Unit 1 Ch 1 Sec 2 Time and Distance

What are the two fundamental properties of the universe mentioned in the text?

• Time and Distance

• Mass and Volume

• Speed and Velocity

• Energy and Power

Many problems in science use time measured in ___.

• Seconds

• Minutes

• Hours

• Days

What is the figure 1.4 in the text used to illustrate?

• Two different ways to understand time

• The speed of a car

• The weight of an object

• The volume of a liquid

What is the basic SI (metric) unit of length?

• Kilometer

• Centimeter

• Meter

• Millimeter

How many centimeters are there in a meter?

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 10000

Which of the following prefixes means 1000 times smaller?

• Kilo-

• Centi-

• Milli-

• Deci-

What does the term "distance" refer to in physics?

• The amount of space between two points

• The amount of time between two events

• The amount of mass in an object

• The amount of force applied to an object

Which object has a length of 7.90 cm as shown in the image?

• Bolt

• Pencil

• Pushpin

• Bottle

What is the length of the bottle as shown in the image?

• 4.70 cm

• 7.90 cm

• 2.60 cm

• 30.00 cm

Which (if any) movies are longer than 3 hours? (Use Figure 1.8)

• Gone with the Wind

• King Kong (2005)

• Both a and b

• None of the above