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Survey of Physics provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts and principles of physics, covering topics such as mechanics, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Designed for students with diverse academic backgrounds, the course emphasizes conceptual understanding, real-world applications, and the development of problem-solving skills. Through lectures, demonstrations, and laboratory exercises, students gain insight into how physical laws govern the natural world and influence everyday life. This course is ideal for those seeking a broad overview of physics without a heavy reliance on advanced mathematics.
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Conceptual Physics 12th Edition by Paul G. Hewitt
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Chapter 1: About Science
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Q1) The scientific method is most effective in A)making hypotheses.
B)gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge.
C)discovering new things.
D)making theories.
E)performing experiments.
Answer: B
Q2) For a scientific hypothesis to be valid, there must be a test for proving it A)right.
B)wrong.
C)conclusively one way or the other.
Answer: B
Q3) The statement, "There are regions beneath Earth's crust that will always be beyond the reach of scientific investigation" is A)a fact.
B)speculation.
C)a hypothesis.
D)a scientific statement.
E)a theory.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Newtons First Law of Motion: Inertia
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Q1) Monkey Mo hangs from the middle of a horizontal rope. Tension in the rope is greatest if the rope
A)sags a lot.
B)sags very little.
C)sags or doesn't sag, for tension is the same in any case.
D)none of the above
Answer: B
Q2) The first scientist to be credited for postulating that Earth circled the Sun was A)Aristotle.
B)Copernicus.
C)Galileo.
D)Newton.
Answer: B
Q3) When a rocket ship gaining speed in outer space runs out of fuel, it
A)gains speed for a short time, then slows down to a constant velocity.
B)gains speed for a short time, slows down, and eventually stops.
C)no longer gains speed.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Linear Motion
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Q1) One half second after starting from rest, a freely falling object will have a speed of about
A)2 m/s.
B)5 m/s.
C)10 m/s.
D)20 m/s.
E)none of the above
Answer: B
Q2) The two measurements necessary for calculating average speed are
A)acceleration and time.
B)velocity and time.
C)distance and time.
D)distance and acceleration.
E)velocity and distance.
Answer: C
Q3) As water drops fall at a steady rate from a leaking faucet they
A)get closer together.
B)get farther apart.
C)remain at a relatively fixed distance from one another.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Newtons Second Law of Motion
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Q1) An apple weighs 1 N. When the apple is held at rest above your head, the net force on the apple is
A)0 N.
B)0.1 N.
C)1 N.
D)9.8 N.
E)none of the above
Q2) When a constant and sustained upward force acts on a rocket, its acceleration increases mainly because
A)gravity becomes weaker with increased distance.
B)the mass of the rocket decreases as fuel is burned.
C)No way, for acceleration would be constant.
Q3) If more horizontal force is applied to a sliding object than is needed to maintain a constant velocity, the object
A)accelerates in the direction of the applied force.
B)accelerates opposite the direction of the applied force.
C)experiences greater friction.
D)none of the above
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Chapter 5: Newtons Third Law of Motion: Action and Reaction
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Q1) A 10-unit vector at 60° from the vertical has a vertical component with a magnitude A)less than 10 units.
B)10 units.
C)greater than 10 units.
Q2) When Monkey Mo is suspended at rest by holding a rope with one hand and the side of his cage with the other, all the force vectors that act on him
A)have equal magnitudes.
B)cancel except for his weight vector, mg.
C)have a vector sum of zero.
Q3) The force that propels a cannonball when fired from a cannon is
A)huge compared to the recoil force on the cannon.
B)equal and opposite to the force the ball exerts on the cannon.
C)in some cases, equal and opposite to the force the ball exerts on the cannon.
Q4) Earth pulls on the Moon, and the Moon pulls on Earth, which tells us that A)these two pulls comprise an action-reaction pair.
B)both Earth and Moon circle a common point.
C)more massive objects pull harder.
D)all of the above
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Chapter 6: Momentum
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Q1) A same-size iron ball and wooden ball are dropped simultaneously from a tower and reach the ground at the same time. The iron ball has a greater A)speed.
B)acceleration.
C)momentum.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q2) A sandbag motionless in outer space is hit by a three-times-as massive sandbag moving at 12 m/s. They stick together and move at a speed of
A)3 m/s.
B)4 m/s.
C)6 m/s.
D)8 m/s.
E)none of the above
Q3) When a boxer moves into an oncoming punch, the force experienced is A)decreased.
B)increased.
C)no different, but the timing is different.
