Test Bank for Physics Principles With Applications 7th Edition by Giancoli.01

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MULTIPLE CHOICE.  Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1)

The current definition of the standard meter of length is based on

1)

_______

A)

the length of a particular object kept in France.

B)

the distance traveled by light in a vacuum.

C)

the distance between the earth's equator and north pole.

D)

the distance between the earth and the sun.

2)

The current definition of the standard second of time is based on

2)

_______

A)

the oscillation of a particular pendulum kept in France.

B)

the duration of one year.

C)

the frequency of radiation emitted by cesium atoms.

D)

the earth's rotation rate.

3)

The current definition of the standard kilogram of mass is based on

3)

_______

A)

the mass of the sun.

B)

the mass a particular object kept in France.

C)

the mass of the earth.

D)

the mass of a cesium-133 atom.

4)

If a woman weighs 125 lb, her mass expressed in kilograms is x kg, where x is

4)

_______

A)

greater than 125.

B)

less than 125.

5)

If a tree is 15 m tall, its height expressed in feet is x ft, where x is

5)

_______

A)

greater than 15.

B)

less than 15.

6)

If a flower is 6.5 cm wide, its width expressed in millimeters is x mm, where x is

6)

_______

A)

less than 6.5.

B)

greater than 6.5.

7)

If an operatic aria lasts for 5.75 min, its length expressed in seconds is x s, where x is

7)

_______

A)

less than 5.75.

B)

greater than 5.75.

8)

Scientists use the metric system chiefly because it is more accurate than the English system.

8)

_______

A)

True

B)

False

9)

When adding two numbers, the number of significant figures in the sum is equal to the number of significant figures in the least accurate of the numbers being added.

9)

_______

A)

True

B)

False

10)

When determining the number of significant figures in a number, zeroes to the left of the decimal point are never counted.

10)

______

A)

True

B)

False

11)

Convert 1.2 × 10-3 to decimal notation.

11)

______

A)

1.200

B)

0.1200

C)

0.0120

D)

0.0012

E)

0.00012

12)

Write out the number 7.35 × 10-5 in full with a decimal point and correct number of zeros.

12)

______

A)

0.00000735

B)

0.0000735

C)

0.000735

D)

0.00735

E)

0.0735

13)

0.0001776 can also be expressed as

13)

______

A)

1.776 × 10-3.

B)

1.776 × 10-4.

C)

17.72 × 104.

D)

1772 × .

E)

177.2 × 107.

14)

0.00325 × 10-8 cm can also be expressed in mm as

14)

______

A)

3.25 × 10-12 mm.

B)

3.25 × 10-11 mm.

C)

3.25 × 10-10 mm.

D)

3.25 × 10-9 mm.

E)

3.25 × 10-8 mm.

15)

If, in a parallel universe, π has the value 3.14149, express π in that universe to four significant figures.

15)

______

A)

3.141

B)

3.142

C)

3.1415

D)

3.1414

16)

The number 0.003010 has

16)

______

A)

7 significant figures.

B)

6 significant figures.

C)

4 significant figures.

D)

2 significant figures.

17)

What is  to the proper number of significant figures?

17)

______

A)

0.9108

B)

0.9

C)

0.911

D)

0.91

18)

What is the value of π(8.104)2, written with the correct number of significant figures?

18)

______

A)

206.324

B)

206.323

C)

206.3

D)

206

E)

200

19)

What is the sum of 1123 and 10.3 written with the correct number of significant figures?

19)

______

A)

1133.3000

B)

1.13 × 103

C)

1.1 × 103

D)

1133

E)

1133.3

20)

What is the sum of 1.53 + 2.786 + 3.3 written with the correct number of significant figures?

20)

______

A)

8

B)

7.6

C)

7.62

D)

7.616

E)

7.6160

21)

What is the difference between 103.5 and 102.24 written with the correct number of significant figures?

21)

______

A)

1

B)

1.3

C)

1.26

D)

1.260

E)

1.2600

22)

What is the product of 11.24 and 1.95 written with the correct number of significant figures?

