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1 .
Static's deals with bodies that have constant velocity.
True
False
2 .
Equilibrium means at rest or moving with constant velocity.
True
False
3 .
A particle has a mass but its size can be neglected.
True
False
4 .
The particles that compose a rigid body remain at a fixed distance from one another both before and after a load is applied.
True
False
5 .
A concentrated force is assumed to act at a point on a body.
True
False
6 .
A particle subjected to a system of forces will remain at rest provided the force system is balanced.
True
False
7 .
The weight of a body remains constant regardless of its location.
True
False
8 .
The SI system considers force to be a derived unit.
True
False
9 .
A newton is equal to the force required to accelerate 1 kg at 9.81 m/s
2
.
True
False
10 .
The prefix giga ( G ) indicates 10
9
.
True
False
11 .
The prefix mega ( M ) indicates 10
-6
.
True
False
12 .
The unit ms is a milli-second.
True
False
13 .
A milli-meter squared is written as mm
2
.
True
False
14 .
It is satisfactory to write k µ s as an appropriate composite unit.
True
False
15 .
The set of composite units s/kg are allowed.
True
False
16 .
The accuracy of a number is indicated by the number of significant figures it contains.
True
False
17 .
2.16 rounded off to two significant figures is 2.2.
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True
False
18 .
2.25 rounded off to two significant figures is 2.3.
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True
False
19 .
2.05 rounded off to two significant figures is 2.0.
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True
False
20 .
2.35 rounded off to two significant figures is 2.4.
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True
False
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