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WorksheetsG9 IGCSE Length & Time Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The diagram shows an enlarged drawing of the end of a metre rule. It is being used to measure the length of a small feather.
What is the length of the feather?
19 mm
29 mm
19 cm
29 cm
A student wishes to find the volume of a small, irregularly-shaped stone.
A ruler and a measuring cylinder containing some water are available.
Which apparatus is needed?
neither the ruler nor the measuring cylinder
the measuring cylinder only
the ruler and the measuring cylinder
the ruler only
The diagram shows a ball hanging on a string. The ball swings from point W to point Z and back to point W.
Which statement about the ball is correct?
The kinetic energy of the ball is greatest at point W.
The kinetic energy of the ball is greatest at point X
The kinetic energy of the ball is greatest at point Y.
The kinetic energy of the ball is the same at all points of the swing.
A measuring cylinder is used to measure the volume of a quantity of water.
Which measuring technique would NOT improve the accuracy of the measurement?
making sure that the measuring cylinder is vertical
making sure that the water surface is at eye level
reading the top of the water meniscus
using the smallest measuring cylinder available that will contain all the water
The diagram shows four identical spheres placed between two wooden blocks on a ruler.
What is the diameter of one sphere?
1.0 cm
2.0 cm
3.0 cm
4.0 cm
A cook wants to prepare some food to be cooked by 1.15 p.m. He uses an oven with an automatic timer that can be set to switch on and off at certain times. The oven needs to be switched on for 2 hours 10 minutes.
At which time does the oven need to switch on?
11.05 a.m
11.25 a.m.
3.05 p.m.
3.25 p.m.
The diagram shows a measuring instrument.
Which quantity is this instrument used to measure?
area
density
mass
volume
Which option contains only apparatus that could be used to determine the volume of a small block of unknown material?
measuring cylinder, metre rule
measuring cylinder, stopwatch
metre rule, balance
metre rule, stopwatch
The diagram shows a measuring cylinder used to measure the volume of a small stone.
What is the volume of the stone?
8 cm3
9 cm3
14 cm3
26 cm3
A student uses a measuring cylinder to measure the volume of a quantity of water.
Which action would make her result less accurate?
making sure her eye is level with the water surface
making sure the cylinder is vertical
reading the bottom of the meniscus
using the largest measuring cylinder possible
A student uses a measuring cylinder to measure the volume of some water. The diagram shows part of the measuring cylinder. The top and bottom of the meniscus are labelled.
What is the volume of the water?
47.0cm3
47.5cm3
49.0cm3
49.5 cm3
The diagram shows part of a ruler. The ruler is used to find the length of a nail.
What is the length of the nail?
2.2 cm
2.7 cm
3.2 cm
3.7 cm
Diagram 1 shows a measuring cylinder containing water.
Five identical steel balls are now lowered into the measuring cylinder. Diagram 2 shows the new water level in the cylinder.
What is the volume of each steel ball?
6 cm3
14 cm3
30 cm3
70 cm3
A stopwatch is used to time a runner in a race. The diagrams show the stopwatch at the start and at the end of a lap of the race.
How long did the runner take to finish the lap of the race?
50.00 seconds
50.10 seconds
90.00 seconds
100.10 seconds
The diagrams show the readings on a measuring cylinder before and after a small metal cube is added.
How many more identical cubes can be added to the cylinder, without causing the water to overflow?
Do not include the cube already in the cylinder.
1
2
3
4
A student measures the length of a rod XY by holding it next to a metre rule.
The student writes down the length as 94.8cm.
Which statement is correct?
The value is correct.
The value is incorrect because it should be 95.2cm.
The value is incorrect because it should be in millimetres.
The value is incorrect because the student should subtract the reading for end Y from the reading for end X.
A student uses a ruler to measure the length and the width of a small rectangular metal plate.
What is the area of the plate?
14.0 cm2
14.7 cm2
16.0 cm2
16.8 cm2
A cyclist rides round a track three times.
er friend uses a stopwatch to record the time at the start of the ride, after one circuit, and at the end of the three circuits. The readings from the stopwatch are shown.
What is the average time for one circuit of the track?
174 s
180 s
198 s
200 s
A cylindrical can is rolled along the ruler shown in the diagram. The can rolls over twice.
What is the circumference (distance all round) of the can?
13 cm
14 cm
26 cm
28 cm
Drops of water are dripping steadily from a tap. The diagram shows a measuring cylinder which has collected 120 drops of water.
How many drops in total will have been collected when the measuring cylinder reads 10 cm3?
48
60
180
300
