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Test Bank for College Physics 1 (11th edition by Hugh D Young)
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Test Bank for College Physics 1 (11thedition by Hugh D Young)
1. Which one of the following is an SI base unit?
A) gram
B) slug
C) newton
D) centimeter
E) kilogram - ANSE) kilogram
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. - ANSE) the speed of light.
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) a standard platinum-iridium cylinder.
C) a specified number of cesium atoms.
D) a standard platinum bar.
E) the speed of light. - ANSB) a standard platinum-iridium cylinder.
4. Complete the following statement: Today, the standard unit of time is defined in terms of
A) the electromagnetic waves emitted by cesium atoms.
B) the motion of the moon around the earth.
C) the motion of a precision pendulum.
D) the average solar day.
E) the speed of light. - ANSA) the electromagnetic waves emitted by cesium atoms.
5. The mass of a raindrop is 4 milligrams. Which one of the following statements indicates the
correct mass of the raindrop in grams?
A) The raindrop has a mass of 4 × 106 grams.
B) The raindrop has a mass of 4 × 10-3 grams.
C) The raindrop has a mass of 4 × 10-1 grams.
D) The raindrop has a mass of 4 × 103 grams.
E) The raindrop has a mass of 4 × 10-6grams. - ANSB) The raindrop has a mass of 4 × 10-3
grams.
,6. Which one of the following is the longest length?
A) 10^0 meters
B) 10^2 centimeters
C) 10^4 millimeters
D) 10^5 micrometers
E) 10^7 nanometers - ANSC) 10^4 millimeters
7. In a diving competition, a woman dives from a platform that is ten meters above the surface
of the water. What is the height, expressed in feet, of the platform?
A) 13 feet
B) 18 feet
C) 24 feet
D) 33 feet
E) 47 feet - ANSD) 33 feet
8. A candy shop sells a pound of chocolate for $ 10.85. What is the price of 1.50 kg of chocolate
at the shop?
A) $ 8.17
B) $ 13.49
C) $ 17.98
D) $ 29.73
E) $ 35.81 - ANSE) $ 35.81
9. Complete the following statement: The ratio is equal to
A) 102.
B) 103.
C) 106.
D) 10-3.
E) 10-6. - ANSE) 10-6.
10. Which one of the following choices is equivalent to 8.0 m2?
A) 8.0 × 10-4 cm2
B) 8.0 × 102 cm2
C) 8.0 × 10-2 cm2
D) 8.0 × 104 cm2
E) 8.0 × 103 cm2 - ANSD) 8.0 × 104 cm2
11. Which one of the following pairs of units may not be added together, even after the
appropriate unit conversions have been made?
A) grams and milligrams
B) kilometers and kilograms
C) miles and kilometers
D) slugs and kilograms
E) centimeters and yards - ANSB) kilometers and kilograms
,12. Which one of the following choices is equivalent to 44.5 mm?
A) 4.45 × 101 m
B) 4.45 × 10-2 m
C) 44.5 × 10-1 m
D) 44.5 × 10-2 m
E) 4.45 × 100m - ANSB) 4.45 × 10-2 m
13. Which one of the following choices is equivalent to 152 m?
A) 1.52 × 101 m
B) 1.52 × 102 m
C) 1.52 × 10-1 m
D) 1.52 × 10-2 m
E) 1.52 × 100m - ANSB) 1.52 × 10^2 m
14. In the sport of horseshoe pitching, two stakes are 40.0 feet apart. What is the distance in
meters between the two stakes?
A) 24.4 m
B) 4.80 m
C) 18.3 m
D) 12.2 m
E) 15.7 m - ANSD) 12.2 m
15. The Boston Marathon is the oldest annual foot race, in which those that finish complete a
distance of 26 miles, 385 yards. Express this distance in kilometers.
A) 16.295 km
B) 16.398 km
C) 42.186 km
D) 42.453 km
E) 56.496 km - ANSC) 42.186 km
16. The surface of a lake has an area of 15.5 km2. What is the area of the lake in m2?
A) 1.55 × 104 m2
B) 1.55 × 105 m2
C) 1.55 × 106 m2
D) 1.55 × 107 m2
E) 1.55 × 108m2 - ANSD) 1.55 × 10^7 m^2
20. A certain physical quantity, R, is calculated using the formula: R = 4a2(b - c) where a, b, and
c are distances. What is the SI unit for R?
A) cm
B) cm2
C) m
D) m2
, E) m3 - ANSE) m3
22. The length of each side of a square is 4.8 m. What is the length of the diagonal of the
square (shown as a dashed line in the figure)?
A) 2.8 m
B) 8.0 m
C) 5.7 m
D) 6.8 m
E) 16 m - ANSD) 6.8 m
23. Three sticks are arranged to form a right triangle. If the lengths of the three sticks are 0.47
m, 0.62 m and 0.78 m, what are the three angles of the triangle?
A) 90°, 45°, and 45°
B) 90°, 62°, and 28°
C) 90°, 59°, and 31°
D) 90°, 48°, and 42°
E) 90°, 53°, and 37° - ANSE) 90°, 53°, and 37°
24. A 3.0-m ladder leans against a wall and makes an angle with the wall of 28° as shown in the
drawing. What is the height h above the ground where the ladder makes contact with the wall?
A) 2.6 m
B) 2.3 m
C) 2.1 m
D) 1.9 m
E) 1.6 m - ANSA) 2.6 m
25. A pole is held vertically by attaching wires at a height of 13.4 m above the ground. The other
end of each wire is anchored in the ground at a distance of 9.54 m from the base of the pole.
The pole makes a right angle with the ground. What is the length of each wire?
A) 14.1 m
B) 19.7 m
C) 11.5 m
D) 16.4 m
E) 22.8 m - ANSD) 16.4 m
26. A certain mountain road is inclined 3.1° with respect to the horizon. What is the change in
altitude of the car as a result of its traveling 2.90 km along the road?
A) 157 m
B) 181 m
C) 116 m
D) 203 m
E) 289 m - ANSA) 157 m
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