Question 1

What is the result of the calculation (0.410 + 0.021)× (2.20 × 103)?

Accepted Answer

A) 880 
B) 946 
C) 948 
D) 950 
A) 880 
B) 946 
C) 948 
D) 950

Question 2

The radius of the earth is 3963 mi.Which one of the following numbers is closest to the surface area of the earth? (1.0 mi = 1609 m)

Accepted Answer

A) 4.9 × 107 m2 
B) 1.3 × 1014 m2 
C) 2.6 × 1014 m2 
D) 5.1 × 1014 m2 
A) 4.9 × 107 m2 
B) 1.3 × 1014 m2 
C) 2.6 × 1014 m2 
D) 5.1 × 1014 m2

Question 3

Estimate how many pennies would you have to stack to reach from the floor to an average 8-ft ceiling.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 × 103 
B) 2 × 102 
C) 2 × 104 
D) 2 × 105 
E) 2 × 106 
A) 2 × 103 
B) 2 × 102 
C) 2 × 104 
D) 2 × 105 
E) 2 × 106

Question 4

Write out the number 8.42 × 10-5 in full with a decimal point and correct number of zeros.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.00000842 
B) 0.0000842 
C) 0.000842 
D) 0.00842 
A) 0.00000842 
B) 0.0000842 
C) 0.000842 
D) 0.00842

Question 5

A typical ruby-throated hummingbird is 8 cm long.Express its length in millimeters and micrometers (µm).

Accepted Answer

A) 80 mm;800 µm 
B) 80 mm;80,000 µm 
C) 800 mm;0.008 µm 
D) 800 mm;0.8 µm 
E) 0.8 mm;8000 µm 
A) 80 mm;800 µm 
B) 80 mm;80,000 µm 
C) 800 mm;0.008 µm 
D) 800 mm;0.8 µm 
E) 0.8 mm;8000 µm

Question 6

Which of the following speeds is greatest? (2.54 cm = 1.00 in. )

Accepted Answer

A) 10 km/h 
B) 10 m/s 
C) 10 ft/s 
D) 10 mi/h 
E) 10 yd/s 
A) 10 km/h 
B) 10 m/s 
C) 10 ft/s 
D) 10 mi/h 
E) 10 yd/s

Question 7

A dog has three puppies.Spot weighs 12 ounces.Rascal weighs 9.5 ounces.Socks weighs 10.2 ounces.What is the total weight of the litter expressed to the correct number of significant figures?

Accepted Answer

A) 31.7 ounces 
B) 31 ounces 
C) 32 ounces 
D) 30 ounces 
E) 31.70 ounces 
A) 31.7 ounces 
B) 31 ounces 
C) 32 ounces 
D) 30 ounces 
E) 31.70 ounces

Question 8

The average density of blood is 1.06 × 103 kg/m3.If you donate a pint of blood to the Red Cross,how many grams of blood have you donated? (2.00 pt = 1.00 qt,1.00 L = 1000 cm3,1.00 qt = 0.947 L,and density is mass per unit volume. )

Accepted Answer

A) 502 g 
B) 0.502 g 
C) 5020 g 
D) 5.02 × 105 g 
E) 5.02 g 
A) 502 g 
B) 0.502 g 
C) 5020 g 
D) 5.02 × 105 g 
E) 5.02 g

Question 9

Given that 1.00 in.= 2.54 cm and 1.00 yd = 36.0 in. ,how many meters are in 7.00 yd?

Accepted Answer

A) 6.40 m 
B) 36.3 m 
C) 640 m 
D) 1.78 × 103 m 
A) 6.40 m 
B) 36.3 m 
C) 640 m 
D) 1.78 × 103 m

Question 10

The quantity 0.00325 × 10-8 cm is equivalent to

Accepted Answer

A) 3.25 × 10-12 mm. 
B) 3.25 × 10-11 mm. 
C) 3.25 × 10-10 mm. 
D) 3.25 × 10-9 mm. 
E) 3.25 × 10-8 mm. 
A) 3.25 × 10-12 mm. 
B) 3.25 × 10-11 mm. 
C) 3.25 × 10-10 mm. 
D) 3.25 × 10-9 mm. 
E) 3.25 × 10-8 mm.

