TEST BANK For Inquiry into Physics 8th Edition by Ostdiek, Verified Chapters 1 - 12, Complete Newest Version

TEST BANK for Inquiry into Physics
8th Edition by Ostdiek
All Chapters 1 - 12

, Test Bank for Inquiry into Physics 8th Edition by Ostdiek


1. A vector quantity has only a magnitude and no direction associated with it.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


2. Motion in a circle at constant speed is motion with constant acceleration.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


3. Motion in a circle at constant speed is motion with constant velocity.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


4. Uniform motion is any motion at constant speed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1

,QUESTION TYPE: True / False

,HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


5. The terms velocity and speed have identical meanings in physics.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


6. If an object’s speed is constant, its velocity must also be constant.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


7. If an object’s velocity is constant, its speed must also be constant.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


8. The proper abbreviation for ‘seconds’ is ‘sec.’
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

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,HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


9. The proper abbreviation for ‘grams’ is ‘g.’
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


10. The proper abbreviation for ‘kilohertz’ is ‘kHz.’
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


11. The metric prefix that means one thousand is milli-.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


12. Twenty milliseconds is 0.020 s.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

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,HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


13. There are one thousand megabytes in a gigabyte.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


14. The second is a metric unit of measure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


15. The number of cycles of a periodic process that occur per unit time is called the period.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


16. The time for one complete cycle of a periodic process to take place is called the period.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

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,HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


17. The period of oscillation for a signal having a frequency of 60 Hz is 60 seconds.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


18. The maximum possible speed in nature is the speed of light.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


19. Experimenting is part of the scientific method.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


20. A body at the end of a spring oscillates up and down ten times in five seconds. The period of
oscillation is 2 s.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1

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,QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


21. The slope of a distance vs. time graph is the acceleration.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


22. The slope of a velocity vs. time graph is the acceleration.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


23. An object moving in a circle undergoes centripetal acceleration.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


24. If an object’s acceleration is positive, its speed must be increasing.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False


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,RATIONALE: It could have a negative velocity that is getting less negative, which
corresponds to a decreasing speed.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


25. A fast-moving body must have a larger acceleration than a slow-moving body.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM


26. An aircraft approaches a runway that runs directly east as a strong wind blows out of the
south. The direction that the aircraft should aim in order to land is east of north.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM

The figure shows a distance versus time graph for an object.




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, 27. The velocity of the moving object is a non-zero constant.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
PREFACE NAME: d vs. t graph (1)
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/29/2016 1:53 PM


28. The acceleration of the moving object is a non-zero constant.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
PREFACE NAME: d vs. t graph (1)
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/29/2016 1:54 PM


The figure shows the distance versus time graph of an object.




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