Basic Biomechanics 8th Edition Hall Test Bank

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Basic Biomechanics 8th Edition Hall Test Bank

Basic Biomechanics, 8e (Hall) Chapter 1 What Is Biomechanics?

1) Which of the following is the most appropriate definition of biomechanics?

• the study of human movement
• the study of biological organisms
• the study of movement mechanics
• the study of the mechanical aspects of biological organisms

2) Which of the following terms is applied to the study of systems in a constant state of motion?

• statics
• dynamics
• anthropometrics
• plyometrics

3) What term is given to considerations such as the size, shape, and weight of body segments?

• cybernetic
• anthropometric
• kinematic
• kinetic

4) Which of the following is an example of a static situation?

• a cyclist riding at a constant velocity
• a person balancing motionless on one foot
• both a cyclist riding at a constant velocity and a person balancing motionless on one foot
• neither a cyclist riding at a constant velocity nor a person balancing motionless on one foot

5) Which of the following are anthropometric factors?

• the length of a forearm
• the shape of a body
• the weight of the trunk
• all of these answers are correct

6) Which of the following is included in sports medicine?

• clinical aspects of exercise and sport
• scientific aspects of exercise and sport
• both clinical aspects of exercise and sport and scientific aspects of exercise and sport
• neither clinical aspects of exercise and sport nor scientific aspects of exercise and sport

7) Biomechanics has roots in which of the following disciplines?

• physics
• biology
• both physics and biology 1 / 4

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• neither physics nor biology

8) Which of the following questions about the long jump should be answered quantitatively?

• What is the horizontal velocity at take-off?
• What is the angle at take-off?
• Both what is the horizontal velocity at take-off? and what is the angle at take-off?
• Neither what is the horizontal velocity at take-off? nor what is the angle at take-off?

9) Which of the following characterizes a formal problem?

• a goal or answer
• a set of given information
• a set of operations that can be used to arrive at the desired answer from the given information
• all of these answers are correct

10) What does the word qualitative mean?

• general
• numerical
• pertaining to quality
• all of these answers are correct

11) Which of the following statements is true regarding qualitative analysis?

• It is always of a general nature.
• It does not involve the use of numbers.
• Both it is always of a general nature and it does not involve the use of numbers.
• Neither it is always of a general nature nor it does not involve the use of numbers.

12) Which of the following professionals regularly make use of qualitative observations?

• teachers
• coaches
• clinicians
• all of these answers are correct

13) Which of the following are components of a structured approach to problem solving?

• writing down the given information
• drawing a diagram representing the problem situation
• rereading the problem to look for additional information that may be inferred from the problem

statement

• all of these answers are correct

14) Which of the following countries uses the metric system?

• France
• Germany
• Japan
• All of these answers are correct 2 / 4

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15) Which of the following conversions is accurate?

• 2.54 cm = 1 in
• 2.54 in = 1 cm
• 4.45 lb = 1 N
• None of these answers is correct

16) Which of the following is an example of equipment designed to enhance performance?

• Klapskate
• Aerodynamic helmet
• Both klapskate and aerodynamic helmet
• None of these answers is correct

17) Biomechanical research has contributed to which of the following?

• injury prevention
• enhanced sport performance
• equipment design
• all of these answers are correct

18) Which of the following could be performed by a biomechanist?

• quantitative analysis of human movement
• qualitative analysis of human movement
• both quantitative analysis of human movement and qualitative analysis of human movement
• none of these answers is correct

19) Which type of analysis involves identifying, analyzing and answering a question of interest?

• quantitative
• qualitative
• both quantitative and qualitative
• none of these answers is correct

20) Choose the term or phrase that is not synonymous with the others.

• Metric system
• English system
• International system of units

D) S. I.

21) What is the base unit for mass in the metric system?

• newton
• kilogram
• meter
• slug 3 / 4

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22) Which of the following is true regarding mechanics?

• branch of physics
• analyzes the actions of forces on particles
• both branch of physics and analyzes the actions of forces on particles
• none of these answers is correct

23) Which of the following defines inference?

• the process of elimination
• the process of forming deductions from available information
• the process of observation in a qualitative analysis
• none of these answers is correct

24) Astronauts who travel out of the earth's gravitational field have experienced which of the following?

• increased bone density
• reduced strength
• both increased bone density and reduced strength
• none of these answers is correct

25) Which of the following affects the flight of a discus?

• speed at release
• projection angle
• orientation angle relative to the wind
• all of these answers are correct

26) The high incidence of knee injuries among snow skiers is partially due to which of the following?

• rigid boot which limit ankle motion
• bindings which release during a fall
• both rigid boot which limit ankle motion and bindings which release during a fall
• none of these answers is correct

27) Choose the term that describes the application of mechanical principles in the study of living organisms.

• biomechanics
• dynamics
• English system
• kinematics

28) Choose the term that describes the branch of mechanics dealing with systems in a constant state of motion.

• quantitative
• sports medicine
• statics
• tennis elbow
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