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1. Physics is a field of study that governs(a) How the planets orbit the sun.(b) The rate at which blood flows through a person’s veins.(c) How quickly a helium balloon will rise into the air.(d) All of the above.2. Who among the following is an example of a theoretical physicist?(a) Archimedes,
1. Who is considered to be the first true physicist and what did he do to deserve this recognition in scientific history?2. Explain the difference between science and technology. Are the two fields related?3. Provide two examples of scientific knowledge and a technological development that relies
Give the metric prefix for each value.1. 10002. 0.013. 1004. 0.15. 0.0016. 107. 1,000,0008. 0.000001
Give the metric symbol, or abbreviation, for each prefix.1. Hecto 2. Kilo 3. Milli 4. Deci5. Mega 6. Deka 7. Centi 8. Micro
Write the abbreviation for each quantity.1. 135 Millimetres 2. 83 Dekagrams 3. 28 Kilolitres4. 52 Centimetres 5. 49 Centigrams 6. 85 Milligrams7. 75 Hectometres 8. 15 Decilitres
Write the SI unit for each abbreviation.1. 24 m2. 185 L3. 59 g4. 125 kg5. 27 mm6. 25 dL7. 45 dam8. 27 mg9. 26 Mm10. 275 mg11. The basic metric unit of length is _____.12. The basic unit of mass is _____.13. Two common metric units of volume are _____ and _____.14. The basic unit for electric
Write each number in scientific notation.1. 326 2. 798 3. 26504. 14,500 5. 826.4 6. 24.977. 0.00413 8. 0.00053 9. 6.4310. 482,300 11. 0.000065 12. 0.0022413. 540,000 14. 1,400,000 15. 0.000007516. 0.0000009 17. 0.00000005 18. 3,500,000,00019. 732,000,000,000,000,000 20. 0.000000000000000618
Write each number in decimal form.1. 8.62 x 104 2. 8.67 x 102 3. 6.31 x 10–44. 5.41 x 103 5. 7.68 x 10–1 6. 9.94 x 1017. 7.77 x 108 8. 4.19 x 10–6 9. 6.93 x 10110. 3.78 x 10–2 11. 9.61 x 104 12. 7.33 x 10313. 1.4 x 100 14. 9.6 x 10–5 15. 8.4 x 10–616. 9 x 108 17. 7 x 1011 18. 4.05 x
Which unit is longer?1. 1 metre or 1 centimetre2. 1 metre or 1 millimetre3. 1 metre or 1 kilometre4. 1 centimetre or 1 millimetre5. 1 centimetre or 1 kilometre6. 1 millimetre or 1 kilometre
Which metric unit (km, m, cm, or mm) would you use to measure the following?1. Length of a wrench 2. Thickness of a saw blade3. Height of a barn 4. Width of a table5. Thickness of a hypodermic needle6. Distance around an automobile racing track7. Distance between New York and Miami8. Length of a
Fill in each blank with the most reasonable metric unit (km, m, cm, or mm).1. Your car is about 6 _____ long.2. Your pencil is about 20 _____ long.3. The distance between New York and San Francisco is about 4200 _____.4. Your pencil is about 7 _____ thick.5. The ceiling in my bedroom is about 240
Fill in each blank.1. 1 km = _____ m 2. 1 mm = _____ m 3. 1 m = _____ cm4. 1 m = _____ hm 5. 1 dm = _____ m 6. 1 dam =_____ m7. 1 m = _____ mm 8. 1 m = _____ dm 9. 1 hm = _____ m10. 1 cm = _____ m 11. 1 m = _____ km 12. 1 m = _____ dam13. 1 cm = _____ mm
1. Change 250 m to cm. 2. Change 250 m to km.3. Change 546 mm to cm. 4. Change 178 km to m.5. Change 35 dm to dam. 6. Change 830 cm to m.7. Change 75 hm to km. 8. Change 375 cm to mm.9. Change 7.5 mm to μm. 10. Change 4 m to μm.11. The wheelbase of a certain automobile is 108 in. long. Find its
1. The length of a connecting rod is 7 in. What is its length in centimetres?2. The distance between two cities is 256 mi. Find this distance in kilometres.3. Change 5.94 m to feet. 4. Change 7.1 cm to inches.5. Change 1.2 in. to centimetres.6. The turning radius of an auto is 20 ft. What is this
How many reamers, each 20 cm long, can be cut from a bar 6 ft long, allowing 3 mm for each saw cut?
