Classroom Response System

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Classroom Response System Clicker Questions for
Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Randall
D. Knight

• Solutions as numbers (EduCue)

PowerPoints prepared by Benjamin Grinstein,
University of California San Diego
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Chapter 1
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Which car is going faster, 1 or 2? Assume there
are equal intervals of time between the frames of
both movies.
Car 1 Car 2
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Which car is going faster, 1 or 2? Assume there
are equal intervals of time between the frames of
both movies.
Car 1 Car 2
2 is going faster
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Three motion diagrams are shown. Which is a dust
particle settling to the floor at constant speed,
which is a ball dropped from the roof of a
building, and which is a descending rocket
slowing to make a soft landing on Mars?
1. (a) is dust, (b) is ball, (c) is rocket 2.
(a) is ball, (b) is dust, (c) is rocket 3. (a) is
rocket, (b) is dust, (c) is ball 4. (a) is
rocket, (b) is ball, (c) is dust 5. (a) is ball,
(b) is rocket, (c) is dust
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Three motion diagrams are shown. Which is a dust
particle settling to the floor at constant speed,
which is a ball dropped from the roof of a
building, and which is a descending rocket
slowing to make a soft landing on Mars?
1. (a) is dust, (b) is ball, (c) is rocket 2.
(a) is ball, (b) is dust, (c) is rocket 3. (a) is
rocket, (b) is dust, (c) is ball 4. (a) is
rocket, (b) is ball, (c) is dust 5. (a) is ball,
(b) is rocket, (c) is dust
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A particle moves from position 1 to position 2
during the interval ?t. Which vector shows the
particles average velocity?
(1) (2) (3)
(4) (5)
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A particle moves from position 1 to position 2
during the interval ?t. Which vector shows the
particles average velocity?
(1) (2) (3)
(4) (5)
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A particle undergoes acceleration while moving
from point 1 to point 2. Which of the choices
shows the velocity vector as the object moves
away from point 2?
(1)
(3)
(2)
(4)
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A particle undergoes acceleration while moving
from point 1 to point 2. Which of the choices
shows the velocity vector as the object moves
away from point 2?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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Rank in order, from the most to the least, the
number of significant figures in the following
numbers. For example, if b has more than c, c has
the same number as a, and a has more than d, you
could give your answer as b gt c a gt d. a.
8200 b. 0.0052 c. 0.430 d. 4.321 10-10
1. d gt c gt b a 2. a b d gt c 3. b d gt c gt
a 4. d gt c gt a gt b 5. b gt a c d
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Rank in order, from the most to the least, the
number of significant figures in the following
numbers. For example, if b has more than c, c has
the same number as a, and a has more than d, you
could give your answer as b gt c a gt d. a.
8200 b. 0.0052 c. 0.430 d. 4.321 10-10
1. d gt c gt b a 2. a b d gt c 3. b d gt c gt
a 4. d gt c gt a gt b 5. b gt a c d
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Chapter 1 Reading Quiz
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What is a particle?
1. Any part of an atom 2. An object that can be
represented as a mass at a single point in
space 3. A part of a whole 4. An object that can
be represented as a single point in time 5. An
object that has no top or bottom, no front or back
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What is a particle?
1. Any part of an atom 2. An object that can be
represented as a mass at a single point in
space 3. A part of a whole 4. An object that can
be represented as a single point in time 5. An
object that has no top or bottom, no front or back
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What quantities are shown on a complete motion
diagram?
1. The position of the object in each frame of
the film, shown as a dot 2. The average velocity
vectors (found by connecting each dot in the
motion diagram to the next with a vector
arrow) 3. The average acceleration vectors (there
is one acceleration vector linking each two
velocity vectors) 4. All of the above
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What quantities are shown on a complete motion
diagram?
1. The position of the object in each frame of
the film, shown as a dot 2. The average velocity
vectors (found by connecting each dot in the
motion diagram to the next with a vector
arrow) 3. The average acceleration vectors (there
is one acceleration vector linking each two
velocity vectors) 4. All of the above
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An acceleration vector
1. tells you how fast an object is going. 2. is
constructed from two velocity vectors. 3. is the
second derivative of the position. 4. is parallel
or opposite to the direction of motion. 5.
Acceleration vectors werent discussed in this
chapter.
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An acceleration vector
1. tells you how fast an object is going. 2. is
constructed from two velocity vectors. 3. is the
second derivative of the position. 4. is parallel
or opposite to the direction of motion. 5.
Acceleration vectors werent discussed in this
chapter.
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The pictorial representation of a physics problem
consists of
1. a sketch. 2. a coordinate system. 3.
symbols. 4. a table of values. 5. all of the
above.
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The pictorial representation of a physics problem
consists of
1. a sketch. 2. a coordinate system. 3.
symbols. 4. a table of values. 5. all of the
above.