22)

______

A)

22

B)

21.9

C)

21.92

D)

21.918

E)

21.9180

23)

What is the result of 1.58 ÷ 3.793 written with the correct number of significant figures?

23)

______

A)

4.17 ×  

B)

4 ×  

C)

4.166 ×  

D)

4.1656 ×  

E)

4.2 ×  

24)

What is 34 + (3) × (1.2465) written with the correct number of significant figures?

24)

______

A)

38

B)

37.7395

C)

37.7

D)

4 × 101

E)

37.74

25)

What is 56 + (32.00)/(1.2465 + 3.45) written with the correct number of significant figures?

25)

______

A)

62.81

B)

63

C)

62.8123846

D)

62.812

E)

62.8

26)

Add  and  and express your answer in milligrams (mg).

26)

______

A)

7.05 × 107 mg

B)

7.05 × 106 mg

C)

7.05 × 105 mg

D)

7.05 × 104 mg

27)

Express (4.3 × 106)-1/2 in scientific notation.

27)

______

A)

2.1 × 103

B)

2.1 × 10-5

C)

4.8 × 10-4

D)

2.1 × 104

28)

What is 0.2052/3, expressed to the proper number of significant figures?

28)

______

A)

0.3

B)

0.3477

C)

0.35

D)

0.348

29)

The length and width of a rectangle are 1.125 m and 0.606 m, respectively.  Multiplying, your calculator gives the product as 0.68175.  Rounding properly to the correct number of significant figures, the area should be written as

29)

______

A)

0.7 m2.

B)

0.68 m2.

C)

0.682 m2.

D)

0.6818 m2.

E)

0.68175 m2.

30)

The following exact conversion equivalents are given: 1 m = 100 cm , 1 in = 2.54 cm, and   If a computer screen has an area of 1.27 , this area is closest to

30)

______

A)

0.118 .

B)

0.284 .

C)

4.65 .

D)

0.0465 .

E)

0.00284 .

31)

In addition to 1 m = 39.37 in., the following exact conversion equivalents are given:   and 1 min = 60 s.  If a particle has a velocity of 8.4 miles per hour,its velocity, in m/s, is closest to

31)

______

A)

3.8 m/s.

B)

4.5 m/s.

C)

4.1 m/s.

D)

3.0 m/s.

E)

3.4 m/s.

32)

A weight lifter can bench press  How many milligrams (mg) is this?

32)

______

A)

1.71 × 108 mg

B)

1.71 × 109 mg

C)

1.71 × 107 mg

D)

1.71 × 106 mg

33)

How many nanoseconds does it take for a computer to perform one calculation if it performs  calculations per second?

33)

______

A)

65 ns

B)

67 ns

C)

11 ns

D)

15 ns

34)

The shortest wavelength of visible light is approximately 400 nm.  Express this wavelength in centimeters.

34)

______

A)

4 × 10-11 cm

B)

4 × 10-7 cm

C)

4 × 10-5 cm

D)

400 × 10-11 cm

E)

4 × 10-9 cm

35)

The wavelength of a certain laser is  where   Express this wavelength in nanometers.

35)

______

A)

3.5 × 101 nm

B)

3.5 × 102 nm

C)

3.5 × 104 nm

D)

3.5 × 103 nm

36)

A certain CD-ROM disk can store approximately 6.0 × 102 megabytes of information, where 106 bytes = 1 megabyte.  If an average word requires 9.0 bytes of storage, how many words can be stored on one disk?

36)

______

A)

5.4 × 109 words

B)

2.1 × 107 words

C)

6.7 × 107 words

D)

2.0 × 109 words

37)

A plot of land contains  How many square meters does it contain?

37)

______

A)

2.3 × 104 m2

B)

5.0 × 104 m2

C)

7.0 × 104 m2

D)

7.1 × 103 m2

38)

A person on a diet loses  in a week. How many  are lost?

