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- Since 1983 the standard meter has been defined in terms of which of the following?
- specific alloy bar housed at Sevres, France
- wavelength of light emitted by krypton-86
- distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole
- the distance light travels in a certain fraction of a second
- None of the above
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time
DATE CREATED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/14/2016 12:55 PM
- Since 1967 the standard definition for the second has been based on which of the following?
- characteristic frequency of the cesium-133 atom
- average solar day
- sidereal day
- Greenwich Civil Time
- None of the above
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time
DATE CREATED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM
- In mechanics, physicists use three basic quantities to derive additional quantities. Mass is one of the three quantities.
- length and force
- power and force
- length and time
- force and time
What are the other two?
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time
DATE CREATED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM
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- The prefixes which are abbreviated f, d, and T represent which of the following?
a.10 –30 , 10 –2 , and 10 24
b.10 –15 , 10 2 , and 10 24
c.10 –15 , 10 –1 , and 10 12
d.10 –13 , 10 2 , and 10 24
e.10 –30 , 10 –1 , and 10 –2
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: True
TOPICS: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time
DATE CREATED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM
- In 1983 the standard meter was redefined to what it is currently. What was the previous definition from 1960 based on?
- specific alloy bar housed at Sevres, France
- wavelength of light emitted by certain krypton atoms
- distance from the Earth’s equator to the North Pole
- the distance light travels in a certain fraction of a second
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time
DATE CREATED: 1/10/2014 3:05 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/29/2016 12:59 PM
- The ratio T/m of the prefixes M and m has what value?
a.10 16
b.10 14
c.10 15
d.10 13
e.10 17
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: 2
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: True
TOPICS: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time 2 / 4
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DATE MODIFIED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM
- Which is smallest, an atom, a nucleus, a proton, or an electron?
- atom
- electron
- nucleus
- proton
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.2 The Building Blocks of Matter
NOTES: New item
DATE CREATED: 8/17/2016 10:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/10/2016 10:41 PM
- The nuclei of atoms contain
- electrons only.
- neutrons only.
- protons and electrons.
- protons and neutrons.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.2 The Building Blocks of Matter
DATE CREATED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM
- When was the existence of the neutron confirmed?
- in ancient times
- in 1895
- in 1932
- in 1969
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.2 The Building Blocks of Matter
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- The proton contains which of the following combination of quarks?
- two up quarks and one down quark
- one up quark and two down quarks
- one top quark and two bottom quarks
- two top quarks and one bottom quark
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.2 The Building Blocks of Matter
DATE CREATED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM
- A city uses 6.8 × 10
- 4.7E+6
- 7.9E+4
- 2.8E+8
- 6.8E+9
9 gallons of water every day. How many gallons per minute must be pumped from the reservoir to meet the city's water needs?
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: 2
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: True
TOPICS: 1.3 Dimensional Analysis
NOTES: New item
DATE CREATED: 12/1/2016 8:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/30/2016 1:56 AM
- A herd of sheep eats 10 bales of hay every 4 days. If a bale of hay costs $2.85, how much will it cost to feed the sheep
- $912.50
- $2,600.63
- $28.50
- $3,650.00
hay for one year?
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: 2
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: True
TOPICS: 1.3 Dimensional Analysis
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