DIAGNOSTIC TEST (PHYSICS)

1.There is no SI base unit for area because: *

a. an area has no thickness; hence no physical standard can be built

d.area can be expressed in terms of square meters

b. we live in a three (not a two) dimensional world

c. it is impossible to express square feet in terms of meters

e. area is not an important physical quantity

 
Other:

2. The SI base unit for mass is: *

d. ounce

b. pound

c. kilogram

 
e. kilopound

Correct answer 3

a. gram

Other:

3. The number of significant figures in 0.00150 is: *

a. 2

b.3

c.4

d.5

e.6

Other:

4. A right circular cylinder with a radius of 2.3 cm and a height of 1.4 m has a volume of:

a. 0.20 m3

b. 0.14 m3
 c. 9.3 × 10−3 m3

d. 2.3 × 10−3 m3

e. 7.4 × 10−4 m3

Option 6

5. A 50-N force is the only force on a 2-kg object that starts from rest. When the force has been acting for 2 s the
rate at which it is doing work is:

a. 75W

b. 100W

c. 1000W

d. 2500W

e. 5000W

Other:

6. The sum of the kinetic and potential energies of a system of objects is conserved:

a. only when no external force acts on the objects

b. only when the objects move along closed paths

c. only when the work done by the resultant external force is zero

d. always

e. none of the above

7. A good example of kinetic energy is provided by:

a. a wound clock spring

b.the raised weights of a grandfather’s clock

c. a tornado

d. a gallon of gasoline

e. an automobile storage battery

8. A feather and a lead ball are dropped from rest in vacuum on the Moon. The acceleration of the feather is:

a. more than that of the lead ball

b. the same as that of the lead ball

c. less than that of the lead ball

d. 9.8m/s2

e. zero since it floats in a vacuum

Option 6

9. The magnitude of the charge on an electron is approximately:

 a. 10x23 C

b. 10x−23 C

c. 10x19 C

d. 10x−19 C

e. 10x9 C

10. The polarity of an unmarked magnet can be determined using:

a. a charged glass rod

b. a compass

c. an electroscope

d. another unmarked magnet

e. iron filings