Physics Chapters 2-5 HW

Anything that exerts a “push” or a “pull” so that it can cause a change in the motion of another body is:

Light that changes direction when passing from air through an interface into water is:

In physics, which of the following is not a fundamental standard of measurement?

If the number of protons within an atom’s nucleus is changed, which of the following must absolutely change:

For a water wave traveling at 3 meters per second, and a wavelength of 2 meters, the frequency is:

How many millimeters in an inch?

If a 50-kilogram body is moved from outer space down to the earth, its mass will:

The barium sulfate suspension which patients drink for an Upper GI series is chemically best described as a(n):

Solve for the Word Problem:

A thousand volts would be one:

According to the graph below, how much radiation was required to cause 65% of a population of rats to develop leukemia?

A fluoroscopic examination is conducted using 1.5 A (amperes) of electricity. That is equivalent to:

The energy of an x-ray photon is directly proportional to its:

An atom has a Z-number of 30 and 12 neutrons in its nucleus. What is it’s A number?

Approx. how many cm is the standard distance of the x-ray tube from the Bucky when performing tabletop x-ray procedure?

When gamma radiation is emitted from a radioactive atom, what happens to the atom’s Z number?

Solve: (2.6 X 10³  ) / (9.3 X  10 ^-4 ) =

What is the “long-hand” expression for 4.2 X 10⁴ :

The only kind of heat transfer that can take place through vacuum space is:

As a result of Beta decay, an atom gains:

In fullscientific notation, the number 0.0081 is:

In “closed systems” such as the universe, laws of conservation demand that:

When an alpha particle is emitted from an atom of uranium, how does this change the atomic mass?

Answer the Question:

Which of the following represents the conversion of kinetic energy into potential energy:

As the distance from the x-ray tube to the image receptor plate changes, the intensity of radiation changes:

The vertical columns in the periodic table of the elements are called:

When considering electromagnetic waves, the higher the frequency, the:

What is the chemical symbol for barium?

All waves transport:

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A substance which occupies a definite volume of space, but does not retain a definite shape, would be a:

Within each shell of an atom, which of the two rules for electron configuration always takes precedence?

In physics, which of the following is a fundamental unit, (not a derived unit):

Temperature measures the ___ of molecules:

The interactions between all matter in the universe are governed by __ different forces.

The strongest type of bonding of atoms together to form molecules is:

On a conventional x-ray image, structures that appear lighter or “white” represent __ tissues within the patient’s body:

In the wave model of an x-ray, two transverse waves are positioned:

Surrounding every moving electron is:

If the instructor weighs 185 pounds, how many kilograms does he weigh?

Heat is defined as the flow of ____ from one substance to another:

The smallest unit of a chemical compound is the:

The outermost “shell” of an atom can never hold more than ___ electrons in it:

Answer the Question:

At the molecular level, sound and heat are actually both forms of:

In the diagram below, what is the wavelength of this wave?

An isotope is an atom which has:

Even though electrons are much smaller than protons they have:

The source of all electromagnetic waves is:

In the diagram below, how fast does this wave travel through its medium?

What is the chemical symbol for calcium?

When explained as a wave, an x-ray is most accurately described as a(n):

Solve the Word Problem:

What is the atomic number for lead?

What is the atomic number for tungsten?

Heat transfer by convection is restricted to:

Beta particles can be emitted from:

The generic unit of energy is the:

On a periodic chart of the elements, when would the next atom listed move to the next row or “period”?

According to the graph below, which of the following accurately describes the x-rays in this beam of radiation?

Any device that can change one form of energy into another is called a(n):

For a particular element, all isotopes of the element have the same:

Which of the following is False: In outer space, an electromagnetic wave:

Which of the following is not a form of energy:

What is the chemical symbol for iodine?

The third “shell” outward from the nucleus of an atom can never, under any circumstances, hold more than ___ electrons:

Which of the following forces is responsible for the fact that objects seem solid even though atoms are mostly space?

According to the histogram graph below, how many pixels in this digital image hold a pixel value of 1280?

40 ms =           seconds

One cycle per second is the definition for the unit:

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A four-meter cube contains how much more volume than a two-meter cube?

Compared to an electron, how much more massive is a proton?

Which of the following elements has a Z number of 53:

A mile is:

What is the frequency for the wave shown below:

Different colors of light are electromagnetic waves with different:

Graphs must use ____ in order to accurately represent data.

Answer the Question:

The value 0.72 expressed as a percentage is:

Solve the Word Problem:

Answer the Question:

On the periodic chart of the elements, when would the next atom listed move to the next group?

One correct interpretation of Einstein’s famous equation “E = mc² ” is that:

Diagnostic x-ray wavelengths range from:

How many elements are in LaSO₄ ?

A gamma ray is:

Solve for X: X + 22 = -8

Which of the following must be changed in an atom in order to change the identity of the element?

Covalent bonding between atoms occurs because of a “defect” in the:

Which of the following has energies measured in the range of 2 to 3 volts:

Solve for X: 

The amplitude of a series of water waves is the:

To hold together the nucleus of an atom, the strong nuclear force must overwhelm:

Solve the Word Problem:

An electron drops down to a lower atomic shell, its positional form of potential energy is emitted as?

If an atom has 20 neutrons, 20 protons and 19 electrons, it is:

When you travel at 50 mph (miles-per-hour), you are doing about:

If an object is lifted from 10 meters to 20 meters above the ground, it will have: