B Mass

C Length
D Temperature

Exercise
Chapter 1.3: Understanding scalar and vector
quantities &

Chapter 1.4 Understanding measurement

1

Which of the following is a SI base unit?

A decimetre
B meter
C kilometre
D Megametre

Which of the following set is the set of prefixes

arranged in ascending order?
A nano, mega, mili, kilo
B mega, kilo, nano, mili
C nano, mili, kilo, mega
D kilo, mili, mega, nano

Time, work and speed are

A base quantities
B derived quantities
C scalar quantities
D vector quantities

Diagram 4.1 shows the existence of zero error when

the gap of a micrometre screw gauge is closed.
Diagram 4.2 shows the reading of micrometre screw
gauge after an object is placed for the measurement
of its thickness.

Newton
metre
Celcius

Figure 1(a) shows the existence of zero error of a

vernier calliper. Figure 1(b) shows the reading of the
vernier calliper for diameter of metal sphere.

Figure 1
The actual reading of diameter of the metal sphere is
A 2.02 cm
B 2.04 cm
C 2.06 cm
D 2.08 cm

The actual reading of the thickness is

A 2.25mm
B 2.28mm
C 2.75mm
D 2.78mm
5

The ability of an instrument to detect a small changes

in the quantity can be measures is called
A accuracy
B precision
C sensitivity
D error

Which of the following measurements is the

smallest?
A 1.5x102 kg
B 1.5 X10 7 g
C 1.5 x10 12 g

10

Which measurement has the greatest value?

A 1.13x108mm
B 1.13x108cm
C 1.13x108 m
D 1.13x108nm

11

Density of mercury is 13600 kgm-3 which is

equivalent to
A 0.136 gcm-3
B 1.36 x10-2 gcm-3
C 1.36 x10-3 gcm-3
D 13.6 gcm-3

12

Diagram 12 shows a micrometre screw gauge.

Which of the following quantities below is a base

quantity?
A Momentum
B Time
C Speed
D Force

Which physical quantity has the correct SI unit?

Physical quantity S.I. Unit
A Time
minute

mass x length
length x length x length

18

Diameter of
wire/ mm
0.40
0.80
1.20
1.60
2.00

Diagram 12
What is the reading of the micrometre?
A 6.00mm
B 6.02mm
C 6.45mm
D 6.48mm
13

Hot FM is transmitted with a frequency of

88.2 M Hz. This frequency is equal to
A 8.82 x105 Hz
B 8.82 x106 Hz
C 8.82 x 107 Hz
D 8.82 x108 Hz

14

Which of the following is a base quantity and its SI

Unit?
A Mass/g
B Time/h
C Current/mA
D Temperature/K

15

Which of the following unit is correct?

Quantity
SI Unit
A Force
kgms-2
B Density
kgm-2
C Area
m3
D Acceleration
ms-1

16

An experiment is carried out to find the relationship

between mass and acceleration of trolley on a
wooden runway. The experiment is repeated by
adding the number of trolley. The responding
variable in this experiment is

Current/A
0.36
0.41
0.55
0.72
0.88

Potential
difference/ V
3.6
3.8
4.5
5.0
5.2

Which of the following statement is true about the

experiment?
A The smallest scale on the ammeter is 0.02A.
B The smallest scale on the voltmeter is 0.1V.
C The diameter of the wire is the responding
variable.
19

A vernier calliper is shown in the diagram below.

The vernier calliper is used to measure the diameter

of a marble. The reading produced has to be
A subtracted by 0.07cm
B added with 0.07cm
C subtracted by 0.03cm
D added with 0.03cm
20

A the length of the wooden runway

B acceleration
C mass
D time
17

The table shows the results obtained from an

experiment to examine the resistivity of a wire.

The graph in Diagram 19 shows the relationship

between s and t.

Which of the following shows the relation between

the base quantities for density?

mass
lengthxlengthxlength

mass x mass x length

time

time x time
length x mass

Which of the following equations represent the graph

in Diagram 19?
A s=

m
t
n

+m

B s=

m
t
n

C s=

m
t
n

+m

D s=

m
t
n25

+n

n
t
m15

+m

+n

30
20

E s=

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23 What is the error made in measurement

21 State the reading of the vernier calliper.

(a)
3

when we position our eyes wrongly?

_______________ errors are made due to

cm

the wrong positioning of the eyes.

5

10

24

-----------------------------

(a)

(b)

Figure 24(a)
Measurement taken in Figure 24(a)
=

---------------------------(c)

Figure 24(b)

--------------------------------(d)

Measurement taken in Figure 24(b)

=
(b)

In Fig 24(a), the eyes are placed at the

wrong position hence the reading taken is
----------------------------------22

inaccurate. The correct way is shown in

State the reading of the micrometer screw gauge.

Fig 24(b).
25
20
15 3
10

15

20

Hence to avoid parallax errors in a metre

______________________________to the

rule, ensure that the eyes are placed

reading to be measured.