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Chapter 01 Copyright Cengage Learning. Poweredby Cognero.Page 1 1.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

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2.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

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3.In mechanics, physicists use three basic quantities to derive additional quantities. Mass is one of the three quantities.What are the other two?

• length and force
• power and force
• length and time
• force and time

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: 1

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

TOPICS: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time

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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

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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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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DATE MODIFIED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM

• A city uses 6.8 × 10

9 gallons of water every day. How many gallons per minute must be pumped from the reservoir to meet the city's water needs?

• 4.7E+6
• 7.9E+4
• 2.8E+8
• 6.8E+9

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: 2

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: True

TOPICS: 1.3 Dimensional Analysis

NOTES: New item

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• 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

hay for one year?

• $912.50
• $2,600.63
• $28.50
• $3,650.00

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: 2

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: True

TOPICS: 1.3 Dimensional Analysis

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