Conceptual Physics (High School) 2006 edition


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  • Chapter 1: About Science
    • 1: Review Questions (10)
    • 1: Think and Explain (3)

  • Chapter 2: Linear Motion
    • 2: Review Questions (25)
    • 2: Plug and Chug (8)
    • 2: Think and Explain (8)
    • 2: Think and Solve (9)
    • 2: Activities (3)

  • Chapter 3: Projectile Motion
    • 3: Review Questions (18)
    • 3: Plug and Chug (10)
    • 3: Think and Explain (10)
    • 3: Think and Solve (8)

  • Chapter 4: Newton's First Law of Motion-Inertia
    • 4: Review Questions (20)
    • 4: Plug and Chug (5)
    • 4: Think and Explain (12)
    • 4: Think and Solve (2)

  • Chapter 5: Newton's Second Law of Motion-Force and Acceleration
    • 5: Review Questions (18)
    • 5: Plug and Chug (5)
    • 5: Think and Explain (11)
    • 5: Think and Solve (10)
    • 5: Activity (1)

  • Chapter 6: Newton's Third Law of Motion-Action and Reaction
    • 6: Review Questions (18)
    • 6: Think and Explain (21)

  • Chapter 7: Momentum
    • 7: Review Questions (18)
    • 7: Plug and Chug (4)
    • 7: Think and Explain (10)
    • 7: Think and Solve (6)

  • Chapter 8: Energy
    • 8: Review Questions (20)
    • 8: Plug and Chug (10)
    • 8: Think and Explain (11)
    • 8: Think and Solve (6)

  • Chapter 9: Circular Motion
    • 9: Review Questions (18)
    • 9: Think and Explain (12)
    • 9: Think and Solve (8)

  • Chapter 10: Center of Gravity
    • 10: Review Questions (20)
    • 10: Think and Explain (14)
    • 10: Activities (3)

  • Chapter 11: Rotational Mechanics
    • 11: Review Questions (20)
    • 11: Plug and Chug (2)
    • 11: Think and Explain (10)
    • 11: Think and Solve (8)
    • 11: Activities (2)

  • Chapter 12: Universal Gravitation
    • 12: Review Questions (14)
    • 12: Plug and Chug (6)
    • 12: Think and Explain (10)
    • 12: Think and Solve (5)

  • Chapter 13: Gravitational Interactions
    • 13: Review Questions (20)
    • 13: Plug and Chug (4)
    • 13: Think and Explain (14)
    • 13: Think and Solve (7)

  • Chapter 14: Satellite Motion
    • 14: Review Questions (14)
    • 14: Think and Explain (14)
    • 14: Think and Solve (3)

  • Chapter 15: Special Relativity-Space and Time
    • 15: Review Questions (15)
    • 15: Plug and Chug (3)
    • 15: Think and Explain (9)
    • 15: Think and Solve (2)

  • Chapter 16: Special Relativity-Length, Momentum, and Energy
    • 16: Review Questions (18)
    • 16: Think and Explain (10)
    • 16: Think and Solve (3)

  • Chapter 17: The Atomic Nature of Matter
    • 17: Review Questions (25)
    • 17: Think and Explain (9)
    • 17: Think and Solve (3)

  • Chapter 18: Solids
    • 18: Review Questions (20)
    • 18: Think and Explain (10)
    • 18: Think and Solve (3)

  • Chapter 19: Liquids
    • 19: Review Questions (20)
    • 19: Plug and Chug (4)
    • 19: Think and Explain (11)
    • 19: Think and Solve (15)
    • 19: Activities (3)

  • Chapter 20: Gases
    • 20: Review Questions (17)
    • 20: Plug and Chug (3)
    • 20: Think and Explain (17)
    • 20: Think and Solve (5)
    • 20: Activities (4)

  • Chapter 21: Temperature, Heat, and Expansion
    • 21: Review Questions (18)
    • 21: Plug and Chug (6)
    • 21: Think and Explain (15)
    • 21: Think and Solve (9)

  • Chapter 22: Heat Transfer
    • 22: Review Questions (20)
    • 22: Think and Explain (9)
    • 22: Activities (2)

