Question 1

1.0 micrometer equals _____________ millimeters.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.0 $\times$ 10-6 
B)  1.0 $\times$ 10-3 
C)  1.0 $\times$ 10+3 
D)  1.0 $\times$ 10+6 
A)  1.0 $\times$ 10-6 
B)  1.0 $\times$ 10-3 
C)  1.0 $\times$ 10+3 
D)  1.0 $\times$ 10+6 B

Question 2

The side of a cube is increased by 5%.The percentage increase of the surface area of the cube is

Accepted Answer

A)  5%. 
B)  10%. 
C)  12%. 
D)  16%. 
E)  18%. 
A)  5%. 
B)  10%. 
C)  12%. 
D)  16%. 
E)  18%. B

Question 3

How many square centimeters are there in 1 square foot (1 in = 2.540 cm)?

Accepted Answer

A)  9.290 $\times$ 103 cm2 
B)  929.0 cm2 
C)  9.290 $\times$ 104 cm2 
D)  92.90 cm2 
E)  9.3  $\times$ 102 cm2 
A)  9.290 $\times$ 103 cm2 
B)  929.0 cm2 
C)  9.290 $\times$ 104 cm2 
D)  92.90 cm2 
E)  9.3  $\times$ 102 cm2 B

Question 4

Find the equation x = at2 + b that fits the following data.

Accepted Answer

A)  x = t2 + 18 
B)  x = 2t2 - 2 
C)  x = t2 + 3 
D)  x = 2t2 + 0 
A)  x = t2 + 18 
B)  x = 2t2 - 2 
C)  x = t2 + 3 
D)  x = 2t2 + 0

Question 5

The radius of a circle is tripled. By what factor is the area changed?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  6 
C)  9 
D)  12 
A)  3 
B)  6 
C)  9 
D)  12

Question 6

The last page of a book is numbered 814 and the book is 3.00 cm thick.What is the average thickness of each page?

Accepted Answer

A)  2.54 $\times$ 103 cm 
B)  2.54 $\times$ 10-3 cm 
C)  7.37 $\times$ 10-3 cm 
D)  3.92 $\times$ 10-3 cm 
A)  2.54 $\times$ 103 cm 
B)  2.54 $\times$ 10-3 cm 
C)  7.37 $\times$ 10-3 cm 
D)  3.92 $\times$ 10-3 cm

Question 7

Find the equation v2 = ah + b that fits the following data.

Accepted Answer

A)  v2 = 4h + 0 
B)  v2 = 2h + 4 
C)  v2 = 4h + 4.90 
D)  v2 = 2h + 0 
A)  v2 = 4h + 0 
B)  v2 = 2h + 4 
C)  v2 = 4h + 4.90 
D)  v2 = 2h + 0

Question 8

Find the equation x = at + b that fits the following data.

Accepted Answer

A)  x = 45 t + 20 
B)  x = 35 t + 20 
C)  x = 35 t + 15 
D)  x = 25 t + 45 
A)  x = 45 t + 20 
B)  x = 35 t + 20 
C)  x = 35 t + 15 
D)  x = 25 t + 45

Question 9

By what factor does the volume of a cube increase if the lengths of the edges are tripled?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  9 
C)  3 
D)  27 
A)  6 
B)  9 
C)  3 
D)  27

Question 10

Estimate how many textbooks of 1000 pages stacked on top of each other would make a stack of books 10 feet high.

Accepted Answer

A)  60 
B)  50 
C)  40 
D)  30 
E)  20 
A)  60 
B)  50 
C)  40 
D)  30 
E)  20

Question 11

If the length of a box is reduced by one-third and the width and height are doubled,by what factor has the volume changed?

Accepted Answer

A)  4/3 
B)  2/3 
C)  3/4 
D)  3/2 
A)  4/3 
B)  2/3 
C)  3/4 
D)  3/2

Question 12

Find the equation x = at + b that fits the following data.

Accepted Answer

A)  x = 20t - 80 
B)  x = -20t + 80 
C)  x = 40t + 80 
D)  x = -40t + 20 
A)  x = 20t - 80 
B)  x = -20t + 80 
C)  x = 40t + 80 
D)  x = -40t + 20

Question 13

Estimate the number of dollar bills (15.5 cm)put end to end it would take to circle the earth (radius = 6.40 $\times$ 103 km).

Accepted Answer

A)  9.5 $\times$ 10+8 
B)  2.6 $\times$ 10+8 
C)  3.7 $\times$ 10+7 
D)  1.2 $\times$ 10+7 
E)  8.5 $\times$ 10+6 
A)  9.5 $\times$ 10+8 
B)  2.6 $\times$ 10+8 
C)  3.7 $\times$ 10+7 
D)  1.2 $\times$ 10+7 
E)  8.5 $\times$ 10+6

Question 14

To be dimensionally consistent,distance [L],velocity [L/T],and acceleration [L/T2] must be related as follows.

