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Ch 2 Basics Physics Primer

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Matter is measured in ___________.

a)

kilograms

b)

joules

c)

electron volts

d)

rems

2.

Atoms and molecules are the fundamental building blocks of ___________.

a)

energy

b)

radiation

c)

matter

d)

gravity

3.

A moving object has ____________ energy.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

nuclear

d)

electromagnetic

4.

The energy of x-rays is ___________.

a)

thermal

b)

potential

c)

kinetic

d)

electromagnetic

5.

The basic quantities measured in mechanics are ________, _________, and _________.

a)

volume, length, meters

b)

mass, length, time

c)

radioactivity, dose, exposure

d)

meters, kilos, seconds

6.

An example of a derived quantity in mechanical physics is a ________.

a)

meter

b)

second

c)

dose

d)

volume

7.

___________ is a special quantity of radiologic science.

a)

Mass

b)

Velocity

c)

Radioactivity

d)

Momentum

8.

What is the standard unit of mass?

a)

kilogram

b)

meter

c)

centimeter

d)

pound

9.

Which system of units uses the foot, the pound, and the second?

a)

SI

b)

MKS

c)

CGS

d)

British

10.

What is the base SI unit for mass?

a)

pound

b)

kilogram

c)

centigram

d)

meter

11.

The study of objects at rest and in motion is the branch of physics called _____.

a)

radiation

b)

mechanics

c)

nuclear

d)

Newtonian

12.

What is the equation for velocity?

a)

v = d/t

b)

t = d/v

c)

v = d ´ t

d)

d = t/v

13.

Newton’s second law is written mathematically as _____.

a)

F = m/a

b)

F = a/m

c)

F = ma

d)

F = m – a

14.

What is the formula for kinetic energy?

a)

KE = 2 m/v2

b)

KE = mv2

c)

KE = m/v

d)

KE = 1/2 mv2

15.

The velocity of light is written as _____.

a)

c = 8 ´ 108 m/s

b)

c = 108 m/s

c)

c = 3 ´ 108 m/s

d)

c = 3 ´ 10 m/s

16.

Momentum is the product of the _____.

a)

weight of an object and its velocity

b)

mass of an object and its velocity

c)

height of an object and its force

d)

power of an object and its speed.

17.

What is the formula for work?

a)

W = d - f

b)

W = d/f

c)

W = f/d

d)

W = Fd

18.

The unit for work is the _____.

a)

Newton

b)

kilowatt

c)

joule

d)

pound

19.

An x-ray tube cools primarily through the process of _____.

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

none of the above