Question 11

What is the sum of 2.67 + 1.976 + 2.1 expressed to the correct number of significant figures?

Accepted Answer

A) 6.7 
B) 6.75 
C) 6.746 
D) 6.7460 
A) 6.7 
B) 6.75 
C) 6.746 
D) 6.7460

Question 12

Express the number 13.5 gigameters in meters without using scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

A) 135,000 m 
B) 135,000,000 m 
C) 135,000,000,000 m 
D) 13,500,000,000 m 
A) 135,000 m 
B) 135,000,000 m 
C) 135,000,000,000 m 
D) 13,500,000,000 m

Question 13

Concrete is sold by the cubic yard.What is the mass,in kilograms,of 1.00 cubic yard of concrete that is 5.00 times as dense as water? (1.00 m = 1.094 yd,a cubic meter of water has a mass of 1,000 kg,and density is mass per unit volume. )

Accepted Answer

A) 764 kg 
B) 6550 kg 
C) 2420 kg 
D) 8730 kg 
E) 3820 kg 
A) 764 kg 
B) 6550 kg 
C) 2420 kg 
D) 8730 kg 
E) 3820 kg

Question 14

Which of the following numbers is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

A) 15 × 10-3 
B) 0.15 × 100 
C) 0.00015 × 103 
D) 0.00000015 × 106 
A) 15 × 10-3 
B) 0.15 × 100 
C) 0.00015 × 103 
D) 0.00000015 × 106

Question 15

The length and width of a rectangle are 1.125 m and 0.606 m,respectively.You calculate the rectangle's perimeter by adding these numbers and multiplying by two.Your calculator's display reads 3.462.To the correct number of significant figures,the perimeter should be written as

Accepted Answer

A) 3.5 m. 
B) 3.46 m. 
C) 3.462 m. 
D) 3.4620 m. 
A) 3.5 m. 
B) 3.46 m. 
C) 3.462 m. 
D) 3.4620 m.

Question 16

In the quotient   ,A has 5 significant figures,B has 2 significant figures,and C has 3 significant figures.How many significant figures does the quotient have?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 0 
E) 1 
A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 0 
E) 1

Question 17

The king's chamber of the great pyramid in Egypt is 10.43 m long,5.21 m wide,and 5.82 m high.What is the volume of the chamber in cubic feet,expressed to the correct number of significant figures? (1.00 in.= 2.54 cm)

Accepted Answer

A) 316 ft3 
B) 3,720 ft3 
C) 6,530 ft3 
D) 11,200 ft3 
E) 13,200 ft3 
A) 316 ft3 
B) 3,720 ft3 
C) 6,530 ft3 
D) 11,200 ft3 
E) 13,200 ft3

Question 18

The column of Trajan,erected in Rome in 106-113 A.D. ,is 125 feet tall.What is its height in centimeters? (2.54 cm = 1.00 in. )

Accepted Answer

A) 1,510 cm 
B) 591 cm 
C) 2,520 cm 
D) 3,810 cm 
E) 38,100 cm 
A) 1,510 cm 
B) 591 cm 
C) 2,520 cm 
D) 3,810 cm 
E) 38,100 cm

Question 19

A reasonable estimate for the height of an ordinary adult male is

Accepted Answer

A) 50 cm. 
B) 70 cm. 
C) 200 cm. 
D) 300 cm. 
A) 50 cm. 
B) 70 cm. 
C) 200 cm. 
D) 300 cm.

