General Physics 1: reviewer

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 Lesson 1 – Units of Measurements

Physical Quantities
Conversion of Units
Scientific Notation
1. Covert 6 721 millimeters to meters.
a. 6.721 b. 67.21 c. 672 100 d. 6 721 000
2. If 2 mL of liquid weighs 4 g, its density is
a. 0.5 g/mL b. 1 g/mL c. 2 g/mL d. 4 g/mL
3. If the density of a substance is 8 g/mL, what volume would 40 g of the substance occupy?
a. 0.2 mL b. 5 mL c. 32 mL d. 320 mL
4. Covert 300C to 0F
a. -1.11 b. 86 c. 271.89 d. 359
5. How many cubic centimeters are there in a cubic meter?
a. 0.1 b. 1 c. 102 d. 106
6. What is the perimeter of a rectangular room that has a length of 5.1 m and a width that is 2 m less than the length?
a. 14.2 m b. 16.4 m c. 20.4 m d. 24.4 m
7. How much wood do you need to a form a triangular garden frame if one side of the frame has a length of 11 ft,
and the other two sides are 2 feet longer than the first side?
a. 33 ft b. 35 ft c. 36 ft d. 37 ft
8. How many inches is 9’10”?
a. 116” b. 118” c. 129” d. 228”
9. How many yards is 9 mi?
a. 12 672 yards b. 14 500 yards c. 15 840 yards d. 16 040 yards
10. Tessie measures her bathroom tiles to be 10 in by 8 in. What are the length and width in cm?
a. 20.32 cm by 19.6 cm b. 25.4 cm by 20.32 cm c. 25.4 cm to 24.5 cm d. 35.4 cm by 12.32 cm
11. 1.5 x 105
a. 0.000015 b. 150 000 c. 1 500 000 d. 11 500 000
12. 27 000 written in scientific notation is
a. 27 x 10-4 b. 2.7 x 10-4 c. 2.7 x 103 d. 2.7 x 104
13. 0.000 345 written in scientific notation
a. 3.45 x 10-4 b. 3.45 c. 3.45 x 104 d. 3.45 x 105
14. Which of these values is greatest?
a. 0.0056 b. 0.56 c. 5.6 x 10-2 d. 56 x 10-2
−4
10
15. −2
10
a. 10−6b. 10−2 c. 102 d. 106

 Lesson 2 – Accuracy and Precision

16. It is described as the degree of how close the measurements are to the true value.
a. accuracy b. precision c. reliability d. validity
17. It refers to the degree to which successive measurements agree with each other.
a. accuracy b. precision c. reliability d. validity
18. Which group of measurements is most precise?
a. 0.005 g, 0.0049 g, 0.0051 g b. 1.23 cm3, 2.21 cm3, 9.92 cm3
c. 23.4 mm, 12.4 mm, 50.2 mm d. 2.3 x 10-2 kg, 2.31 x 102 kg, 2.29 x 1012 kg
19. The volume of a liquid is 20.5 ml. Which of the following sets of measurement the value with good accuracy?
a. 18.6 ml, 17.6 ml, 19.6 ml, 17.2 ml b. 18.8 ml, 19.0 ml, 19.2 ml, 18.8 ml.
c. 19.3 ml, 19.2 ml, 18.6 ml, 18.7 ml d. 20.2 ml, 20.5 ml, 20.3 ml 20.1 ml
20. The mass of unknown substance is 2.86 g. Which of the following sets of measurement represents the value with
both accuracy and precision?
a. 1.78 g, 1.80 g, 1.76 g, 1.81 g b. 1.95 g, 2.02 g, 1.96 g, 2.01 g
c. 2.81 g, 1.98 g, 2.40 g, 2.78 g d. 2.85 g, 2.86 g, 2.84 g, 2.81 g
21. The mass of a sample of a copper nitrate is 3.82 g. A student measures the mass and finds it to be 3.81 g, 3.82 g,
3.79 g and 3.80 g in the first, second, third and fourth trial, respectively. Which of the following statements is true
for his measurements?
a. They have good accuracy but poor precision.
b. They have poor accuracy but good precision.
c. They are neither precise nor accurate.
d. They have good accuracy and precision.
Mass Data Sample

TRIALS TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3

Student A 1.43 g 1.52 g 1.47 g
Student B 1.43 g 1.40 g 1.46 g
Student C 1.54 g 1.56 g 1.58 g
Student D 0.86 g 1.24 g 1.52 g

22. Four students each measured the mass of one 1.43 g sample four times. The results in the data above indicate
that the data collected reflect the greatest accuracy and precision.
a. Student A b. Student B c. Student C d. Student D
23. The accepted value is 1.43. Which correctly describes this student’s experimental data?

