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Chapter 01 Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 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 e. 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 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 e. 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 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 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 (College Physics, 11e Raymond Serway, Chris Vuille)(Test Bank all Chapter) Chapter 01 Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 2 4. The prefixes which are abbreviated f, d, and T represent which of the following? a. 10–30, 10–2, and 1024 b. 10–15, 102, and 1024 c. 10–15, 10–1, and 1012 d. 10–13, 102, and 1024 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 5. In 1983 the standard meter was redefined to what it is currently. What was the previous definition from 1960 based on? a. specific alloy bar housed at Sevres, France b. wavelength of light emitted by certain krypton atoms c. distance from the Earth’s equator to the North Pole d. 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 6. The ratio T/m of the prefixes M and m has what value? a. 1016 b. 1014 c. 1015 d. 1013 e. 1017 ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: 2 QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: True TOPICS: 1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time Chapter 01 Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 3 DATE CREATED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM DATE MODIFIED: 6/23/2016 3:27 PM 7. Which is smallest, an atom, a nucleus, a proton, or an electron? a. atom b. electron c. nucleus d. 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 8. The nuclei of atoms contain a. electrons only. b. neutrons only. c. protons and electrons. d. 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 9. When was the existence of the neutron confirmed? a. in ancient times b. in 1895 c. in 1932 d. in 1969 ANSWER: c 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 Chapter 01 Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 4 DATE MODIFIED: 11/10/2016 8:43 PM 10. 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 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 11. A city uses 6.8 × 109 gallons of water every day. How many gallons per minute must be pumped from the reservoir to meet the city's water needs? a. 4.7E+6 b. 7.9E+4 c. 2.8E+8 d. 6.8E+9 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 12. 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? a. $912.50 b. $2,600.63 c. $28.50 d. $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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