College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 4th Edition Test Bank

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ExamName___________________________________MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.1)Significant Figures: In the product A Â B Â C,Ahas 5 significant figures,Bhas 2 significant figures,andChas 3 significant figures. How many significant figures does the product have?A)10B)4C)5D)2E)3Answer:D2)Significant Figures: In the quotientABÂC, A has 5 significant figures,Bhas 2 significant figures,andChas 3 significant figures. How many significant figures does the quotient have?A)1B)0C)2D)3E)4Answer:C3)Significant Figures: In the sumA + B + C,Ais accurate to 5 decimal places,Bis accurate to 2decimal places, andCis accurate to 3 decimal places. What is the correct number of decimal placesin the sum?A)4B)3C)10D)2E)5Answer:D4)Significant Figures: In the differenceA - B - C,Ais accurate to 5 decimal places,Bis accurate to 2decimal places, andCis accurate to 3 decimal places. What is the correct number of decimal placesin the difference?A)4B)3C)0D)5E)2Answer:E5)Significant Figures: How many significant figures are in the number 0.0037010?A)sevenB)fiveC)sixD)eightE)fourAnswer:B6)Significant Figures: How many significant figures are in the number 0.010?A)twoB)threeC)oneD)fourAnswer:A7)Significant Figures: How many significant figures are in the number 120.070?A)fiveB)threeC)fourD)sixAnswer:D8)Significant Figures: The number of significant figures in 10,001 isA)five.B)two.C)six.D)three.Answer:A1
9)Significant Figures: The number of significant figures in 0.01500 isA)four.B)five.C)two.D)three.Answer:A10)Significant Figures: The number of significant figures in 0.040 isA)four.B)one.C)three.D)two.Answer:DSHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.11)Significant Figures: Which of the following numbers has 4 significant figures; which has 5 significant figures?(a) 3001(b) 0.00370(c) 4774.00(d) 29.290Answer:(a) has 4 significant figures; (d) has 5 significant figures12)Significant Figures: In a parallel universe, the quantity ʌ has the value 3.14049… . Express ʌ in that universe to(a) four significant figures(b) five significant figures.Answer:(a) 3.140 (b) 3.1405MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.13)Metric System: The metric system is preferred over the British system in science for the followingmain reason.A)The metric system is more precise than the British system.B)Metric quantities are natural whereas British quantities are invented.C)Metric quantities can be defined more accurately than the quantities in the British system.D)Conversions between metric quantities are especially easy because they are all related byfactors of ten.Answer:D14)Dimensional Analysis: When adding several quantitiesA)the quantities can have any combination of units.B)the quantities must all have exactly the same units.C)the quantities must all be dimensionless.Answer:B15)Dimensional Analysis: When multiplying several quantitiesA)the quantities can have any combination of units.B)the quantities must all have exactly the same units.C)the quantities must all be dimensionless.Answer:A2

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