Trial Measurement
1 1.29
2 1.93
3 0.88

a. Accurate but not precise

c. Precise but not accurate
b. Both accurate and precise
d. Neither accurate nor precise
24. What is meant by the term accuracy?
a. The extent to which the value approaches its true value.
b. The level of detail at which data is stored.
c. The lack of bias in the data.
d. The overall quality of data.
25. What is meant by the term precision?
a. The extent to which the value approaches its true value.
b. The level of detail at which data is stored.
c. The lack of bias in the data.
d. The overall quality of data.
26. The volume of a liquid is 25.5 ml. A student measures the volume and finds it to be 25.2 mL, 25.1 mL, 24.9 mL,
and 25.3 mL in the first, second, third, and fourth trial, respectively. Which of the following statements is true
for his measurements?
a. They have poor precision. b. They have poor accuracy. c. They are neither precise nor accurate. d. They have
good precision.
27. The mass of an unknown substance is 2.86 g. Which of the following sets
of measurement represents the value with both accuracy and precision?
a. 1.78 g, 1.80 g, 1.76 g, 1.81 g b. 1.98 g, 2.02 g, 1.96 g, 2.01 g c. 2.85 g, 2.86 g, 2.84 g, 2.81 g d. 2.81 g,
1.98 g, 2.40 g, 2.78 g
28. The volume of a sample of concentrated hydrochloric acid is 10.5 ml. A student measures the volume and finds
it to be 8.6 mL, 8.8 mL, 8.2 mL, and 8.6 mL in the first, second, third, and fourth trial, respectively. Which of the
following statements is true for his measurements?
a. They have poor precision. b. They have poor accuracy. c. They are neither precise nor accurate.
d. They have good precision.
29. Looking at the above rifle target, how would you describe the shooting of this contestant?
a. accurate and imprecise b. accurate and precise c. inaccurate and precise d. inaccurate and imprecise
30. Which of the following will allow measurement of a liquid's volume with the
greatest precision?
a. 50 ml cylinder graduated in 1ml increments
b. 100 ml cylinder graduated in 0.5 ml increments
c. 100 ml cylinder graduated in 1 ml increments
d. 200 ml cylinder graduated in 5 ml increments
 Lesson 3 – Random and Systematic Error

