REMOVAL EXAM IN GEN PHYSICS 1

What is the standard system of measurement used today?

• International System

• U.S. Customary Units

• British Imperial System    

• English System

These are graphical representations that indicate the range by which each point probably lies in the graph.

• Random Error

• Systematic Error

• Least Count

• Error Bars

Which of the following represents the correct symbol for the unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI)?

• mg  

• kg

• mL

• s

In the SI system, what is the unit of luminous intensity?

• Watt (W)

• Candela (cd)

• Joule (J)

• Hertz (Hz)

Which of the following represents the number 0.0000457 in scientific notation?

• 4.57 x 10^-5

• 4.57 x 10^-4

• 4.57 x 10³

• 4.57 x 10^-3

Accuracy refers to:

• How closely measurements agree with each other

• How closely measurements match the true value

• How many significant figures are in a measurement

• How repeatable measurements are

What does the arithmetic mean represent in a data set?

• The largest value

• The smallest value

• The most common value

• The central value

Which of the following statements best describes the importance of scientific notation?

• It is used to easily write very small and very large quantities.

• It is used to accurately report data from laboratory experiments.

• It is used to report values with uniform format.

• It is used to standardized writing numbers in the powers-of-ten.

A pendulum was reported to have a period of 2.25 ± 0.05 s. Which among the values below fall in this range?

• 2.29 s

• 2.10 s

• 2.09 s

• 2.30 s

Which of the following terms is defined as the difference between the true value and the measured value?

• Error

• Mistake

• Accuracy

• Deviation