  • Chapter 23: Change of Phase
    • 23: Review Questions (20)
    • 23: Plug and Chug (5)
    • 23: Think and Explain (10)
    • 23: Think and Solve (12)
    • 23: Activities (1)

  • Chapter 24: Thermodynamics
    • 24: Review Questions (29)
    • 24: Plug and Chug
    • 24: Think and Explain (14)
    • 24: Think and Solve (6)

  • Chapter 25: Vibrations and Waves
    • 25: Review Questions (20)
    • 25: Plug and Chug (5)
    • 25: Think and Explain (10)
    • 25: Think and Solve (6)
    • 25: Activity (1)

  • Chapter 26: Sound
    • 26: Review Questions (20)
    • 26: Think and Explain (12)
    • 26: Think and Solve (7)
    • 26: Activities (4)

  • Chapter 27: Light
    • 27: Review Questions (23)
    • 27: Think and Explain (13)

  • Chapter 28: Color
    • 28: Review Questions (25)
    • 28: Think and Explain (20)
    • 28: Activities (2)

  • Chapter 29: Reflection and Refraction
    • 29: Review Questions (27)
    • 29: Think and Explain (10)
    • 29: Think and Solve (4)
    • 29: Activities (3)

  • Chapter 30: Lenses
    • 30: Review Questions (14)
    • 30: Think and Explain (14)
    • 30: Think and Solve (6)
    • 30: Activities (3)

  • Chapter 31: Diffraction and Interference
    • 31: Review Questions (20)
    • 31: Think and Explain (11)
    • 31: Activity (1)

  • Chapter 32: Electrostatics
    • 32: Review Questions (25)
    • 32: Think and Explain (11)

  • Chapter 33: Electric Fields and Potential
    • 33: Review Questions (20)
    • 33: Think and Explain (10)
    • 33: Think and Solve (2)

  • Chapter 34: Electric Current
    • 34: Review Questions (32)
    • 34: Plug and Chug
    • 34: Think and Explain (11)
    • 34: Think and Solve (9)
    • 34: Activity (1)

  • Chapter 35: Electric Circuits
    • 35: Review Questions (15)
    • 35: Plug and Chug (2)
    • 35: Think and Explain (10)
    • 35: Think and Solve (6)

  • Chapter 36: Magnetism
    • 36: Review Questions (20)
    • 36: Think and Explain (12)

  • Chapter 37: Electromagnetic Induction
    • 37: Review Questions (22)
    • 37: Think and Explain (17)
    • 37: Think and Solve (3)

  • Chapter 38: The Atom and the Quantum
    • 38: Review Questions (20)
    • 38: Think and Explain (10)

  • Chapter 39: The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity
    • 39: Review Questions (25)
    • 39: Think and Explain (22)

  • Chapter 40: Nuclear Fission and Fusion
    • 40: Review Questions (25)
    • 40: Think and Explain (10)

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Question Group Key
A - Activities
PC - Plug and Chug
RQ - Review Questions
TE - Think and Explain
TS - Think and Solve


