Type:
Test Bank
Resource:
College Physics
Edition:
4th Edition
Author(s):
Randal Knight Brian Jones Stuart Field
College Physics, 1e (Pearson) Topic 1 Units, Conversions, and Estimation 1.1 Conceptual Questions 1.1.1 Significant Figures 1) Significant Figures: In the product A ∙ B ∙ C, A has 5 significant figures, B has 2 significant figures, and C has 3 significant figures. How many significant figures does the product have? A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 10 Answer: A Topic: Significant Figures 2) Significant Figures: In the quotient
, A has 5 significant figures, B has 2 significant
figures, and C has 3 significant figures. How many significant figures does the quotient have? A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 0 E) 1 Answer: A Topic: Significant Figures 3) Significant Figures: In the sum A + B + C, A is accurate to 5 decimal places, B is accurate to 2 decimal places, and C is accurate to 3 decimal places. What is the correct number of decimal places in the sum? A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 10 Answer: A Topic: Significant Figures
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4) Significant Figures: In the difference A - B - C, A is accurate to 5 decimal places, B is accurate to 2 decimal places, and C is accurate to 3 decimal places. What is the correct number of decimal places in the difference? A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 0 Answer: A Topic: Significant Figures 5) Significant Figures: How many significant figures are in the number 0.0037010? A) four B) five C) six D) seven E) eight Answer: B Topic: Significant Figures 6) Significant Figures: How many significant figures are in the number 0.010? A) four B) three C) two D) one Answer: C Topic: Significant Figures 7) Significant Figures: How many significant figures are in the number 120.070? A) six B) five C) four D) three Answer: A Topic: Significant Figures 8) Significant Figures: The number of significant figures in 10,001 is A) two. B) three. C) five. D) six. Answer: C Topic: Significant Figures
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