Test Bank for FOR SERWAY AND VUILLE’S COLLEGE PHYSICS NINTH EDITION, VOLUME 1& 2 with complete solution

Test Bank for FOR SERWAY AND VUILLE’S
COLLEGE PHYSICS NINTH EDITION,
VOLUME 1& 2 with complete solution

Test Bank for
FOR
SERWAY AND VUILLE’S
COLLEGE
PHYSICS
NINTH EDITION,
VOLUME 1& 2

Chapter 1—Introduction
MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Since 1983 the standard meter has been defined in terms of which of the following?
   a.
   specific alloy bar housed at Sevres, France
   b.
   wavelength of light emitted by krypton-86
   c.
   distance from the Earth’s equator to the
   North Pole
   d.
   the distance light travels in a certain fraction
   of a second
   ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1
   TOP: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time
2. Since 1967 the standard definition for the second has been based on which of the following?
   a.
   characteristic frequency of the cesium-133
   atom
   b.
   average solar day
   c.
   sidereal day
   d.
   Greenwich Civil Time
   ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 1
   TOP: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time
3. In mechanics, physicists use three basic quantities to derive additional quantities. Mass is one of the three
   quantities. What are the other two?
   a.
   length and force
   b.
   power and force
   c.
   length and time
   d.
   force and time
   ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 1
   TOP: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time
4. The prefixes which are abbreviated p, n, and G represent which of the following?
   a.
   10-2
   , 10-6
   , and 1015
   b.
   10-9
   , 106
   , and 1010
   c.
   10-12, 10-9
   , and 109
   d.
   10-15, 10-6
   , and 1012
   ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 1
   TOP: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time
5. The ratio M/m of the prefixes M and m has what value?
   a.
   103
   b.
   106
   c.
   109
   d.
   1018

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2
TOP: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time

6. One year is about _ seconds while one day is exactly _ seconds.
   a.
   3.16 ´ 107
   , 86 400
   b.
   5.26 ´ 105
   , 86 400
   c.
   3.16 ´ 107
   , 8 640
   d.
   1.04 ´ 106
   , 36 000
   ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2
   TOP: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time
7. The nuclei of atoms contain
   a.
   electrons only.
   b.
   neutrons only.
   c.
   protons and electrons.
   d.
   protons and neutrons.
   ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1
   TOP: 1.2 The Building Blocks of Matter
8. When was the existence of the neutron confirmed?
   a.
   in ancient times
   b.
   in 1895
   c.
   in 1932
   d.
   in 1969
   ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 1
   TOP: 1.2 The Building Blocks of Matter
9. The proton contains which of the following combination of quarks?
   a.
   two up quarks and one down quark
   b.
   one up quark and two down quarks
   c.
   one top quark and two bottom quarks
   d.
   two top quarks and one bottom quark
   ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2
   TOP: 1.2 The Building Blocks of Matter
10. Which formula is dimensionally consistent with an expression yielding a value for velocity? (a is
    acceleration, x is distance, and t is time)
    a.
    v/t2
    b.
    vx
    2
    c.
    v
    2
    /t
    d.
    at
    ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1 TOP: 1.3 Dimensional Analysis
11. Which expression is dimensionally consistent with an expression that would yield a value for time-1
    ? (v is
    velocity, x is distance, and t is time)