D)all of the above
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Chapter 7: Energy
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Q1) The work done in pushing a TV set a distance of 2 m with an average force of 20 N is
A)2 J.
B)10 J.
C)20 J.
D)40 J.
E)800 J.
Q2) A primary difference between momentum and kinetic energy is
A)momenta can cancel; kinetic energy cannot.
B)kinetic energy can cancel; momenta cannot.
C)either of the above depending on circumstances D)none of the above
Q3) A machine that promises more energy output than input is A)a fantasy.
B)commonplace in today's technology.
C)a long-shot worth investing in.
Q4) Solar power is commonly used to produce A)heat.
B)electricity.
C)both of these
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Chapter 8: Rotational Motion
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Q1) Centrifugal forces are an apparent reality to observers in a reference frame that is
A)moving at constant velocity.
B)an inertial reference frame.
C)at rest.
D)rotating.
E)none of the above
Q2) Strictly speaking, to weigh less in the Northern Hemisphere, you should move to a location farther
A)north (toward the pole).
B)south (toward the equator).
C)east.
D)west.
Q3) Stand a broom upright on the end of its pole and let it topple to the floor. Repeat, but with the bristles end on the floor. The faster fall will be the broom standing on its A)pole-end.
B)bristles-end.
C)the same either way.
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Chapter 9: Gravity
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Q1) The best time for digging clams (when the low tide is extra low)is during the time of the
A)new or full moon.
B)half moon.
C)quarter moon.
D)none of the above
Q2) According to Newton, when the distance between two interacting objects doubles, the gravitational force is A)half.
B)one-quarter.
C)the same.
D)twice as much.
E)four times as much.
Q3) Pluto is classified by as a A)full-fledged planet.
B)dwarf planet.
C)moon.
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Chapter 10: Projectile and Satellite Motion
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Q1) The speeds of the planets about the Sun depend on A)their distances from the Sun.
B)the masses of the planets.
C)their periods of rotation.
D)none of the above
Q2) According to Kepler, the speed of a planet is slowest when it is A)closest to the Sun.
B)farthest from the Sun.
C)neither, for speed is a constant.
Q3) From Earth, one satellite appears to overtake another. The faster satellite is A)higher.
B)lower.
C)smaller.
D)can't say
Q4) Rockets that launch satellites into orbit need less thrust when fired from A)Cape Canaveral in Florida.
B)Edwards Air Force Base in California.
C)Hawaii.
D)location does not affect the required rocket thrust.
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Chapter 11: Atomic Nature of Matter
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Q1) Compared to the atoms that make up the body of an elderly person, the atoms that make up the body of a newborn baby are A)newer.
B)actually older.
C)the same age.
Q2) Brownian motion is caused by A)thermal agitation.
B)perpetual motion.
C)particles larger than atoms bumping into them.
D)interactions between atoms and molecules.
E)almost invisible bugs.
Q3) Atoms heavier than helium were at one time manufactured by A)photosynthesis.
B)thermonuclear fusion.
C)radiant energy conversion.
D)radioactivity.
E)none of the above
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Chapter 12: Solids
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Q1) A creature that is scaled up in size, keeping its proportions, A)will be stronger relative to its greater weight.
B)will be weaker relative to its greater weight.
C)both of these
D)neither of these
Q2) Support a horizontal toothpick at both ends. Then do likewise for a log of the same kind of wood. There is more sag in the A)toothpick.
B)log.
C)same in each
Q3) A weightless spring is stretched 10 cm by a suspended 1-kg block. If two such springs are used to suspend the block, one spring above the other, to effectively provide one double-length spring, then the total stretch of the double-length spring will be A)5 cm.
B)10 cm.
C)20 cm.
D)30 cm.
E)none of the above
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Chapter 13: Liquids
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Q1) The buoyant force on an object is least when the object is A)partly submerged.
B)submerged near the surface.
C)submerged near the bottom.
D)none of the above
Q2) Compared to the density of water, the density of a fish is A)more.
B)less.
C)the same.
Q3) When an ice cube in a glass of water melts, the water level A)rises.
B)falls.
C)remains the same.
Q4) When an object is partly or wholly immersed in a liquid, it is buoyed up
A)by a force equal to its own weight.
B)by a force equal to the weight of liquid displaced.
C)and floats in accord with Archimedes' principle.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
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Chapter 14: Gases and Plasmas
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Q1) In drinking soda or water through a straw, we make use of A)capillary action.
B)surface tension.
C)atmospheric pressure.
D)Bernoulli's principle.
