of Georgia as a post doctorial
assistant before accepting the assistant professor position Georgia Southern University.
Her field of specialty is experimental condensed matter physics. Her research ventures
have included the study of the properties of powder phosphors for flat panel displays, the
development of new infrared detection schemes utilizing visible emission from crystals,
and the investigation of the shifts in energy levels of crystals due to the application of
hydrostatic pressure.
During a typical semester, Dr. Gatch teaches three or four introductory physics
classes, in addition to one-to-three introductory physics labs. She works with students in
the University Honors Program who desire to study physics in greater depth. She also
spends time outside of the classroom assisting her premedical students who are preparing
to take the MCAT.
, Chapter 1 Introduction, Measurement, Estimating
Conceptual Questions
1) Four students measure the mass of an object, each using a different scale. They record their
results as follows:
Student A B C D
Mass (g ) 49.06 49 50 49.2
Which student used the least precise scale?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
2) Four students measure the mass of an object, each using a different scale. They record their
results as follows:
Student A B C D
Mass (g ) 49.06 49 50 49.2
Which student used the most precise scale?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
3) A useful method of expressing very small or very large numbers is
A) scientific notation.
B) arabic numerals.
C) the metric system.
D) roman numerals.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
1