Accepted Answer

A)  distance = velocity2/acceleration 
B)  distance = velocity/acceleration 
C)  distance = velocity2 $\times$ acceleration 
D)  distance = velocity $\times$ acceleration2 
A)  distance = velocity2/acceleration 
B)  distance = velocity/acceleration 
C)  distance = velocity2 $\times$ acceleration 
D)  distance = velocity $\times$ acceleration2

Question 15

By what factor does the volume of a cube increase if the length of the edges are doubled?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  6 
D)  8 
A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  6 
D)  8

Question 16

A graph of x vs t2 is linear,and intercepts the vertical axis at 12m and the horizontal axis at 2s.What is the function?

Accepted Answer

A) x = 12m - (6m/s2)t2 
B) x = 12m + (6m/s2)t2 
C) x = 12m + (3m/s2)t2 
D) x = 12m - (3m/s2)t2 
A) x = 12m - (6m/s2)t2 
B) x = 12m + (6m/s2)t2 
C) x = 12m + (3m/s2)t2 
D) x = 12m - (3m/s2)t2

Question 17

If the radius of the earth is 6400.0 km and the atmosphere is 10.0 km high,then the volume of air around the earth is

Accepted Answer

A)  5.135 $\times$ 10+18 m3. 
B)  3.605 $\times$ 10+16 m3. 
C)  5.14 $\times$ 10+18 m3. 
D)  6.211 $\times$ 10+12 m3. 
A)  5.135 $\times$ 10+18 m3. 
B)  3.605 $\times$ 10+16 m3. 
C)  5.14 $\times$ 10+18 m3. 
D)  6.211 $\times$ 10+12 m3.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a SI base unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  kelvin 
B)  kilogram 
C)  newton 
D)  second 
E)  meter 
A)  kelvin 
B)  kilogram 
C)  newton 
D)  second 
E)  meter

Question 19

Estimate the surface area of an adult human's head.

Accepted Answer

A)  0.05 m2 
B)  0.1 m2 
C)  0.01 m2 
A)  0.05 m2 
B)  0.1 m2 
C)  0.01 m2

Question 20

To be dimensionally consistent,distance [L],acceleration [L/T2],and time [T] must be related as follows.

Accepted Answer

A)  distance = acceleration2 $\times$ time2 
B)  distance = acceleration $\times$ time 
C)  distance = acceleration $\times$ time2 
D)  distance = acceleration2 $\times$ time 
A)  distance = acceleration2 $\times$ time2 
B)  distance = acceleration $\times$ time 
C)  distance = acceleration $\times$ time2 
D)  distance = acceleration2 $\times$ time

Exam 1: Introduction

1.0 micrometer equals _____________ millimeters.

The side of a cube is increased by 5%.The percentage increase of the surface area of the cube is

How many square centimeters are there in 1 square foot (1 in = 2.540 cm)?

Find the equation x = at2 + b that fits the following data.

The radius of a circle is tripled. By what factor is the area changed?

The last page of a book is numbered 814 and the book is 3.00 cm thick.What is the average thickness of each page?

Find the equation v2 = ah + b that fits the following data.

Find the equation x = at + b that fits the following data.

By what factor does the volume of a cube increase if the lengths of the edges are tripled?

Estimate how many textbooks of 1000 pages stacked on top of each other would make a stack of books 10 feet high.

If the length of a box is reduced by one-third and the width and height are doubled,by what factor has the volume changed?

Find the equation x = at + b that fits the following data.

Estimate the number of dollar bills (15.5 cm)put end to end it would take to circle the earth (radius = 6.40 ×\times× 103 km).

To be dimensionally consistent,distance [L],velocity [L/T],and acceleration [L/T2] must be related as follows.

By what factor does the volume of a cube increase if the length of the edges are doubled?

A graph of x vs t2 is linear,and intercepts the vertical axis at 12m and the horizontal axis at 2s.What is the function?

If the radius of the earth is 6400.0 km and the atmosphere is 10.0 km high,then the volume of air around the earth is

Which of the following is not a SI base unit?

Estimate the surface area of an adult human's head.

To be dimensionally consistent,distance [L],acceleration [L/T2],and time [T] must be related as follows.

Force

Acceleration and Newtons Second Law of Motion

Motion With Constant Acceleration

Circular Motion

Conservation of Energy

Linear Momentum

Torque and Angular Momentum

Fluids

Elasticity and Oscillations

Waves

Sound

Temperature and the Ideal Gas

Heat

Thermodynamics

Electric Forces and Fields

Electric Potential

Electric Current and Circuits

Magnetic Forces and Fields

Electromagnetic Induction

Alternating Current

Electromagnetic Waves

Reflection and Refraction of Light

Optical Instruments

Interference and Diffraction

Relativity

Early Quantum Physics and the Photon

Quantum Physics

Nuclear Physics

Particle Physics

Filters

Find the equation x = at² + b that fits the following data.

Find the equation v² = ah + b that fits the following data.

Estimate the number of dollar bills (15.5 cm)put end to end it would take to circle the earth (radius = 6.40 $\times$ 10³ km).

To be dimensionally consistent,distance [L],velocity [L/T],and acceleration [L/T²] must be related as follows.

A graph of x vs t² is linear,and intercepts the vertical axis at 12m and the horizontal axis at 2s.What is the function?

To be dimensionally consistent,distance [L],acceleration [L/T²],and time [T] must be related as follows.