E)none of the above
Q2) As a balloon rises higher and higher into the atmosphere its A)volume decreases.
B)density increases.
C)weight increases.
D)mass decreases.
E)none of the above
Q3) Assuming no change in temperature, as a freely expanding helium-filled balloon rises in the atmosphere, the buoyant force acting on it
A)increases.
B)decreases.
C)remains nearly the same.
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Chapter 15: Temperature, Heat, and Expansion
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Q1) When water at 4°C is heated it expands. If it is instead cooled it will A)contracts.
B)also expand.
C)neither contracts nor expands.
Q2) The fact that a thermometer "takes its own temperature" illustrates A)thermal equilibrium.
B)energy conservation.
C)the difference between heat and internal energy.
D)the fact that molecules are constantly moving.
Q3) Which of the following expands more when the temperature is increased? Equal volumes of A)iron.
B)wood.
C)ice water.
D)helium.
E)all expand the same.
Q4) If the temperature of a sample of water at 4°C is slightly lowered, its volume A)increases.
B)decreases.
C)remains the same.
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Chapter 16: Heat Transfer
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Q1) Both black and white road surfaces absorb sunlight. The warmer road surface at the end of a sunny day is the
A)black surface.
B)white surface.
C)neither of these
Q2) On a cold day your feet feel warmer on a rug than on a tile floor because a rug
A)is usually warmer than tile.
B)is a poorer conductor.
C)for the same mass has more internal energy than tile.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q3) A good reflector of radiation is a
A)good absorber of radiation.
B)good emitter of radiation.
C)poor absorber of radiation.
D)none of the above
Q4) When coal dust is spread on snow on a sunny day
A)more melting occurs.
B)less melting occurs.
C)no change in melting rate occurs.
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Chapter 17: Change of Phase
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Q1) The molecules in a room-temperature glass of water jostle around at A)a great variety of speeds.
B)much the same rates of speed.
C)a very small range of speeds.
Q2) You can add heat without raising temperature to A)ice.
B)boiling water.
C)both of these
D)neither of these
Q3) When you walk barefoot on red-hot wooden coals it is best if A)no pieces of metal are among the coals.
B)you walk slowly to demonstrate your courage.
C)you impress your friends by carrying away bits of wood between your toes.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q4) Evaporation is a cooling process and condensation is A)a warming process.
B)a cooling process also.
C)neither of these
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Chapter 18: Thermodynamics
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Q1) Earth's atmosphere gets most of its heat from the A)Sun.
B)Earth's core.
C)both of these
D)neither of these
Q2) Systems alone tend to move toward A)order.
B)disorder.
C)temperature inversions.
D)none of the above
Q3) An example of a heat engine is A)an aircraft turbine.
B)an automobile internal combustion motor.
C)the steam engine of a railroad train.
D)the gasoline motor of a leaf blower.
E)all of the above
Q4) As a system becomes more disordered, entropy
A)increases.
B)decreases.
C)remains the same.
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Chapter 19: Vibrations and Waves
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Q1) A skipper on a boat sees wave crests passing the anchor chain every 5 seconds and estimates the distance between crests is 15 m. What is the speed of the water waves?
A)3 m/s
B)5 m/s
C)15 m/s
D)need more information
Q2) The source of a sonic boom
A)must be a sound emitter.
B)may or may not be a sound emitter.
C)is not a sound emitter.
D)none of the above
Q3) A Doppler effect occurs when a source of sound moves
A)towards you.
B)away from you.
C)either of these
D)neither of these
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Chapter 20: Sound
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Q1) In air and in water the same sound travels with different A)frequencies.
B)speeds.
C)both of these
D)neither of these
Q2) A base fiddle is louder than a harp because of its A)thicker strings.
B)sounding board.
C)lower pitch.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q3) To estimate the distance in kilometers of a flash of lightning, count the number of seconds between seeing the flash and hearing the accompanying thunder, then divide by A)2.
B)3. C)4.
D)5.
E)none of the above
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Chapter 21: Musical Sounds
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Q1) Compared to a sound of 40 decibels, the intensity of a sound of 50 decibels is
A)10 times as much.
B)100 times as much.
C)1000 times as much.
D)10,000 times as much.
E)more than 10,000 times as much.
Q2) The strings in musical instruments that have greater mass tend to produce notes of
A)higher frequency.
B)lower frequency.
C)the same frequency.
D)none of the above
Q3) Double the frequency of musical note and you double its A)wavelength.
B)speed.
C)amplitude.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
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Chapter 22: Electrostatics
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Q1) Two charged particles held a certain distance apart are released. As they move, the acceleration of each decreases. Therefore, their charges have
A)the same sign.