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Group Quantity Questions
Chapter 1: About Science
1.RQ 10 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
1.TE 3 011 012 013
Chapter 2: Linear Motion
2.A 3 051 052 053
2.PC 8 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033
2.RQ 25 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025
2.TE 8 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041
2.TS 9 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050
Chapter 3: Projectile Motion
3.PC 10 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028
3.RQ 18 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018
3.TE 10 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038
3.TS 8 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046
Chapter 4: Newton's First Law of Motion-Inertia
4.PC 5 021 022 023 024 025
4.RQ 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
4.TE 12 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037
4.TS 2 038 039
Chapter 5: Newton's Second Law of Motion-Force and Acceleration
5.A 1 045
5.PC 5 019 020 021 022 023
5.RQ 18 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018
5.TE 11 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034
5.TS 10 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044
Chapter 6: Newton's Third Law of Motion-Action and Reaction
6.RQ 18 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018
6.TE 21 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039
Chapter 7: Momentum
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7.TE 10 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032
7.TS 6 033 034 035 036 037 038
Chapter 8: Energy
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8.TE 11 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041
8.TS 6 042 043 044 045 046 047
Chapter 9: Circular Motion
9.RQ 18 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018
9.TE 12 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
9.TS 8 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038
Chapter 10: Center of Gravity
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10.TE 14 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034
Chapter 11: Rotational Mechanics
11.A 2 041 042
11.PC 2 021 022
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11.TE 10 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032
11.TS 8 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040
Chapter 12: Universal Gravitation
12.PC 6 015 016 017 018 019 020
12.RQ 14 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014
12.TE 10 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
12.TS 5 031 032 033 034 035
Chapter 13: Gravitational Interactions
13.PC 4 021 022 023 024
13.RQ 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
13.TE 14 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038
13.TS 7 039 040 041 042 043 044 045
Chapter 14: Satellite Motion
14.RQ 14 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014
14.TE 14 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028
14.TS 3 029 030 031
Chapter 15: Special Relativity-Space and Time
15.PC 3 016 017 018
15.RQ 15 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015
15.TE 9 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027
15.TS 2 028 029
Chapter 16: Special Relativity-Length, Momentum, and Energy
16.RQ 18 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018
16.TE 10 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028
16.TS 3 029 030 031
Chapter 17: The Atomic Nature of Matter
17.RQ 25 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025
17.TE 9 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034
17.TS 3 035 036 037
Chapter 18: Solids
18.RQ 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
18.TE 10 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
18.TS 3 031 032 033
Chapter 19: Liquids
19.A 3 051 052 053
19.PC 4 021 022 023 024
19.RQ 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
19.TE 11 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035
19.TS 15 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050
Chapter 20: Gases
20.A 4 043 044 045 046
20.PC 3 018 019 020
20.RQ 17 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017
20.TE 17 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037
20.TS 5 038 039 040 041 042
Chapter 21: Temperature, Heat, and Expansion
21.PC 6 019 020 021 022 023 024
21.RQ 18 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018
21.TE 15 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039
21.TS 9 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048
Chapter 22: Heat Transfer
22.A 2 031 032
22.RQ 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
22.TE 9 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
Chapter 23: Change of Phase
23.A 1 048
23.PC 5 021 022 023 024 025
23.RQ 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
23.TE 10 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035
23.TS 12 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047
Chapter 24: Thermodynamics
24.RQ 29 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029
24.TE 14 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043
24.TS 6 044 045 046 047 048 049
Chapter 25: Vibrations and Waves
25.A 1 042
25.PC 5 021 022 023 024 025
25.RQ 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
25.TE 10 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035
25.TS 6 036 037 038 039 040 041
Chapter 26: Sound
26.A 4 040 041 042 043
26.RQ 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
26.TE 12 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032
26.TS 7 033 034 035 036 037 038 039
Chapter 27: Light
27.RQ 23 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023
27.TE 13 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036
Chapter 28: Color
28.A 2 046 047
28.RQ 25 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025
28.TE 20 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045
Chapter 29: Reflection and Refraction
29.A 3 042 043 044
29.RQ 27 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027
29.TE 10 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037
29.TS 4 038 039 040 041
Chapter 30: Lenses
30.A 3 035 036 037
30.RQ 14 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014
30.TE 14 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028
30.TS 6 029 030 031 032 033 034
Chapter 31: Diffraction and Interference
31.A 1 032
31.RQ 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
31.TE 11 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031
Chapter 32: Electrostatics
32.RQ 25 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025
32.TE 11 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036
Chapter 33: Electric Fields and Potential
33.RQ 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
33.TE 10 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
33.TS 2 031 032
Chapter 34: Electric Current
34.A 1 053
34.RQ 32 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032
34.TE 11 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043
34.TS 9 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052
Chapter 35: Electric Circuits
35.PC 2 016 017
35.RQ 15 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015
35.TE 10 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027
35.TS 6 028 029 030 031 032 033
Chapter 36: Magnetism
36.RQ 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
36.TE 12 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032
Chapter 37: Electromagnetic Induction
37.RQ 22 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022
37.TE 17 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039
37.TS 3 040 041 042
Chapter 38: The Atom and the Quantum
38.RQ 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
38.TE 10 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
Chapter 39: The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity
39.RQ 25 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025
39.TE 22 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048
Chapter 40: Nuclear Fission and Fusion
40.RQ 25 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025
40.TE 10 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035
Total 1574 (2)