If 214 pieces each 47 cm long are to be turned from 1/4-in. round steel stock with 1/8 in of waste allowed on each piece, what length (in metres) of stock is required?
Find the area of each figure.1.2.3.4.5. Find the cross-sectional area of the I-beam.6. Find the largest cross-sectional area of the figure.7. Find the volume in each figure.8.9.10.
Which unit is larger?1. 1 litre or 1 centilitre2. 1 millilitre or 1 kilolitre3. 1 cubic millimetre or 1 cubic centimetre4. 1 cm3 or 1 m35. 1 square kilometre or 1 hectare6. 1 mm2 or 1 dm2
Which metric unit (m3, L, mL, m2, cm2, ha) would you use to measure the following?1. Oil in your car’s crankcase. 2. Water in a bathtub.3. Floor space in a house. 4. Cross section of a piston.5. Storage space in a miniwarehouse. 6. Coffee in an office coffeepot.7. Size of a field of corn. 8. Page
Fill in the blank with the most reasonable metric unit (m3, L, mL, m2, cm2, ha).1. Go to the store and buy 4 _____ of root beer for the party.2. I drank 200 _____ of orange juice for breakfast.3. Craig bought a 30-_____ tarpaulin for his truck.4. The cross section of a log is 3200 _____.5. A
Fill in each blank.1. 1 L = _____ mL 2. 1 kL = _____ L 3. 1 L = _____ daL4. 1 L = _____ kL 5. 1 L = _____ hL 6. 1 L = _____ dL7. 1 daL = _____ L 8. 1 mL = _____ L 9. 1 mL = _____ cm310. 1 L = _____ cm3 11. 1 m3 = _____ cm3 12. 1 cm3 = _____ mL13. 1 cm3 = _____ L 14. 1 dm3 = _____ L 15. 1 m2 =
1. Change 7500 mL to L. 2. Change 0.85 L to mL.3. Change 1.6 L to mL. 4. Change 9 mL to L.5. Change 275 cm3 to mm3. 6. Change 5 m3 to cm3.7. Change 4 m3 to mm3. 8. Change 520 mm3 to cm3.9. Change 275 cm3 to mL. 10. Change 125 cm3 to L.11. Change 1 m3 to L. 12. Change 150 mm3 to L.13. Change 7.5 L
1. How many ft2 are in a rectangle 15 m long and 12 m wide?2. Change 108 in2 to ft2. 3. How many in2 are in 51 cm2?4. How many in2 are in a square 11 yd on a side?5. How many m2 are in a doorway whose area is 20 ft2?6. Change 19 yd3 to ft3. 7. How many in3 are in 29 cm3?8. How many yd3 are in 23
1. The volume of a casting is 38 in3. What is its volume in cm3?2. How many castings of 14 cm3 can be made from a 12-ft3 block of steel?3. Find the lateral surface area of the figure in Problem 9.4. Find the lateral surface area of the figure in Problem 10.5. Find the total surface area of the
Which unit is larger?1. 1 gram or 1 centigram2. 1 gram or 1 milligram3. 1 gram or 1 kilogram4. 1 centigram or 1 milligram5. 1 centigram or 1 kilogram6. 1 milligram or 1 kilogram
Which metric unit (kg, g, mg, or metric ton) would you use to measure the following?1. Your mass 2. An aspirin3. A bag of lawn fertilizer 4. A bar of hand soap5. A trainload of grain 6. A sewing needle7. A small can of corn 8. A channel catfish9. A vitamin capsule 10. A car
Fill in each blank with the most reasonable metric unit (kg, g, mg, or metric ton).1. A newborn’s mass is about 3 _____.2. An elevator in a local department store has a load limit of 2000 _____.3. Margie’s diet calls for 250 _____ of meat.4. A 200-car train carries 11,000 _____ of soybeans.5. A