38)

______

A)

2.6 × 103  μg/s

B)

6.4 × 104 μg/s

C)

44 μg/s

D)

1.6 × 105 μg/s

SHORT ANSWER.  Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

39)

Albert uses as his unit of length (for walking to visit his neighbors or plowing his fields) the albert (A), the distance Albert can throw a small rock.  One albert is   How many square alberts is equal to one acre? (1 acre = 43,560 ft2 = 4050 m2)

39) 

_____________

MULTIPLE CHOICE.  Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

40)

Convert a speed of 4.50 km/h to units of ft/min. (1.00 m = 3.28 ft)

40)

______

A)

82.3 ft/min

B)

886 ft/min

C)

0.246 ft/min

D)

246 ft/min

E)

165 ft/min

41)

The exhaust fan on a typical kitchen stove pulls 600 CFM (cubic feet per minute) through the filter. Given that 1.00 in. = 2.54 cm, how many cubic meters per second does this fan pull?

41)

______

A)

3.05 m3/sec

B)

0.328 m3/sec

C)

32.8 m3/sec

D)

0.283 m3/sec

42)

The mass of a typical adult woman is closest to

42)

______

A)

75 kg.

B)

35 kg.

C)

20 kg.

D)

150 kg.

43)

The height of the ceiling in a typical home, apartment, or dorm room is closest to

43)

______

A)

100 cm.

B)

200 cm.

C)

400 cm.

D)

500 cm.

44)

Approximately how many times does an average human heart beat in a year?

44)

______

A)

4 ×

B)

4 ×  

C)

4 ×

D)

4 ×  

E)

4 ×   

45)

Approximately how many times does an average human heart beat in a lifetime?

45)

______

A)

3 ×

B)

3 ×

C)

3 ×  

D)

3 ×  

E)

3 ×   

46)

Approximately how many pennies would you have to stack to reach an average 8-foot ceiling?

46)

______

A)

2 ×  

B)

2 ×  

C)

2 ×

D)

2 ×

E)

2 x  

47)

Estimate the number of times the earth will rotate on its axis during a human's lifetime.

47)

______

A)

3 ×

B)

3 ×

C)

3 x

D)

3 ×

E)

3 ×  

48)

Estimate the number of pennies that would fit in a box one foot long by one foot wide by one foot tall.

48)

______

A)

5 ×

B)

5 ×

C)

5 ×

D)

5 x

E)

5 ×  

49)

A marathon is  and  long. Estimate how many strides would be required to run a marathon. Assume a reasonable value for the average number of

49)

______

A)

4.5 × 104 strides

B)

4.5 × 105 strides

C)

4.5 × 103 strides

D)

4.5 × 106 strides

50)

The period of a pendulum is the time it takes the pendulum to swing back and forth once.  If the only dimensional quantities that the period depends on are the acceleration of gravity, g, and the length of the pendulum, ℓ, what combination of g and ℓ must the period be proportional to?  (Acceleration has SI units of m ∙ s-2.).

50)

______

A)

B)

gℓ2

C)

g/ℓ

D)

gℓ

E)

 

51)

The speed of a wave pulse on a string depends on the tension, F, in the string and the mass per unit length, μ, of the string. Tension has SI units of and the mass per unit length has SI  units of   What combination of F and μ must the speed of the wave be proportional to?

51)

______

A)

B)

C)

F / μ

D)

μ / F

E)

 

52)

The position x, in meters, of an object is given by the equation x  = A + Bt + Ct2, where t represents time in seconds.  What are the SI units of A, B, and C?

52)

______

A)

m/s, m/s2, m/s3

B)

m, m/s, m/s2

C)

m, s, s2

D)

m, s, s

E)

m, m, m

1)

B

2)

C

3)

B

4)

B

5)

A

6)

B

7)

B

8)

B

9)

B

10)

B

11)

D

12)

B

13)

B

14)

C

15)

A

16)

C

17)

D

18)

C

19)

D

20)

B

21)

B

22)

B

23)

A

24)

A

25)

B

26)

A

27)

C

28)

D

29)

C

30)

A

31)

A

32)

A

33)

D

34)

C

35)

B

36)

C

37)

A

38)

A

39)

1.29 A2

40)

D

41)

D

42)

A

43)

B

44)

D

45)

C

46)

A

47)

B

48)

B

49)

A

50)

A

51)

C

52)

E