31. In a zoology class, Pedro measured the length of an earthworm using a ruler for three times as part of the data
gathering procedure of his experiment. What type of measurement error might he commit?
a. calibration error b. human error c. random error d. systematic error
32. April forgot to calibrate her analytical balance before she measured the mass of her reactants in a chemistry
experiment. She committed 78% percentage error in her measurement. What type of measurement error did she
commit?
a. human error b. parallax error c. random error d. systematic error
33. The observation error of a measured quantity
a. corresponds to the random error in the measurement
b. the difference between the measured and true values and is inevitably present
c. the result of a mistake or blunder but can be reduced by taking several measurements and averaging them
34. A group of measurements for which there is insignificant random error, but significant systematic error is
a. imprecise and biased b. imprecise and unbiased c. precise and biased d. precise and unbiased
35. Compared to the precision of individual measurements, the arithmetic means of 150 measurements subject to
random error can be written using
a. one additional significant digit b. one fewer significant digit c. two additional significant digits
36. Which of these is not true for systematic errors?
a. They arise due to errors in the measuring instrument used.
b. They are reproducible that are consistently in the same direction.
c. Repeating the observations or increasing the sample size can eliminate them.
d. They arise from the design of the study.
37. Which of these is not true for random errors?
a. They are difficult to detect. b. They are less likely for small sizes. c. They do not arise from the design of
the study.
38. Systematic errors lead to a lack of:
a. accuracy in measurement b. gradation of measuring instrument c. precision in measurement
d. significant digits in measurement
39. Random error led to a lack of:
a. accuracy in measurement b. gradation of measuring instrument c. precision in measurement
d. significant digits in measurement
40. Repeated measurement of quantity can reduce the effects of
a. both random and systematic errors b. neither random errors nor systematic errors c. random errors
d. systematic errors
41. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding systematic error?
a. It is the same as random error
b. it can be minimized by increasing the study samples.
c. it can be increased by increasing the study samples.
d. it occurs as a result of “the luck of the draw” an inaccurate estimate
resulting from the sample that was not representative of the population.
42. Which of the following statements is true regarding systematic error?
a. It is the same as random error
b. it can be minimized by increasing the study samples.
c. it can be increased by increasing the study samples.
d. it occurs as a result of “the luck of the draw” an inaccurate estimate resulting from the sample that was not
representative of the population.
43. In measuring the diameter circular object like coins using Vernier caliper may reduce what kind of error?
a. neither random nor systematic error b. random error c. random and systematic error d. systematic error
44. To check the exact mass of set of weights 1kg you use the triple beam balance you need to calibrate this
measuring device, what kind of error did you try to minimize?
a. neither random nor systematic error b. random error c. random and systematic error d. systematic error
45. In using the multimeter to measure the resistance value of the ohmic material you need to calibrate the device,
what kind of error do you want to decrease the value?
a. neither random nor systematic error b. random error c. random and systematic error d. systematic error

 Lesson 4 – Least Concept to Estimate Error

46. Considering the correct number of significant figures, evaluate the

following operation, 3.73 x 5.7 = _____.
a. 21 b. 21.00 c. 21.26 d. 21.261
47. Compute 3.24 m + 0.532 m to the correct number of significant figures.
a. 3.77 b. 3.772 c. 3.8 d. 4.00
48. The sum of 1.04 + 2.1135 + 3.1 + 3.403 is_____
a. 9.6565 b. 9.6 c. 9.66 d. 9.70
49. Solve: 7.45 x 108 + 4.97 x 10-2 – 6.67 x 105 is equal to___
a. 7443.33 x 105 b. 7.44 x 108 c. 7.44333 x 10-2 d. 7443.330000497
50. Which of the following examples illustrates a number that is correctly rounded to three significant figures?
a. 0.03954 g to 4.040 g b. 4.05438 g to 4.054 g c. 20.0332 g to 20.0 g d. 103.692 g to 103.7 g
51. Which of the following numbers contains the designated CORRECT number of significant figures?
a. 0.00302 2 significant figures b. 0.04300 5 significant figures c. 1.04 2 significant figures d. 3.0560 4
significant figures e. 156 000 3 significant figures
52. A calculator answer of 423.6059 must be rounded off to three significant figures. What answer is reported?
a. 420 b. 423 c. 423.6 d. 423.7 e. 424
53. Which of the following is CORRECT?
a. 2.450 x 107 rounded to two significant digits 2.4 x 107
b. 3.56 rounded to two significant digits is 3.6
c. 77.889 x 106 rounded to three significant digits is 77.8 x 106
d. 122.5 rounded to two significant digits is 120
54. The following observations have been made: 64.52, 3.0, 11.081. the correctly written sum is
a. 78.6 b. 78.60 c. 78.6010 d. 79
55. The quantity 0.245 x 36.74 / 200.0 = 0.045007, computed from measured values, should be written in an
engineering report as
a. 0.04500 b. 4.5 x 10-2 c. 4.50 x 10-2 d. 5 x 10-2
56. The mass of a watch glass was measured four times. The masses were 99.997 g, 100.008 g, 100.001 g, 100.005g.
What is the average mass of the watch glass?
a. 100.00 g b. 100.01 g c. 100.005 g d. 100.00525 g
57. When performing the calculation 34.530 g + 12.1 g + 1 222.34 g, the final answer must have
a. only one decimal place b. three decimal places c. three significant figures d. unit of g3
58. How many significant figures are in the measurement of 102 400 meters?
a. three b. four c. five d. six
59. 923 g is divided by 20 312 cm3
a. 0.045 g/cm3 b. 4.00 x 10-2 g/cm3 c. 0.0454 g/cm3 d. 0.04 g/cm3
60. Complete the following problem: A piece of stone has a mass of 24.595 grams and a volume of 5.34 cm3. What
is the density of the stone?(remember that density = m/v)
a. 0.22 cm3/g b. 4.606 g/cm3 c. 4.61 g/cm3 d. 0.217 cm3/g

