26. A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose crests are 100 ft apart and whose speed is 25 ft/s.

These waves reach the boat

once every
a. 0.25 s b. 4.0 s c. 75.0 s d. 2500 s
27. Waves in a lake are 5.0 m in length and pass an anchored boat in 1.25 seconds. The v of the wave is
a. 0.25 m/s b. 2.0 m/s c. 4.0 m/s d. 6.25 m/s
28. Waves transmit from one place to another
a. mass b. energy c. amplitude d. wavelength
30. All are mechanical waves; except
a. sound b. light c. string waves d. tidal waves
31. Sound waves do not travel through
a. solids b. liquids c. gases d. a vacuum
32. A radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 660 kHz. The wavelength of these waves is
a. 2.2 mm b. 455 m c. 4.55 km d. 1.98 x 1014 m
33. At any junction in a circuit of resistors
a. charges can build up c. the current is positive
b. charges are lost d. the current sum is zero.
34. In a Kirchhoff’s loop, the sum of the emf’s of the cells equals the sum of the
a. voltage drops in the resistors. c. voltage drops in the cells.
b. voltage rise in the resistors. d. voltage rise in the cells.
35. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law may have been derived from the laws of
a. Electrostatics b. Motion c. Conservation of Energy d. Conservation of Charges
36. Kirchhoff’s Current Law is actually derived from the laws of
a. Electrostatics b. Motion c. Conservation of Energy d. Conservation of Charges
37. Different atoms exert different forces on the free electrons, hence affecting the drift velocity of the electrons. The proportionality
constant is called
A. resistivity B. Ohm’s Law C. power D. energy
38. Three resistors, 2, 3 and 6 ohms are connected in parallel and their combination is then connected is series with a 4 ohms
resistor. What is the equivalent resistance of the combination?
A. 5 B. 11.25 C. 15 D. 1.25
39. A series circuit has one source and five resistors, all with different values. Where will the largest voltage drop be produced?
A. across the smallest resistor C. across the third resistor
B. across the largest resistor D. none of the above
40. The voltage is constant across a ________ circuit.
A. series B. series-parallel C. parallel D. none of the above

PHYSICAL QUANTITY SYMBOL MKS UNIT OF MEASURE

1. Current __________ __________

2. __________ B __________

3. Resistivity __________ __________

4. __________ __________ N/C

5. Capacitance __________ __________

6. __________ Q __________

7. __________ __________ Amp∙m

8. __________ __________ J

9. __________ V __________

10. Frequency __________ __________