Cycle II Regents Physics

John Dewey High School

Mr. Klimetz

Reading, Interpreting, and Navigating

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Reference Tables for Physical Setting/Physics

2006 Edition

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Success on the upcoming NYS Regents examination in Physics as well as on classroom quizzes and tests necessitates thorough familiarity with the newly published Reference Tables for Physical Setting/Physics 2006 Edition. This document supersedes the previous Reference Tables for Physics, particularly the edition last used for the January, 2002 Physics Regents exam. The following exercise is designed to assist you becoming more familiar with the new Reference Tables as an essential data source in Physics problem-solving. Bear in mind that solutions to each of the following twenty multiple choice questions relies in some way on information provided in the Reference Tables. Therefore, you must have your Reference Tables alongside you in order to complete this exercise. Place the answers to each question in the left-hand margin adjacent to the respective question number.

1.     The number of picometers in 3 terameters is

  a.  3 x 10exp12   b.  3   c.  3 x 10exp24   d.  10exp0

2.     Which of the prefixes for the powers of ten is shown in the correct order from least to

  greatest?

  a.  pico-milli-micro-kilo   b.  deci-centi-nano-pico

  c.  pico-mega-giga-tera   d.  nano-micro-milli-pico

3.     The order of magnitude of the mass of an electron is

  a.  10exp-31 kg   b.  10exp-30 kg   c.  10exp-29 kg   d.  10exp-27 kg

4.     The force of gravitational attraction between the Earth and the Moon is approximately

  a.  2 x 10exp20 N   b.  4 x 10exp22 N   c.  2 x 10exp19 N   d.  6.23 x 10exp18 N

5.     The rate at which the sound of your voice travels to your friend's ears while you both are

  at rest is approximately

  a.  3.0 x 10exp8 m/s   b.  9.8 m/sexp2   c.  3.3 x 10exp2 m/s   d.  1.5 x 10exp3 m/s

6.     Which of the following would require the greatest force to keep a 5.0 kilogram rubber

  block moving horizontally at a constant rate of speed?

  a.  Pushing the block across wet asphalt.   b.  Pulling the block across wet asphalt.

  c.  Pulling the block across wet concrete.   d.  Pushing the block across dry concrete.

7.     An entire coulomb of charge has gained 1 eV of energy. The amount of work done on

  the coulomb is approximately

  a.  1.60 x 10exp-19 J   b.  6.25 x 10exp18 J   c.  1 J   d.  3.9 x 10exp37 J

8.     The amount of work done in moving a single elementary charge through a potential

  difference of 5 volts is

  a.  5 J   b.  5 eV   c.  5 x 10exp-19 J   d.  5C

9.     The speed of light traveling through a particular transparent medium is determined

  by dividing the speed of light in air by

  a.  the speed of sound in air.   b.  the wavelength of the light.

  c.  the frequency of the light.   d.  the refractive index of the medium.

10.   All of the following are names of quarks except

  a.  charm   b.  strange   c.  muon   d.  bottom

11.   Which of the following is true concerning neutrinos?

  a.  They are all quarks.

  b.  There are six different types.

  c.  They are all neutrally charged.

  d.  They possess a charge of -1e.

12.   Which of the following would be the best material from which to construct the heating

  element of an electric room heater?

  a.  tungsten   b.  silver   c.  aluminum   d.  copper

13.    Which of the following variables is paired with the incorrect unit?

  a.  Potential Difference - (Joule/Coulomb)

  b.  Resistance - (Volts/Amp)

  c.  Power - (Joule-seconds)

  d.  Electrostatic Force - (Kilogram-Meter/Second-Second)

14.   Which of the following are the correct units for the electrostatic constant?

  a.  N-m-m/C-C   b.  N/C   c.  N-m-s   d.  Kg-m-m-m/C-C-s

15.   Which of the following statements concerning parallel circuits is not true?

  a.  The inverse of the total resistance is determined by dividing the total current by

     the total potential difference.

  b.  The total potential difference is equal to the potential difference (or voltage drop)

     measured across each resistor.

  c.  The total current is equal to the current measured at each resistor multiplied by the

     total number of resistors.

  d.  The total resistance is always less than the total resistance of a circuit connecting

     the same resistors in series.

16.  The total energy of a system at rest consists of

  a.  its total potential energy, only.

  b.  the sum of its kinetic energy and internal energy.

  c.  the sum of its potential energy and kinetic energy.

  d.  the sum of its internal energy and potential energy.

17.   Which of the following statements is not true?

  a.  The ratio of the gravitational force acting on an object to its mass is equal to its

     gravitational acceleration.

  b.  Neglecting friction, a nonzero net force acting on an object always results in

     a constant rate motion of the object.

  c.  The total momentum of a system of bodies before colliding is always equal to the

     total momentum of the system of bodies after colliding.

  d.  The decrease in the internal energy of a system may be expressed as a reduction

     in its temperature.

18.    Doubling the speed of a moving object traveling across a horizontal frictionless surface

  results in

  a.  a doubling of the object's kinetic energy.

  b.  a doubling of the object's mass.

  c.  a decrease in the object's internal energy.

  d.  no change in the object's gravitational potential energy.

19.   Which of the following charges is not possible?

  a.  1.60 x 10exp-17 C   b.  3.20 x 10exp-19 C

  c.  480 x 10exp-21 C   d.  1.60 x 10exp-20 C

20.   The impulse applied to an object is calculated as the product of its

  a.  force and temperature.   b.  mass and acceleration.

  c.  momentum and its momentum.   d.  mass and change in velocity.