1. Postage rates for letters would be based on the _____.2. A heavyweight boxing champion has a mass of 93 _____.3. A nickel has a mass of 5 _____.4. My favorite spaghetti recipe calls for 1 _____ of ground beef.5. My favorite spaghetti recipe calls for 150 _____ of tomato paste.6. Our local grain
Fill in each blank.1. 1 kg = _____ g 2. 1 mg = _____ g 3. 1 g = _____ cg4. 1 g = _____ hg 5. 1 dg = _____ g 6. 1 dag = _____ g7. 1 g = _____ mg 8. 1 g = _____ dg 9. 1 hg = _____ g10. 1 cg = _____ g 11. 1 g = _____ kg 12. 1 g = _____ dag13. 1 g = _____ μg 14. 1 mg = _____ μg
1. Change 575 g to mg. 2. Change 575 g to kg.3. Change 650 mg to g. 4. Change 375 kg to g.5. Change 50 dg to g. 6. Change 485 dag to dg.7. Change 30 kg to mg. 8. Change 4 metric tons to kg.9. Change 25 hg to kg. 10. Change 58 mg to g.11. Change 400 mg to mg. 12. Change 30,000 kg to metric tons.13.
1. The weight of a car is 3500 lb. Find its weight in newtons.2. A certain bridge is designed to support 150,000 lb. Find the maximum weight that it will support in newtons.3. Jose weighs 200 lb. What is his weight in newtons?4. Change 80 lb to newtons. 5. Change 2000 N to pounds.6. Change 2000 lb
Fill in each blank.1. The basic metric unit of time is _____. Its abbreviation is _____.2. The basic metric unit of mass is _____. Its abbreviation is _____.3. The common metric unit of weight is _____. Its abbreviation is _____.
Which is larger?1. 1 second or 1 millisecond 2. 1 millisecond or 1 nanosecond3. 1 ps or 1 μs 4. 1 ms or 1 μs
Write the abbreviation for each unit.1. 8.6 microseconds 2. 45 nanoseconds 3. 75 picoseconds4. Change 345 μs to s. 5. Change 1 h 25 min to min.6. Change 4 h 25 min 15 s to s. 7. Change 7 x 106 s to h.8. Change 4 s to ns. 9. Change 1 h to ps.
Determine the accuracy (the number of significant digits) of each measurement.1. 536 ft2. 307.3 mi3. 5007 m4. 5.00 cm5. 0.0070 in.6. 6.010 cm7. 8400 km8. 3000 ft9. 187.40 m10. 500 g
Determine the accuracy (the number of significant digits) of each measurement.1. 0.00700 in.2. 10.30 cm3. 376.52 m4. 3.05 mi5. 4087 kg6. 35.00 mm7. 0.0160 in.8. 370 lb9. 4000 N10. 5010 ft3
Determine the accuracy (the number of significant digits) of each measurement.1. 7 N2. 32,000 tons3. 70.00 m24. 0.007 m5. 2.4 x 103 kg6. 1.20 x 10–5 ms7. 3.00 x 10–4 kg8. 4.0 x 106 ft9. 5.106 x 107 kg10. 1 x 10–9 m
Determine the precision of each measurement.1. 536 ft 2. 307.3 mi 3. 5007 m4. 5.00 cm 5. 0.0070 in. 6. 6.010 cm7. 8400 km8. 3000 ft9. 187.40 m10. 500 g
Determine the precision of each measurement.1. 0.00700 in.2. 10.30 cm3. 376.52 m4. 3.05 mi5. 4087 kg6. 35.00 mm7. 0.0160 in.8. 370 lb9. 4000 N10. 5010 ft3
Determine the precision of each measurement.1. 7 N2. 32,000 tons 3. 70.00 m2 4. 0.007 m5. 2.4 x 103 kg 6. 1.20 x 10–5 ms 7. 3.00 x 10–4 kg8. 4.0 x 106 ft 9. 5.106 x 107 kg 10. 1 x 10–9 m
In each set of the measurements, find the measurement that is(a) The most accurate(b) The most precise.1. 15.7 in.; 0.018 in.; 0.07 in.2. 368 ft; 600 ft; 180 ft3. 0.734 cm; 0.65 cm; 16.01 cm4. 3.85 m; 8.90 m; 7.00 m5. 0.0350 s; 0.025 s; 0.00040 s; 0.051 s6. 125.00 g; 8.50 g; 9.000 g; 0.05 g7. L;
