Complete Solutions Manual for Principles of Physics, Extended, International Adaptation, 12th Edition by David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker ; ISBN13: 9781119820628. (Full Chapters included Chapter 1 to 14) EXAM 1. Measurement. 2. Motion

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Chapter 1: MEASUREMENT
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1. The SI standard of time is based on:
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A. the daily rotation of the earth
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B. the frequency of light emitted by Kr86
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C. the yearly revolution of the earth about the sun
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D. a precision pendulum clock
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2. A nanosecond is:
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C. 10−10 s t y



D. 10−10 s t y


E. 10−12
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3. The SI standard of length is based on:
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A. the distance from the north pole to the equator along a meridian passing through Paris
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4. In 1866, the U. S. Congress defined the U. S. yard as exactly 3600/3937
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international meter. This was done primarily because:
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A. length can be measured more accurately in meters than in yards
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B. the meter is more stable than the yard
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C. this definition relates the common U. S. length units to a more widely used system
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D. there are more wavelengths in a yard than in a meter
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E. the members of this Congress were exceptionally
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intelligent Ans: C
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5. Which of the following is closest to a yard in length?
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,6. There is no SI base unit for area because:
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C. it is impossible to express square feet in terms of meters
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D. area can be expressed in terms of square meters
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E. area is not an important physical quantity
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7. The SI base unit for mass is:
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A. gram
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C. kilogram
D. ounce
E. kilopound
Ans: C t y




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A. 10−6 kg t y



B. 10−3 kg t y


C. 1 kg t y


D. 103 kg t y



E. 106 kg t y



Ans: B t y




9. Which of the following weighs about a pound?
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10. (5.0 × 104) × (3.0 × 106) =
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A. 1.5 × 109 ty ty

B. 1.5 × 1010 ty ty

C. 1.5 × 1011 ty ty

D. 1.5 × 1012 ty ty

E. 1.5 × 1013 ty ty



Ans: C t y




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E. 1.5 × 105 ty ty




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B. 8.0 × 106 ty ty

C. 5.3 × 105 ty ty

D. 3.5 × 105 ty ty

E. 3.5 × 106 ty ty


Ans: E t y




13. (7.0 × t y t y 106)/(2.0 t y × t y 10−6) t y =
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B. 3.5 × ty ty 10−6
C. 3.5
D. 3.5 × ty ty 106
E. 3.5 × ty ty 1012
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14. The number of significant figures in 0.00150 is:
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A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
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15. The number of significant figures in 15.0 is:
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A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
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16. 3.2 × 2.7 =
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A. 9
B. 8
C. 8.6
D. 8.64
E. 8.640
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Ans:
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