Table 1.3 Flashcards
1
Q
Age of the Universe
A
5 x 10^17 s
2
Q
Age of the Earth
A
1.3 x 10^17 s
3
Q
Average age of a college student
A
6.3 x 10^8 s
4
Q
One year
A
3.2 x 10^ 7 s
5
Q
One day (time interval for one revolution of the Earth about its axis)
A
8.6 x 10 ^4 s
6
Q
One class period
A
3.0 x 10^3 s
7
Q
Time interval between normal heartbeats
A
8 x 10^ -1 s
8
Q
Period of audible sound waves
A
~ 10^ -3 s
9
Q
Period of typical radio waves
A
~ 10 ^ -6 s
10
Q
Period of vibration of an atom in a solid
A
~10^ -13 s
11
Q
Period of visible light waves
A
~ 10^-15 s
12
Q
Duration of a nuclear collision
A
~ 10^ -22 s
13
Q
Time interval for light to cross a proton
A
~10^-24 s