In each set of measurements, find the measurement that is (a) The least accurate (b) The least precise.1. 16.4 in.; 0.075 in.; 0.05 in. 2. 475 ft; 300 ft; 360 ft3. 27.5 m; 0.65 m; 12.02 m 4. 5.7 kg; 120 kg; 0.025 kg5. 0.0250 g; 0.015 g; 0.00005 g; 0.75 g 6. 185.0 m; 6.75 m; 5.000 m; 0.09 m7. 45,000
Use the rules for addition of measurements to add each set of measurements.1.3847 ft5800 ft4520 ft2. 8560 m84,000 m18,476 m12,500 m3. 42.8 cm16.48 cm1.497 cm 12.8 cm 9.69 cm4.0.456 g 0.93 g0.402 g0.079 g0.964 g5. 39,000 N; 19,600 N; 8470 N; 2500 N6. 6800 ft; 2760 ft; 4000
Use the rules for subtraction of measurements to subtract each second measurement from the first.1. 2876 kg2400 kg2. 14.73 m9.378 m3. 45.585 g 4.6 g4. 34,500 kg 9,500 kg5. 4200 km – 975 km 6. 64.73 g – 9.4936 g7. 1,600,000 kg – 685,000 kg 8. 170 mm – 10.2 cm9. 3.00 m –
Use the rules for multiplication of measurements to multiply each set of measurements.1. (125 m)(39 m)2. (470 ft)(1200 ft)3. (1637 km)(857 km)4. (9100 m)(600 m)5. (18.70 m)(39.45 m)6. (565 cm)(180 cm)7. (14.5 cm)(18.7 cm)(20.5 cm)8. (0.046 m)(0.0317 m)(0.0437 m)9. (450 in.) (315 in.) (205 in.)10.
Use the rules for division of measurements to divide.1. 360 ft3 ÷ 12 ft22. 125 m2 ÷ 3.0 m3. 275 cm2 ÷ 90.0 cm4. 185 mi ÷ 4.5 h
Use the rules for multiplication and division of measurements to find the value of each of the following.1. (18 ft) (290 lb)/4.6 s2. (18.5 kg) (4.65 m)/19.5 s3. 4500 mi/12.3 h4. 48.9 kg (1.5 m) (3.25 m)5. (48.7 m) (68.5 m)/18.4 m)/(35.5 m) (40.0 m)6. ½(270 kg) (16.4 m/s)27. (85.7 kg) (25.7
Give the metric prefix for each value:1. 1000 2. 0.001Give the metric symbol, or abbreviation, for each prefix:3. Micro 4. MegaWrite the abbreviation for each quantity:5. 45 milligrams 6. 138 centimetresWhich is larger?7. 1 L or 1 mL 8. 1 kg or 1 mg 9. 1 L or 1 m3
Fill in each blank (round to three significant digits when necessary):1. 250 m = _____ km2. 850 mL = _____ L3. 5.4 kg = _____ g 4. 0.55 s = _____ μs5. 25 kg = _____ g 6. 75 μs = _____ ns7. 275 cm2 = _____ mm2 8. 350 cm2 = _____ m29. 0.15 m3 = _____ cm3 10. 500 cm3 = _____ mL1. 150 lb _ _____ kg
Determine the accuracy (the number of significant digits) in each measurement:1. 5.08 kg2. 20,570 lb3. 0.060 cm4. 2.00 x 10–4 s
Determine the precision of each measurement:1. 30.6 ft2. 0.0500 s3. 18,000 mi4. 4 x 105 N
For each set of measurements, find the measurement that is(a) The most accurate.(b) The least accurate.(c) The most precise.(d) The least precise.1. 12.00 m; 0.150 m; 2600 m; 0.008 m2. 208 L; 18,050 L; 21.5 L; 0.75 L
Use the rules of measurements to add the following measurements:1. 0.0250 s; 0.075 s; 0.00080 s; 0.024 s2. 2100 N; 36,800 N; 24,000 N; 14.5 N; 470 NUse the rules for multiplication and division of measurements to find the value of each of the following:3. (450 cm)(18.5 cm)(215 cm) 4. 1480 m3/9.6
What are the basic metric units for length, mass, and time?(a) Foot, pound, hour(b) Newton, litre, second(c) Metre, kilogram, second(d) Mile, ton, day
1. When a value is multiplied or divided by 1, the value is(a) Increased.(b) Unchanged.(c) Decreased.(d) None of the above.2. The lateral surface area of a solid is(a) Always equal to total surface area.(b) Never equal to total surface area.(c) Usually equal to total surface area.(d) Rarely equal
