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1.1.1 Physical Quantities and Units

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of these options is NOT a fundamental quantity?

a)

Time

b)

Electric current

c)

Energy

d)

Luminous Intensity

2.

What is the SI unit of electric current?

a)

Ampere (A)

b)

Volt (V)

c)

Ohm

d)

Mole

3.

Which one of these options is NOT a derived quantity?

a)

Area

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Temperature

4.

Choose TWO(2) examples of base quantity

a)

Mass and density

b)

Length and area

c)

Length and mass

d)

Mass and velocity

5.
Which of the following pairs of physical quantity and SI unit is correct ?
a)
Mass - SI unit : Gram
b)
Time - SI unit : Hour
c)
Electric current - SI unit : Volt
d)
Temperature - SI unit : Kelvin
6.
What is derived quantities ?
a)
a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
b)
combination of two or more base quantities
c)
the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.
7.

What is the SI unit of weight?

a)

kilograms

b)

grams

c)

newtons

d)

kg

8.

In which of the following derived units can mechanical work be expressed? Let W = F . d, such that F (= mass times acceleration) stands for force applied on an object and d, the distance displaced by the object.

a)

kgm2kgm^{-2}

b)

kgm1kgm^{-1}

c)

kg2ms2kg^2ms^{-2}

d)

kgm2s2kgm^2s^{-2}

9.
The International System of (SI) unit for mass is:
a)
g
b)
kg
c)
G
d)
KG
10.

What is the SI unit of speed?

a)

m/s

b)

cm/s

c)

km/hour

d)

kg/m

11.

A physical quantity that________ from other physical quantities is known as a base quantity.

a)

can be derived

b)

can not be derived

12.

A Coulomb (C) is the amount of charge when a current of 1 ampere flows for one second. A Farad (F) is a unit of capacitance referring to a coulomb per volt. An Ohm (Ω) is a unit of resistance referring to a volt per amp. What would a F x Ω refer to?

a)

A power

b)

A time

c)

A current

d)

A voltage