Problem set 7) Which diagram is correct

a) b)
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Select a, b, c or d and e if none of the options given are correct

1) Place in size order (from largest to smallest):

a. 1 Km, 10 nm, 1000 mm, 10 cm, 2000 m
b. 2000 m, 1 Km, 1000 mm, 10 cm, 10 nm
c. 2000 m, 1 Km, 10 cm, 10 nm, 1000 mm
d. 1 Km, 2000 m, 1000 mm, 10 cm, 10 nm

2) What is 123.950174 nm in micrometers to 4 significant figures, 8) An airplane flight took 7 hours to complete its outbound journey. During the flight the plane
a. 1.239 x 104 μm experienced a 30 kph head wind. During the return trip there was a heavy tail wind of 30 kph, which
b. 1.240 x 104 μm resulted in the journey only taking 5 hours. Find the speed of the plane with no wind.
c. 1.239 x 10-3 μm a. 353 kph
d. 1.240 x 10-3 μm b. 375 kph
c. 674 kph
3) The sketch on the right represents the magnetic field between d. 830 kph
a. Two south poles.
b. Two north poles. 9) Which object has the greatest momentum?
c. A north pole and a south pole. a. An 18-wheeler tractor trailer at rest.
d. A south pole and a north pole. b. An average mass person walking.
c. A sports car driving on the highway.
4) Dropping a magnet weakens it because d. A baseball thrown by a professional pitcher.
a. the ferromagnetic portions of the magnet fall off as the magnet is dropped.
b. the orientations of the magnetic moments in the domains are changed due to the impact. 10) In an elastic collision
c. the atoms in the magnet stop moving due to the force of impact. a. momentum is conserved and kinetic energy is conserved.
d. the tiny magnetic moments disintegrate upon impact. b. momentum is not conserved and kinetic energy is conserved.
c. momentum is conserved and kinetic energy is not conserved.
5) An electron travelling as shown below, enters a region of uniform magnetic field. The force d. momentum is not conserved and kinetic energy is not conserved.
experienced by the electron is magnetic field is e. none of the above.

Direction of the magnetic field

a. into the plane of the paper. 11) Dimensional analysis: Young’s modulus is defined above where, F is force, A is area, L is change in
b. out of the plane of the paper. length and L0 is the original length. What are the units of Young’s modulus.
c. towards the top of the page. a. kg m s−2
d. towards the bottom of the page. b. kg m2 s−2
c. kg s−2
6) A 3-horse power aircon is used 4 hours a day for 4 weeks. If Meralco charge 15 php per Kilowatt hour
d. kg m s−2
the running cost of the aircon was
a. 3760 PHP
12) How many nanometers are there in 10 meters?
b. 2530 PHP
a. 103 c. 108
c. 336 PHP
b. 10-6 d. 109
d. 1640 PHP
13) Two objects A and B are held at different temperatures with B being held at a higher temperature. If A is
brought into contact with B, then
a. heat will be transferred from A to B
b. the thermal energy of A and B will increase
 c. heat will be transferred from B to A b. dispersion must occur.
d. the thermal energy of A and B will decrease c. the second medium has a higher index of refraction than the first.
d. no change in speed has occurred.
The specific heat capacity of a material can be defined as: ΔQ=mCΔT
Where ΔQ, m, C and ΔT are defined as the change in heat energy, mass, specific heat and change in temperature 22) Plexi-glass has an index of refraction of 1.49 while quartz has an index of refraction of 1.55. When light from plexi-
respectively. glass enters quartz,
a. it will bend toward the normal.
14) The same energy Q enters five different substances as heat. Based on the given information, determine which b. it will bend away from the normal.
substance has the greatest specific heat. c. it will be reflected.
a. The temperature of 3 g of substance A increases by 10K d. it will not bend at all.
b. The temperature of 4 g of substance B increases by 4K
c. The temperature of 6 g of substance C increases by 15K 23) Research energy density of fuels: Which of the following fuels has the highest energy density?
d. The temperature of 8 g of substance D increases by 6K a. Coal
b. Oil
15) Expensive frying pans may have their undersides coated in copper because c. Uranium
a. copper has a high thermal conductivity d. Wood
b. copper has a high specific heat
c. copper is a good absorber of infrared radiation
d. the copper coating prevents corrosion and improves the longevity of the pan

16) The specific heat capacity of the handles should be

a. High b. Low
c. Similar to the metal’s d. Unimportant

17) Research resistivity: Of the following, the copper conductor that has the least resistance is:
a. thin, long and hot c. thick, long and hot
b. thick, short and cool d. thin, short and cool

18) When an electron makes a transition from a lower energy orbital to a higher energy orbital
a. a photon is absorbed. c. a photon is refracted.
b. a photon is reflected. d. a photon is emitted.

19) Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation travels at the greatest speed in vacuum?
a. Radio waves c. Gamma rays
b. Visible light d. All of these travel at the same speed

20) The separation of white light into colors by a prism is associated with:
a. total internal reflection. d. a decrease in the speed of light in
b. partial reflection from each surface. the glass.
c. variation of index of refraction with
wavelength.

21) As light goes from one medium to another, it is bent away from the normal. Then:
a. the speed of the light has increased.
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