Question 20

The following conversion equivalents are given:
1.00 gal = 231 in3,  1.0 ft = 12 in 1.0 min = 60 s. If a pipe delivers water at the rate of 95 gal/min,its rate of flow in ft3/s is closest to

Accepted Answer

A) 0.21 ft3/s. 
B) 0.19 ft3/s. 
C) 0.17 ft3/s. 
D) 0.15 ft3/s. 
E) 0.14 ft3/s. 
A) 0.21 ft3/s. 
B) 0.19 ft3/s. 
C) 0.17 ft3/s. 
D) 0.15 ft3/s. 
E) 0.14 ft3/s.

Exam 1: Introduction to Physics

What is the result of the calculation (0.410 + 0.021)× (2.20 × 103)?

The radius of the earth is 3963 mi.Which one of the following numbers is closest to the surface area of the earth? (1.0 mi = 1609 m)

Estimate how many pennies would you have to stack to reach from the floor to an average 8-ft ceiling.

Write out the number 8.42 × 10-5 in full with a decimal point and correct number of zeros.

A typical ruby-throated hummingbird is 8 cm long.Express its length in millimeters and micrometers (µm).

Which of the following speeds is greatest? (2.54 cm = 1.00 in. )

A dog has three puppies.Spot weighs 12 ounces.Rascal weighs 9.5 ounces.Socks weighs 10.2 ounces.What is the total weight of the litter expressed to the correct number of significant figures?

The average density of blood is 1.06 × 103 kg/m3.If you donate a pint of blood to the Red Cross,how many grams of blood have you donated? (2.00 pt = 1.00 qt,1.00 L = 1000 cm3,1.00 qt = 0.947 L,and density is mass per unit volume. )

Given that 1.00 in.= 2.54 cm and 1.00 yd = 36.0 in. ,how many meters are in 7.00 yd?

The quantity 0.00325 × 10-8 cm is equivalent to

What is the sum of 2.67 + 1.976 + 2.1 expressed to the correct number of significant figures?

Express the number 13.5 gigameters in meters without using scientific notation.

Concrete is sold by the cubic yard.What is the mass,in kilograms,of 1.00 cubic yard of concrete that is 5.00 times as dense as water? (1.00 m = 1.094 yd,a cubic meter of water has a mass of 1,000 kg,and density is mass per unit volume. )

Which of the following numbers is the smallest?

The length and width of a rectangle are 1.125 m and 0.606 m,respectively.You calculate the rectangle's perimeter by adding these numbers and multiplying by two.Your calculator's display reads 3.462.To the correct number of significant figures,the perimeter should be written as

In the quotient ,A has 5 significant figures,B has 2 significant figures,and C has 3 significant figures.How many significant figures does the quotient have?

The king's chamber of the great pyramid in Egypt is 10.43 m long,5.21 m wide,and 5.82 m high.What is the volume of the chamber in cubic feet,expressed to the correct number of significant figures? (1.00 in.= 2.54 cm)

The column of Trajan,erected in Rome in 106-113 A.D. ,is 125 feet tall.What is its height in centimeters? (2.54 cm = 1.00 in. )

A reasonable estimate for the height of an ordinary adult male is

The following conversion equivalents are given: 1.00 gal = 231 in3, 1.0 ft = 12 in 1.0 min = 60 s. If a pipe delivers water at the rate of 95 gal/min,its rate of flow in ft3/s is closest to

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What is the result of the calculation (0.410 + 0.021)× (2.20 × 10³)?

Write out the number 8.42 × 10^-5 in full with a decimal point and correct number of zeros.

The average density of blood is 1.06 × 10³ kg/m³.If you donate a pint of blood to the Red Cross,how many grams of blood have you donated? (2.00 pt = 1.00 qt,1.00 L = 1000 cm³,1.00 qt = 0.947 L,and density is mass per unit volume. )

The quantity 0.00325 × 10^-8 cm is equivalent to

The following conversion equivalents are given: 1.00 gal = 231 in³, 1.0 ft = 12 in 1.0 min = 60 s. If a pipe delivers water at the rate of 95 gal/min,its rate of flow in ft³/s is closest to