Cite three examples of problems that would arise in the construction of a home by workers using different systems of measurement.
1. Why is the metric system preferred worldwide to the U.S. system of measurement?2. List a very large and a very small measurement that could be usefully written in scientific notation.3. When using conversion factors, can units be treated like other algebraic quantities?4. What is the meaning of
List three things that might conveniently be measured in millilitres.
1. How do weight and mass differ?2. What is the basic metric unit of weight?3. A microsecond is one-_____ of a second.4. Why must we concern ourselves with significant digits?5. Can the sum or difference of two measurements ever be more precise than the least precise measurement?6. When rounding
You run a landscaping business and know that you want to charge $50.00 to mow a person’s lawn whose property is 100 ft x 200 ft. If the house dimensions take up a 35.0 ft x 80.0 ft area, how much are you charging per square yard?
A room that measures 10.0 ft wide, 32.0 ft long, and 8.00 ft high needs a certain amount of air pumped into it per minute to keep the air quality up to regulations. If the room needs completely new air every 20.0 minutes, what is the volume of air per second that is being pumped into the room?
Instead of using a solid iron beam, structural engineers and contractors use I-beams to save materials and money. How many I-beams can be molded from the same amount of iron contained in the solid iron beam as shown in Fig.2.12?
A shipping specialist at a craft store needs to pack Styrofoam balls of radius 4.00 in. into a 1.40 ft x 2.80 ft x 1.40 ft rectangular cardboard container. What is the maximum number of balls that can fit in the container? Spherical balls have spaces around them when packed in rectangular
A crane needs to lift a spool of fine steel cable to the top of a bridge deck. The type of steel in the cable has a density of 7750 kg/m3. The maximum lifting mass of the crane is 43,400 kg.(a) Given the dimensions of the spool in Fig. 2.13, find the volume of the spool.(b) Can the crane safely
Solve each formula for the quantity given.1. v = s/t for s2. a = v/t for v3. w = mg for m4. F = ma for a 5. E = IR for R6. V = lwh for w7. Ep = mgh for g8. Ep = mgh for h9. v2 = 2gh for h10. XL = 2πfL for f
Solve each formula for the quantity given.1. P = W/t for W2. p = F/A for F3. P = W/t for t4. p = F/A for A5. Ek = ½ mv2 for m6. Ek = ½ mv2 for v27. W = FS for s8. vf = vi + at for a9. V = E – Ir for I10. v2 = v1 + at for t
Solve each formula for the quantity given.1. R = π/P for P2. R = kL/d2 for L3. F = 9/3C + 32 for C4. C = 5/9 (F – 32) for F5. XC = I/2πfC for f6. R = ρL/A for L7. RT = R1 + R2 + R3 + R4, for R38. Q1 = P(Q2 – Q1, for Q29. IS/IP = NP/NS for IP10. Vp/Vs = NP/NS for NS
Solve each formula for the quantity given.1. vavg = ½ (vf + vi) for vi2. 2a (s – si) = v2 – v2i for a3. 2a (s – si) = v2 – v2i for s4. Ft = m (V2 – V1) for V15. Q = I2Rt/J for R6. x = xi + vit + ½ at2 for xi7. A = πr2 for r, where r is a radius 8. V = πr2h for r, where r is a radius9.
