Test Bank for Inquiry into Physics 8th Edition by Ostdiek
1. A vector quantity has only a magnitude and no direction associated with it.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:
POINTS:
False
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:
POINTS:
False
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:
POINTS:
False
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:
POINTS:
False
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
5. The terms velocity and speed have identical meanings in physics.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:
POINTS:
False
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:
POINTS:
True
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:
POINTS:
True
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:
POINTS:
False
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
9. The proper abbreviation for ‘grams’ is ‘g.’
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:
POINTS:
True
1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/13/2016 10:28 AM
10. The proper abbreviation for ‘kilohertz’ is ‘kHz.’
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:
POINTS:
True
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:
POINTS:
False
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:
POINTS:
True
1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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