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College Physics Reasoning and Relationships, 2e (Volume 1) By Nicholas Giordano

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Chapter 01: Introduction

MULTIPLE CHOICE

NARRBEGIN: 1.3

1.3 Dealing with Numbers

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• Which one of the choices below represents the preferred practice regarding significant figures when

adding the following: 12.4 + 14 + 67.37 + 4.201?

• 98 c. 97.97
• 98.0 d. 97.971

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 1

• Which one of the choices below represents the preferred practice regarding significant figures when

multiplying the following: 10.5  8.9  3.11?

• 290.6295 c. 291
• 290.63 d. 290

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1

• Calculate (0.82 + 0.042)  (4.49  10

3 ), keeping only significant figures.

• 3870.8 c. 3879
• 3870 d. 3900

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1

• The length and width of a standard sheet of paper is measured, and then the area is found by

calculation to be 93.500 in 2 . The number of significant figures in the width measurement must be at

least:

• 5 c. 3
• 4 d. 2

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 1

• The number 0.0001070 has how many significant figures?
• 2 c. 4
• 3 d. 7

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2

• Multiplying a 4 significant figure number by a 3 significant figure number and then dividing the

product by a six significant figure number yields a number with how many significant figures?

• 7/6 c. 2
• 3 d. 13

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2

• Modern electroplaters can cover a surface area of 55.0 m

2 with one troy ounce of gold (volume = 1.611 cm 3

• What is the thickness of the electroplated gold?
• 3.64  10

−7 m c. 1.83  10 −6 m

• 1.46  10

−9 m d. 2.93  10 −8 m

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ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 3

• The basic function of an automobile’s carburetor is to atomize the gasoline and mix it with air to

promote rapid combustion. Assume that 40 cm 3 of gasoline is atomized into N spherical droplets. Each droplet has a radius of 2.0  10 −5

• Find the total surface area of these N spherical droplets.
• 60,000 cm

2

• 20,000 cm

2

• 24,000 cm

2

• 2800 cm

2

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 3

• A circle has an area of 2.0 m

2 . A second circle has triple the radius of the first. The area of the second circle is _____ times that of the first.

• 27 c. 3.0
• 9.0 d. 0.67

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2

• tripling the radius of a sphere results in increasing its volume by a factor of
• 27 c. 9
• 27 d. 3

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2

• Two numbers, one with 4 significant figures and the other with 3 significant figures, are combined

using the math operations given below. Which operation can give a result with fewer than 3 significant figures?

• addition c. multiplication
• subtraction d. division

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2

NARRBEGIN: 1.4

1.4 Physical Quantities and Units of Measure

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• A room in a house has a floor area of 160 ft

2 . Which of the following is most likely the approximate volume of the room?

• 4000 m

3

• 40 m

3

• 400 m

3

• 4 m

3

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2

• 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

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1

• The current standard definition for the second has been based on which of the following?
• characteristic frequency of the light from cesium atoms
• average solar day
• sidereal day 3 / 4

• Greenwich Civil Time

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 1

• 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 c. length and time
• power and force d. force and time

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 1

• The prefixes which are abbreviated p, n, and T represent which of the following?
• 10

−2 , 10 −6 , and 10 15

• 10

−12 , 10 −9 , and 10 12

• 10

−9 , 10 6 , and 10 10

• 10

−15 , 10 −6 , and 10 15

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 1

• The ratio M/m of the prefixes M and m has what value?
• 10

3

• 10

9

• 10

6

• 10

18

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2

• One year is about _____ seconds while one day is exactly _____ seconds.
• 3.16  10

7 , 86,400 c. 3.16  10 7

, 8640

• 5.26  10

5 , 86,400 d. 1.04  10 6

, 36,000

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2

• On planet Q the standard unit of volume is called the guppy. Space travelers from Earth have

determined that one liter = 38.2 guppies. How many guppies are in 200 liters?

• 70.2 guppies c. 5.24 guppies
• 9.74 guppies d. 7640 guppies

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2

• On planet Z, the standard unit of length is the foose. Ann the Astronaut is 5.90 feet tall on Earth. She

lands on planet Z and is measured to be 94 foosi tall. Her partner Rachael is 83 foosi tall. How tall is Rachael on Earth?

• 5.2 feet c. 5.8 feet
• 5.5 feet d. 6.3 feet

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2

• A furlong is a distance of 220 yards. A fortnight is a time period of two weeks. A horse is running at a

speed of 4.00 yards per second. What is his speed in furlongs per fortnight?

• 2200 furlongs/fortnight c. 11,000 furlongs/fortnight
• 4980 furlongs/fortnight d. 22,000 furlongs/fortnight

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2

• A cereal box has the dimensions of 0.19 m  0.28 m  0.080 m. If there are 3.28 feet per meter, then

what is the volume of the box in cubic feet?

• 0.0043 cubic feet c. 0.046 cubic feet
• 0.15 cubic feet d. 0.0014 cubic feet

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