Standardized Test Prep

MULTIPLE CHOICE 6. If you do not keep your line of sight directly over a
length measurement, how will your measurement
1. What area of physics deals with the subjects of
most likely be affected?
heat and temperature?
F. Your measurement will be less precise.
A. mechanics
G. Your measurement will be less accurate.
B. thermodynamics
H. Your measurement will have fewer significant
C. electrodynamics
figures.
D. quantum mechanics
J. Your measurement will suffer from instrument
2. What area of physics deals with the behavior of error.
subatomic particles?
7. If you measured the length of a pencil by using the
F. mechanics meterstick shown in the figure below and you
G. thermodynamics report your measurement in centimeters, how
H. electrodynamics many significant figures should your reported
J. quantum mechanics measurement have?
3. What term describes a set of particles or interact-
ing components considered to be a distinct physi- 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
cal entity for the purpose of study?
A. system
A. one
B. model
B. two
C. hypothesis
C. three
D. controlled experiment
D. four
4. What is the SI base unit for length?
8. A room is measured to be 3.6 m by 5.8 m. What is
F. inch the area of the room? (Keep significant figures in
G. foot mind.)
H. meter
F. 20.88 m2
J. kilometer
G. 2 × 101 m2
5. A light-year (ly) is a unit of distance defined as the H. 2.0 × 101 m2
distance light travels in one year. Numerically, 1 ly = J. 21 m2
9 500 000 000 000 km. How many meters are in a
9. What technique can help you determine the power
light-year?
of 10 closest to the actual numerical value of a
A. 9.5 × 1010 m quantity?
B. 9.5 × 1012 m
A. rounding
C. 9.5 × 1015 m
B. order-of-magnitude estimation
D. 9.5 × 1018 m
C. dimensional analysis
D. graphical analysis

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10. Which of the following statements is true of any SHORT RESPONSE
valid physical equation?
13. Determine the number of significant figures in
F. Both sides have the same dimensions. each of the following measurements.
G. Both sides have the same variables.
A. 0.0057 kg
H. There are variables but no numbers.
B. 5.70 g
J. There are numbers but no variables.
C. 6070 m
The graph below shows the relationship between time D. 6.070 × 103 m
and distance for a ball dropped vertically from rest.
14. Calculate the following sum, and express the
Use the graph to answer questions 11–12.
answer in meters. Follow the rules for significant
figures.
Graph of experimental data (25.873 km) + (1024 m) + (3.0 cm)
100.00
90.00 15. Demonstrate how dimensional analysis can be
80.00 used to find the dimensions that result from divid-
70.00
Distance (cm)

ing distance by speed.

60.00
50.00
40.00
30.00 EXTENDED RESPONSE
20.00
10.00 16. You have decided to test the effects of four differ-
0.00 ent garden fertilizers by applying them to four
0.100 0.200 0.300 separate rows of vegetables. What factors should
Time (s)
you control? How could you measure the results?

11. About how far has the ball fallen after 0.200 s? 17. In a paragraph, describe how you could estimate
A. 5.00 cm the number of blades of grass on a football field.
B. 10.00 cm
C. 20.00 cm
D. 30.00 cm
12. Which of the following statements best describes
the relationship between the variables?
F. For equal time intervals, the change in position
is increasing.
G. For equal time intervals, the change in position
is decreasing.
H. For equal time intervals, the change in position
is constant.
J. There is no clear relationship between time
and change in position.

If more than one answer to a

multiple-choice question seems to be correct, pick the
answer that is most correct or that most directly
answers the question.

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