Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Physics - Conceptual Questions - Page 15: 5

Answer

(a) $10^{0}~m$ (b) $10^{-2}~m$ (c) $10^{1}~m$ (d) $10^{2}~m$ (e) $10^{7}~m$

Work Step by Step

A person is about $1.7~m\approx10^{0}~m$. The length of a fly is about $10~mm\approx10^{-2}~m$. A car is about $5~m\gt\sqrt {10}~m$, so the length of a car is $\approx10^{1}~m$. A 747 airplane is about $80~m\approx10^{2}~m$. The length from coast to coast in the United States is about $5000~km\approx10^{7}~m$
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