For each formula,(a) Solve for the indicated letter and then(b) Substitute the given data to find the value of the indicated letter.Follow the rules of calculations withmeasurements.
For each formula, (a) solve for the indicated letter and then (b) substitute the given data to find the value of the indicated letter.Follow the rules of calculations withmeasurements.
Use the problem-solving method to work each problem. (Here, as throughout the text, follow the rules for calculations with measurements.)1. Find the volume of the box in Fig. 2.3.2. Find the volume of a cylinder whose height is 7.50 in. and diameter is 4.20 in. (Fig. 2.4).3. Find the volume of a
1. Find the area of a right triangle that has legs of 4.00 cm and 6.00 cm.2. Find the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle in Problem 11.3. Find the cross-sectional area of a pipe with outer diameter 3.50 cm and inner diameter3.20 cm.4. Find the volume of a spherical water tank with
1. A wheel 30.0 cm in diameter moving along level ground made 145 complete rotations. How many metres did the wheel travel?2. The side of the silo in Problems 19 and 20 needs to be painted. If each litre of paint covers 5.0 m2, how many litres of paint will be needed? (Round up to the nearest
1. Find the volume of the storage bin shown in Fig. 2.10.2. The maximum cross-sectional area of a spherical propane storage tank is 3.05 m2. Will it fit into a 2.00-m-wide trailer?3. How many cubic yards of concrete are needed to pour a patio 12.0 ft x 20.0 ft and 6.00 in. thick?4. What length of
1. Solve F = ma for (a) m and (b) a. 2. Solve v = √2gh for h.3. Solve s = ½ (vf + vi) for vf. 4. Solve Ek = ½ mv2 for v.
1. Given P = a + b + c, with P = 36 ft, a = 12 ft, and c = 6 ft, find b.2. Given A = (a + b/2)h, with A = 210 m2, b – 16.0 m, and h = 15.0, find a.3. Given A = πr2, if A = 15.0 m2, find r.4. Given A = 1/2bh, if b = 12.2 cm and h = 20.0 cm, what is A?
1. A cone has a volume of 314 cm3 and radius of 5.00 cm. What is its height?2. A right triangle has a side of 41.2 mm and a side of 9.80 mm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.3. Given a cylinder with a radius of 7.20 cm and a height of 13.4 cm, find the lateral surface area.4. A rectangle has a
1. The formula for the volume of a cylinder is V = Ï€r2h. If V = 2100 m3 and h = 17.0m, find r.2. The formula for the area of a triangle is A = Â½bh. If b = 12.3 m and A = 88.6 m2, find h.3. Find the volume of the lead sleeve with the cored hole in Fig. 2.11.4. A rectangular plot of land
1. A formula is(a) The amount of each value needed.(b) A solution for problems.(c) An equation usually expressed in letters and numbers.2. Subscripts are(a) The same as exponents.(b) Used to shorten what must be written.(c) Used to make a problem look hard.3. A working equation(a) Is derived from
1. Why is reading the problem carefully the most important step in problem solving?2. How can making a sketch help in problem solving?3. What do we call the relationship between data that are given and what we are asked to find?4. How is a working equation different from a basic equation?5. How can

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