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Conceptual physics Exam Questions with Answers radio waves - Answer-A surface that is considered rough for infrared waves may be polished for away from normal - Answer-A beam of light emerges from water into air at an angle. The beam is bent the red glass - Answer-The average speed of light is greatest in below the sighted fish - Answer-If you wish to spear a fish with a regular spear, you should compensate for refraction between the air and water and throw your spear separate fro...

Conceptual Physics Test Questions with All Correct Answers The momentum of an object is defined as the object's - Answer-mass times its velocity Which has more momentum, a large truck moving at 30 mph or a small truck moving at 30 mph? - Answer-the large truck Compared to a sports car moving at 30 mph, the same sports car moving at 60 mph has ____. - Answer-twice as much momentum The momentum change of an object is equal to the ____. - Answer-impulse acting on it In order to incr...

Conceptual physics unit 4 Test Questions and Answer All Correct Which releases the most energy, 100 grams of 100 degrees C water cooling to 50 degree C, or 100 grams of iron at 100 degrees C cooling to 50 degrees C?(The specific heat of iron is 0.12 cal/g C) - Answer-Water Internal energy is the ? - Answer-Total amount of energy contained in an object Heat is measured in ? - Answer-calories, kilocalories, and joules Specific heat capacity is related to the amount of internal energy? - ...

Conceptual physics Exam Questions with Complete Solutions The two measurements necessary for calculating average speed are A) acceleration and time B) velocity and time C) distance and time D) distance and acceleration E) velocity and distance - Answer-Answer: C - distance/time A car maintains a constant velocity of 100 km/hr for 10 seconds. During this interval its acceleration is A) zero B) 10km/hr C) 110km/hr D) 1000km/hr - Answer-Answer: A - zero While an object near the ...

Conceptual Physics Test 1 Questions with Answers The scientist to first introduce the concept of inertia was A) Galileo. B) Newton. C) Aristotle. D) Copernicus - Answer-A) Galileo. Which of the following is a scientific statement? A) The moon is made of rock. B) Matter is filled with undetectable particles C) There are parts of the universe that will never be found by man. D) There are things we will never know about. - Answer-A) The moon is made of rock. The scientific method is ...

Conceptual Physics Ch 13 Test Questions with Answers When you stand on one foot instead of two, the force you exert on the floor is A) less. B) the same. C) more. D) None of the above. - Answer-B) the same. When you stand on one foot instead of two, the pressure you exert on the floor is A) less. B) the same. C) more. D) None of the above. - Answer-C) more. Twice as much, in fact! Water pressure provided by a water tower is greater if the tower A) is taller. B) holds more wat...

Conceptual physics Study Questions with Answers newtons first law states - Answer-object motion stay in motion and an object at rest at rest the SI unit of force is newtons - Answer-true an object is at equilibrium when there are equal or no forces acting on it - Answer-true what is mass - Answer-quantity of matter what is newtons first law - Answer-an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by another force what is equilibrium - Answer-a state in which opposing forces...

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Conceptual physics Midterm Exam Questions with Correct Answers temperature at which a solid state changes to a liquid state - Answer-melting point can result from adding or removing thermal energy - Answer-change of state the change of state from a gas to a liquid - Answer-condensation temperature at which matter changes from liquid to solid - Answer-freezing point stored energy resulting form the interactions between particles or objects - Answer-potential energy vaporization ...

Conceptual Physics Midterm Exam Prep Questions with Correct Answers The newton is a unit of a. force b. mass c. inertia d. density - Answer-a. force If an object's mass is decreasing while a constant force is applied to the object, the acceleration a. remains the same. b. decreases. c. increases. - Answer-c. increases. Two billiard balls having the same mass and speed roll toward each other. What is their combined momentum after they meet? a. 0 b. half the sum of their original momentu...