GENERAL PHYSICS 1 MIDTERM EXAM PART 1

A useful method of expressing very small or very large numbers is

• scientific notation

• arabic numerals

• the metric system

• roman numerals

All of the following are base units of the SI system except:

• kilogram

• kelvin

• meter

• volt

Select the list which contains only SI basic units.

• liter, meter, second, watt

• joule, kelvin, kilogram, watt

• candela, kelvin, meter, second

• joule, newton, second, watt

How many basic units does the SI system have

• 4

• 5

• 7

• 10

Physics, aside from being a natural science, is also an experimental science. Experiment usually involves the use of ________ by which it generally uses numbers in describing the results of that particular experiment.

• Physics Quantity

• Measurement

• Vectors

• Units

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The metric prefix for one one-thousandth is

• milli

• centi

• kilo

• mega

In describing a person, which two physical quantities we usually used?

• Mass and Weight

• Weight and Height

• Wieght and Height

• Wieght and Mass

It is any number that is used to describe physical phenomenon quantitatively.

• base quantity

• physical quantity

• derived quantity

• scalar quantity

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Physical quantities that cannot be derived from other physical quantities are

• base quantity

• derived quantity

• physical quantity

• scalar quantity

In order to get the angle θ of the resultant vector, we usually get the inverse of what trigonometric functions after calculating the quotient of Ry / Rx?

• Cosine

• Tangent

• Cotangent

• Sine