Test Bank For College physics 9Th Edition By Alan Giambattista

Chapter 1   Introduction

1) A student of physics watching the Star Wars films knows that according to the laws of physics

1. A) the Rebel heroes can see the flash of an explosion in space.
2. B) the Rebel heroes can hear the sound of an explosion in space.
3. C) the Rebel heroes can communicate using their radios in space.
4. D) the Rebel heroes can see the flash of an explosion in space AND the Rebel heroes can communicate using their radios in space.
5. E) the Rebel heroes can see the flash of an explosion in space AND the Rebel heroes can hear the sound of an explosion in space.

2) In everyday language, speed and velocity are synonyms, but in physics

1. A) velocity has only magnitude.
2. B) speed has only direction.
3. C) velocity has magnitude and direction.
4. D) speed has magnitude and direction.
5. E) velocity has only direction.

3) In everyday language, power and force are similar, but in physics

1. A) force has only magnitude.
2. B) power has only direction.
3. C) force has magnitude and direction.
4. D) power has magnitude and direction.
5. E) None of these answers are correct.

4) Algebraic symbols in physics equations represent physical quantities, therefore

1. A) the symbols represent numbers only.
2. B) the symbols represent numbers and units.
3. C) the symbols consist of units only.
4. D) the symbols are only abstract.
5. E) the symbols are only imaginary.

5) 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?

2. A) 2.54 × 103cm
3. B) 2.54 × 10-3cm
4. C) 7.37 × 10-3cm
5. D) 3.92 × 10-3cm