B)opposite signs.
C)need more information
Q2) The primary purpose of a lightning rod is to
A)attract lightning and guide it to the ground.
B)discharge the structure to which it is attached.
C)cancel the electric field within the structure to which it is attached.
D)induce a charge opposite to that of charged clouds overhead.
Q3) Just as "gravity" is the study of a wide range of gravitational interactions, "electricity" is the study of a wide range of A)electrical charges.
B)electrical forces.
C)electrical interactions.
D)none of the above
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Chapter 23: Electric Current
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Q1) Three resistors take the shape of a triangle, one resistor in each leg. Resistance in one leg is 4 ohms, 6 ohms in a second leg, and a third leg 10 ohms. Connecting an ohm-meter across the 10-ohm resistor will show the equivalent resistance to be A)1.4 ohms.
B)5 ohms.
C)6.7 ohms.
D)greater than 6.7 ohms.
Q2) Voltage is most similar to A)pressure.
B)current.
C)resistance.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q3) To connect a pair of resistors so their equivalent resistance (the single resistor having their combined value)will be least, connect them in A)series.
B)parallel.
C)either of these
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Chapter 24: Magnetism
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Q1) In the atoms of most materials the fields of individual electrons
A)cancel one another.
B)partly align.
C)completely align.
Q2) Surrounding every magnet is
A)a magnetic field.
B)an electric field.
C)both of these
D)neither of these
Q3) Magnetic compasses reportedly were first used for navigation by A)Aristotle.
B)Australian aborigines.
C)Chinese sailors.
D)none of the above
Q4) Like kinds of magnetic poles repel while unlike kinds of magnetic poles
A)attract.
B)repel also.
C)may attract or repel.
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Chapter 25: Electromagnetic Induction
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Q1) Electromagnetic induction occurs in a coil when there is a change in A)electric field intensity in the coil.
B)magnetic field intensity in the coil.
C)electromagnetic polarity.
D)none of the above
Q2) An efficient step-down transformer decreases A)power.
B)energy.
C)both of these
D)neither of these
Q3) The rate at which energy is transferred is A)power.
B)electromagnetic induction.
C)transformation.
D)none of the above
Q4) The discovery of electromagnetic induction is credited to A)Joseph Henry in America.
B)Michael Faraday in England.
C)both of these
D)neither of these
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Q1) A changing electric field induces a changing
A)magnetic field.
B)electromagnetic field.
C)both of these
D)neither of these
Q2) Earth's atmosphere is opaque to waves that are concentrated in the
A)infrared part of the spectrum.
B)visible part of the spectrum.
C)entire electromagnetic spectrum.
Q3) In the periphery of our vision, we are
A)more sensitive to low frequencies than high ones.
B)insensitive to color and movement.
C)sensitive to movement, but cannot see color.
D)sensitive to both movement and color.
E)none of the above
Q4) Electromagnetic waves consist of
A)compressions and rarefactions of electromagnetic pulses.
B)oscillating electric and magnetic fields.
C)particles of light energy.
D)high-frequency sound waves.
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Chapter 27: Color
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Q1) If sunlight were green instead of white, the most comfortable color to wear on a cold day would be A)magenta. B)yellow.
C)green.
D)blue. E)violet.
Q2) When red, green, and blue lights shine on a golf ball, the shadows cast are A)red, green, and blue.
B)black.
C)magenta, cyan, and yellow.
D)none of the above
Q3) Light shines on a pane of green glass and a pane of clear glass. The temperature will be higher in the A)clear glass.
B)green glass.
C)both the same
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Chapter 28: Reflection and Refraction
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Q1) A yellow candle flame reflects from opposite surfaces of a piece of red glass.
A)both images are yellow
B)one image is yellow and the other red
C)both images are red
D)both images are reddish yellow
Q2) You photograph the image of your little sister, who stands 2 meters in front of a plane mirror. Holding the camera beside her head, the distance to her image is
A)1 meter.
B)2 meters.
C)3 meters.
D)4 meters.
E)none of the above
Q3) Refraction occurs when light passing from one medium to another A)changes frequency.
B)changes speed.
C)loses energy.
D)reflects inward.
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Chapter 29: Light Waves
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Q1) When you view color in a soap film with sunlight in back of you, a friend on the other side of the soap film likely sees A)the same color. B)a different color. C)only your head.
Q2) Newton's rings illustrate A)refraction. B)reflection.
C)dispersion.
D)polarization.
