Test Bank For Inquiry into Physics 8th Edition (J. Ostdiek, 2024) All Chapters Covered | Complete Guide.
Chapter 01: The Study of Motion
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1. A vector quantity has only a magnitude and no direction associated with it.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
2. Motion in a circle at constant speed is motion with constant acceleration.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
3. Motion in a circle at constant speed is motion with constant velocity.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
4. Uniform motion is any motion at constant speed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
5. The terms velocity and speed have identical meanings in physics.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
6. If an object’s speed is constant, its velocity must also be constant.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
7. If an object’s velocity is constant, its speed must also be constant.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
8. The proper abbreviation for ‘seconds’ is ‘sec.’
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
9. The proper abbreviation for ‘grams’ is ‘g.’
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
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DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
10. The proper abbreviation for ‘kilohertz’ is ‘kHz.’
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
11. The metric prefix that means one thousand is milli-.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
12. Twenty milliseconds is 0.020 s.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
13. There are one thousand megabytes in a gigabyte.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
14. The second is a metric unit of measure.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
15. The number of cycles of a periodic process that occur per unit time is called the period.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
16. The time for one complete cycle of a periodic process to take place is called the period.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
17. The period of oscillation for a signal having a frequency of 60 Hz is 60 seconds.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
18. The maximum possible speed in nature is the speed of light.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
19. Experimenting is part of the scientific method.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
20. A body at the end of a spring oscillates up and down ten times in five seconds. The period of oscillation is 2
s.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
21. The slope of a distance vs. time graph is the acceleration.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1. [Show Less]