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Quick Reading Assessment: Physics
Preguntas del test (5)
1According to the article, what is “damping”?
- AGetting something slightly wet but not soaked
- BSomething that decreases oscillation amplitude
- CThe final return to an equilibrium position
2In the context of paragraph two, what is the best synonym for “viscous”?
- ATacky; ugly
- BRunny; watery
- CGooey; thick
3The red curve in Figure 10.23b shows simple harmonic motion. Is that a wave that could take place in reality, such as the scenario with the people in the car in the Check Your Understanding problem?
- AYes
- BNo
- CTrick question; cannot be answered
4Why might automobile manufacturers not aim for shock absorbers to achieve critical damping, instead of the typical underdamping?
- AThe variables for the mass of the car and any contents would be impossible to calculate; they aim for the best result from standard parts
- BCritical damping’s corrective motion might be just as physically disturbing to a person in a car as the bump in the road was
- CThe tire inflation will tend to overdamp any oscillation, and the manufacturers try to get the forces to meet in the middle for optimal softening of the shock
5The purpose of this text passage is to ____________, which is obvious from the _____________:
- AEntertain; amusing graphics and witty asides to the reader
- BInform; formal tone and explanatory detail
- CPersuade; powerful thesis and argument structure
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- Descripción
- Test sobre Quick Reading Assessment: Physics, creado por Saddleback ARC el 31/07/2018.
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- Saddleback ARC
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- English
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