 Lesson 5 – Estimate error using variance

61. Evaluate the percentage error of the following measurement:

True Value = 89.49 km
Trial 1 = 85.44 km
Trial 2 = 82.56 km
Trial 3 = 84.49 km
Trial 4 = 81.45 km
a. 3.16% b. 5.26% c. 6.71% d. 7.02%
62. What is the sample standard deviation from the data given 12, 13, 29, 18, 61, 35, 21?
a. 15.87 b. 17.14 c. 41.98 d. 293.67
63. If a number is added to a set that is far away from the mean how does this affect standard deviation?
a. increase b. decrease c. stays the same d. both increase & decrease
For numbers 64-65. The density of silver is 13.35 g/cm3. Experimental results gave the following data:
16.45 g/cm3
10.56 g/cm3
12.75 g/cm3
15.35 g/cm3
64. The experimental value is_____ g/cm3.
a. 11.45 b. 12.26 c. 13.78 d. 14.16
65. The percentage error of the measurement is
a. 1% b. 2% c. 3% d. 4%
66. Alex measured the width and height of a rectangle but was only able to measure them to the nearest centimeter.
He recorded the width as 8 cm and the height as 5 cm. Which of the following is true for the area A cm2 of the
rectangle?
a. 40 b. 39.5  A  40.5 c. 33.75  A  46.75 d. 33.75  A  46.75
67. Benny measured the width and height of a rectangle but was only able to measure them to the nearest foot. He
recorded the width as 12 feet and the height as 5 feet. Which of the following is true for the area A ft2 of the
rectangle?
a. 51.75  A  68.75 b. 51.75  A  68.75 c. A = 60 d. 59.5  A  60.5
68. Olivia measured the length and width of a rectangular garden, each to the nearest 0.1 yd. She recorded the length
of the garden as 41.5 yds. And the width of the garden as 30.8 yds. Which of the following is true for the area A
yds2 of the garden?
a. 1274.5875  A  1281.75 b. 1278.15  A  1278.25 c. 1274.5875  A  1281.75 d. 1278.2
69. Garth wanted to find the area of a square. He measured the length of the square as 2 cm. Later, the actual length
of the square was more accurately measured as 2.1 cm. What is the relative error in his area calculation to the
nearest hundredth?
a. .01 b. .08 c. .09 d. 0.10
70. Kyle wanted to find the area of a circle. He measured the radius of the circle as 5.4 cm. Later, the actual radius
of the circle was more accurately measured as 5.35 cm. What is the relative error in his area calculation to the
nearest thousandth?
a. .018 b. .019 c. .020 d. .022
71. In an experiment, the temperature of a solution is measured by a student to be 79 degrees, but the true value of
the temperature is 85 degrees. What is the percent error in this measurement?
a. .07% b. 1.07% c. 7.1% d. 92%
72. A student measured the length of a table to be 65 cm, but the actual length was
62 cm long. What was the percent error in this measurement?
a. 0.95% b. 1.04% c. 4.8% d. 48%
73. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is given by where l is about 100 cm and is known to 1mm
accuracy. The period is about 2s. The time of 100 oscillations is measured by a stopwatch of least count 0.1 s. The
percentage error in g is
a. 0.1% b. 0.2% c. 0.8% d. 1%
74. The percentage errors in the measurement of mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively. How much will be the
maximum error in the estimation of the kinetic energy obtained by measuring mass and speed?
a. 1% b. 5% c. 8% d. 11%
75. While measuring the acceleration due to gravity by a simple pendulum, a student makes a positive error of 1% in
the length of the pendulum and a negative error of 3% in the value of time. His percentage error in the measurement
of by the relation will be
a. 2% b. 4% c. 7% d. 10%