E)interference.
Q3) Diffraction is most closely related to A)refraction. B)reflection.
C)interference. D)polarization. E)dispersion.
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Chapter 30: Light Emission
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Q1) As the filament of a lamp is heated it changes A)temperature.
B)color.
C)both of these
D)neither of these
Q2) If light in a spectroscope passed through round holes instead of slits, spectral lines would appear
A)as thicker lines.
B)round.
C)dimmer.
Q3) Compared to the energy put into a laser, the energy of the laser beam is A)usually much more.
B)much less.
C)the same.
D)none of the above
Q4) Light is emitted when an electron
A)is boosted to a higher energy level.
B)makes a transition to a lower energy level.
C)accelerates to a medium energy level.
D)none of the above
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Chapter 31: Light Quanta
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Q1) In Heisenberg's formula, p x h, the h symbolizes
A)Planck's constant.
B)an average value of Planck's constant.
C)the peak value of Planck's constant.
D)Planck's constant divided by 2 .
E)none of the above
Q2) The more we know about a particle's position, the less we know about its A)speed.
B)momentum.
C)kinetic energy.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q3) The wave-particle duality applies to A)photons.
B)electrons.
C)protons
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
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Chapter 32: The Atom and the Quantum
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B)particle properties.
C)both of these
D)neither of these
Q2) Both electrons and protons have equal-magnitude
A)mass.
B)charge.
C)energy.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q3) The spectral lines of atomic spectra are
A)images of the slit in a spectroscope.
B)orderly, and even predictable.
C)as an identity of atoms as fingerprints are of people.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
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Chapter 33: Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity
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A)synchrotron
B)linear accelerator
C)cyclotron
D)scintillation counter
E)none of the above
Q2) The sources of both X-rays and gamma rays are
A)electron clouds.
B)the atomic nucleus.
C)both of these
D)neither of these
Q3) The half-life of a radioactive substance is affected by A)pressure.
B)temperature.
C)age.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
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Chapter 34: Nuclear Fission and Fusion
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A)radioactive isotopes.
B)fissionable isotopes.
C)heavier than lead.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q2) When two light atoms fuse together, mass
A)converts to kinetic energy.
B)converts to high-energy gamma radiation.
C)is created from energy of other forms.
D)is gained.
Q3) Although plutonium alone is chemically toxic, it is not toxic when A)oxidized.
B)ionized.
C)subcritical.
D)none of the above
Q4) In both fission of uranium and fusion of hydrogen, mass
A)decreases.
B)remains constant.
C)increases.
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Chapter 35: Special Theory of Relativity
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A)increase momentum beyond its classical value.
B)reduce the angle at which the beam is bent.
C)both of these
D)neither of these
Q2) When a blinking light source moves relative to you, the speed of the light
A)changes but the frequency of blinks remains constant.
B)remains constant but the frequency of blinks can change.
C)stays the same, as does the blinking frequency.
Q3) When an electron and a positron meet and annihilate, the mass-energy of the particles is carried away by A)a gamma ray.
B)two gamma rays, otherwise momentum wouldn't be conserved.
C)nothing at all, gone.
Q4) As you approach a steady light source, the wavelength of the emitted light appears A)longer.
B)shorter.
C)the same.
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Chapter 36: General Theory of Relativity
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Q1) Inside an accelerating spaceship far from gravitational influences, a flashlight beam will
A)not bend.
B)curve as it would in a gravitational field equal to the acceleration of the spaceship.
C)follow a semi-circular path.
Q2) You shine a beam of monochromatic light from Earth to an astronaut friend in orbit. The light your friend receives, relative to light from an equivalent source on the spaceship, is slightly
A)lower in frequency.
B)higher in frequency.
C)weaker but no different in frequency.
Q3) If you shine a flashlight "horizontally" from one wall to an opposite wall inside an accelerating spaceship in deep space, you will see the light traveling
A)in a straight-line path.
B)in a parabolic path.
C)along the arc of a circle.
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Q1) Which of the following expands most when temperature is increased?
A)iron
B)ice water
C)helium
D)all expand the same
Which of the following expands most when temperature is decreased?
E)iron.
F)ice water.
G)helium.
H)all expand the same.
Q2) It would be easier to pull the hemispheres apart
A)when they are at sea level
B)if submerged several meters in water
C)if high above the clouds Because
D)external pressure on the hemispheres is lessened.
E)water serves as a lubricant.
F)the atmosphere exerts a pressure of 10<sup>5</sup> N/m<sup>2</sup> on both hemispheres.
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