Measurement

Of the following which is not a device to measure the length of an object?

• Ruler

• balance

• screw micrometer

• vernier caliper

1. One kilometre is equal to …

• 1,000 m

• 1,000 dm

• 10,000 m

• 100 dam

1. A metre rule is used to measure a length. Which reading is shown to the smallest

millimetre ?

• 0.7 m

• 0.76 m

• 0.761 m

• 0.7614 m

1. Consider the figure below!

2. The length of pencil above is …

• 5.8 cm

• 5.6 cm

• 5.7 cm

• 5.9 cm

1. Which reading is shown below?

• 0.23 mm

• 3.23 mm

• 2.73 mm

• 5.23 mm

1. What is the reading of the vernier caliper shown above?

• 3.23 cm

• 3.53 cm

• 3.27 cm

• 3.37 cm

1. The volume of bodies with non uniform shape can be measured by using …

• a. chemical glass

• b. hydrometer

• c. measuring cylinder

• d. micrometer

1. The diagram show an experiment to determine the volume of a stone.

2. What is the volume of the stone?

• 3 cm3

• 4 cm3

• 7 cm3

• 11 cm3

1. The diagram shows a stopwatch, originally set at 00:00. When a car was first

seen, the stop-start button was pressed. When the car passed the observer, the

stopwatch showed 01:06.

How long did thec ar take to reach the observer ?

• a. 1.06 s

• b. 6 s

• c. 66 s

• d. 106 s

1. A stopwatch is used to time an athlete running 100 m. The timekeeper forgets to

reset the watch to zero before using it to time another athlete running 100 m.

How long does the second athlete take to run 100 m?

• 11.2 s

• 11.4 s

• 12.4 s

• 23.8 s