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 Lesson 8 & 9 – Vectors

Vectors and scalars
Addition of Vectors

76. Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity?

a. acceleration b. mass c. volume d. temperature
77. Displacement is a
a. base quantity b. derived quantity c. scalar quantity d. vector quantity
78. Identify the following quantities as scalar or vector: the mass of an object, the number of leaves on a tree and
wind velocity.
a. vector, scalar, scalar b. vector, scalar, vector c. scalar, scalar, vector d. scalar, vector, vector
79. If two forces 20 N towards North and 12 N towards South are acting on an object. What will be the resultant
force?
a. 32 N North b. 20 N South c. 32 N South d. 8 N North
80. A student adds two displacement vectors with magnitudes of 3 m and 4 m respectively. Which one of the
following could not be a possible choice for the resultant?
a. 1.3 m b. 3.3 m c. 5 m d. 6.8 m
81. Find the displacement a hiker walks if he travels 9.0 km north, and then turns around and walks 3.0 km south?
a. 0.5 km b. 3.0 km c. 6.0 km d. 12.0 km
82. A runway dog walks 0.64 km due N. He then runs due W to a hot dog stand. If the magnitude of the dog’s total
displacement vector is 0.91 km, what is the magnitude of the dog’s displacement vector in the due west direction?
a. 0.27 km b. 0.33 km c. 0.41 km d. 0.52 km
83. An escaped convict runs 1.70 km due East of the prison. He then runs due North to a friend’s house. If the
magnitude of the convict’s total displacement vector is 2.50 km, what is the direction of his total displacement
vector with respect to due East?
a. 340 SE b. 430 SE c. 470 NE d. 560 NE
84. Two vectors A and B are added together to form a vector C. The relationship between the magnitudes of the
vectors is given by A + B = C. Which one of the following statements concerning these vectors is true?
a. A and B must be displacements b. A and B must have equal lengths c. A and B must point in opposite
directions d. A and B point in the same direction
85. Which expression is FALSE concerning the vectors are shown in the sketch?
a. C = A + B b. C + A = -B c. A + B + C = 0 d. C  A + B
86. How to add vectors graphically?
a. put them in line b. put them tail to tail c. put them tip to tip d. put them tip to tail
87. Which of the following is the definition of vector?
a. a quantity that has only magnitude b. a quantity that has both magnitude and direction.
c. a quantity that has only one direction d. a quantity that has magnitude but may or may not have direction
88. Which of the following answer contains two scalar quantities and one vector quantity?

a. mass, displacement, time b. momentum, velocity, acceleration c. temperature, displacement, force

d. time, length, mass
89. A boy walks far 5km along a direction 530 West of North. Which of the following journeys would result in the
same displacement?
a. 4km N, 3 km W c. 3 km N, 2 km W
b. 4 km W, 3 km W d. 3 km N, 4 km W
90. Which procedure should NOT be considered in finding the resultant vector graphically?
a. use component method b. use head to tail method c. use ruler and protractor d. use scale

ANSWER KEY

1. A 51. B
2. C 52. B
3. B 53. B
4. B 54. D
5. D 55. C
6. B 56. A
7. D 57. C
8. B 58. B
9. C 59. A
10. B 60. C
11. A 61. C
12. D 62. B
13. A 63. D
14. D 64. C
15. B 65. C
16. A 66. B
17. B 67. D
18. A 68. B
19. D 69. C
20. D 70. B
21. D 71. B
22. B 72. C
23. D 73. A
24. A 74. D
25. B 75. C
26. D 76. A
27. C 77. D
28. D 78. A
29. C 79. A
30. B 80. A
31. C 81. C
32. D 82. A
33. B 83. B
34. B 84. B
35. A 85. C
36. B 86. B
37. B 87. B
38. B 88. C
39. A 89. A
40. D 90. A
41. C
42. B
43. H
44. D
45. D
46. A
47. A
48. B
49. B
50. C