General Physics 1 Exam

The following are examples derived quantities EXCEPT:

• Area

• Pressure

• Speed

• Mass

It is completely defined by magnitude (a value and a unit) and represented by a single number.

• Scalar Quantities

• Derived Quantities

• Vector Quantities

• Fundamental Quantities

It refers to the other physical quantities that are formulated based from the fundamental quantities

• Scalar Quantities

• Derived Quantities

• Vector Quantities

• Fundamental Quantities

It is defined by both magnitude and direction.

• Scalar Quantities

• Derived Quantities

• Vector Quantities

• Fundamental Quantities

It is a process that uses a well-defined and agreed upon referent (the thing a word stands for) to describe a standard unit.

• Measure

• Measurement

• Measuring

• None of these

It is a method of writing or expressing very large or very small numbers into its exponential form.

• Scientific Method

• Scientific Calculator

• Scientific Notation

• None of these

Five darts strike near the center of the target. Whoever threw the darts is

• Accurate

• Both accurate and precise

• Precise

• neither accurate nor precise

A physicist who frequently carries out a complex experiment is likely to have

• accuracy, but low precision

• Precision

• accuracy

• precision, but low accuracy

Anna conducts an experiment five times and gets a solution concentration of 2.9M, 3.1M, 2.8M, 2.9M, and 3.2M. The known concentration of the solution is 3.0M. Which of the following are true about Anna's results?

• They are accurate but not precise

• They are both accurate and precise

• They are not accurate but precise

• They are neither accurate nor precise

A man is shooting arrows at a target. Which of the following demonstrates high accuracy but low precision?

• The bowman consistently hits to the right of the bullseye

• The bowman consistently hits to the left of the target

• The bowman consistently misses the target and hits a tree in the same spot

• The bowman consistently hits around the target but never hits the bullseye