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PHYSICS_MEASUREMENT

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What piece of equipment (tool) is used to measure mass?

a)

Graduated Cylinder

b)

Beam Balance

c)

Meter Stick

d)

Beaker

2.

What piece of equipment (tool) is used to measure volume more accurately?

a)

Graduated Cylinder

b)

Triple-Beam Balance

c)

Meter Stick

d)

Beaker

3.

What piece of equipment (tool) is used to measure length?

a)

Graduated Cylinder

b)

Meter Stick

c)

Beam Balance

d)

Beaker

4.

Which piece of equipment is shown in the picture?

a)

Graduated Cylinder

b)

Meter Stick

c)

Beam Balance

d)

Beaker

5.

How close a measurement is to the true value for the quantity.

a)

accuracy

b)

precision

6.

How close a set of measurements is to one another, regardless of whether the measurements are correct.

a)

accuracy

b)

precision

7.

What is the measurement using the correct number of sig. figs.?

a)

39.5 mL

b)

40 mL

c)

39 mL

d)

40.0 mL

8.

What is the measurement using the correct number of sig. figs.?

a)

8.5mL

b)

8.50mL

c)

8.45mL

d)

8.4mL

9.

What is the measurement using the correct number of sig. figs.?

a)

89cm

b)

88.80cm

c)

88.90cm

d)

88cm

10.

If the beams are balanced with the riders in the positions shown, what is the total mass of the object?

a)

545.30g

b)

540.52g

c)

540.2g

d)

545.20g

11.

What is the reading of the meniscus?

a)

36mL

b)

45mL

c)

35.0mL

d)

30.5mL

12.

What is the SI unit for Length?

a)

Meter

b)

Ampere

c)

Seconds

d)

Kelvin

13.

Is the following graph direct, inverse, or neither?

a)

Direct

b)

Inverse

c)

Neither

14.

Is the following graph direct, inverse, or neither?

a)

Direct

b)

Inverse

c)

Neither

15.

What relationship does the table represent?

a)

Direct

b)

Inverse

c)

Neither

16.

How many Significant Figures in the number below?

0.456?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1

17.

How many Significant Figures in the number below?

4,500?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1

18.

1 meter = _______ cm

a)

1

b)

1000

c)

100

d)

0.1

19.

65g = ___mg

a)

650

b)

6,500

c)

65,000

d)

6

20.

How many minutes are in a year?

a)

I can't count that high.

b)

525,600 min

c)

52,560 min

d)

31,536,000 min

21.

A passenger jet has a speed of 900 km/h.

What is its speed in m/s?

(1 km = 1000 m)

a)

250 m/s

b)

324 m/s

c)

1,500 m/s

d)

2,500 m/s

22.

Express the following in scientific notation:

.000457

a)

457 x 106

b)

457 x 10-6

c)

4.57 x104

d)

4.57 x 10-4

23.

How would you write 4.3756 x 104 in standard form?

a)

437,560,000

b)

0.00043756

c)

43,756

d)

4,3756

24.

The distance from Earth to the moon is 384,400 km. Express the distance in meters using scientific notation.

a)

3.844 x 105

b)

3.844 x 108

c)

3.844 x 102

d)

3.855 x 1011

25.

A bicycle has a speed of 6 m/s. What is its speed in km/h? (1 km=1000 m)

a)

21.6 km/h

b)

16.67 km/h

c)

2.16 km/h

d)

1.67 km/h

26.

What tool would you use to measure this real life object?

a)

measuring tape

b)

yardstick

c)

ruler

d)

measuring cup

27.

What tool would you use to measure the length around this real life object?

a)

ruler

b)

measuring tape

c)

yardstick

d)

scale

28.

How long is the paper clip?

a)

3 cm

b)

4 cm

c)

5 cm

d)

1 cm

29.

Which is longer?

a)

10 cm

b)

10 mm

c)

10 nm

d)

10 m

30.

1 cm = _______ mm

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

1

31.

1 km = ________ m

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

10000

32.

1 L = ______ mL

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

33.

1 kg = _______ g

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

34.

Choose the best measurement for capacity.

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

millilitre

d)

litre

35.

Choose the best measurement for capacity.

a)

Litre

b)

Kilogram

c)

Kilometre

d)

metre

36.

Choose the best measurement for mass.

a)

gram

b)

Kilogram

c)

Litre

d)

Metre

37.

Choose the best measurement for length.

a)

metre

b)

litre

c)

kilogram

d)

centimetre

38.

Which is the best estimate for the length of a house key?

a)

5 meters

b)

5 inches

c)

5 centimeters

d)

5 kilometers

39.

What is the SI unit for TIME?

a)

metre

b)

ampere

c)

second

d)

hours

40.

What is the SI unit for weight?

a)

Meter

b)

kilogram

c)

newton

d)

joule

41.

S.I. means?

a)

System Internationale

b)

Secret Intelligence

c)

System Intruments

d)

International Secret

42.

Which is the CORRECT Reading?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

All

43.

Beakers are used to measure ________

a)

Length

b)

Electrical current

c)

Volume

d)

weight

44.

Water Freezes at _______ degrees Fahrenheit (°F)

a)

0°F

b)

100 °F

c)

32 °F

d)

-1 °F

45.

What is the Equation for Weight?

a)

Weight = Mass x Gravitational Field Strength

b)

Weight = Mass / Gravitational Field Strength

c)

Weight = Gravitational Field Strength / Mass

d)

none of the above

46.

What is the Equation for Work Done?

a)

Work Done = Force x Distance

b)

Work Done = Force / Distance

c)

Work Done = Distance / Force

d)

none of the above

47.

What is the Equation for Pressure?

a)

Pressure = Force x Area of Surface

b)

Pressure = Force / Area of Surface

c)

Pressure = Area of Surface / Force

d)

none of the above

48.

What is the Equation for Kinetic Energy?

a)

Kinetic Energy = 0.5 x Mass x Speed²

b)

Kinetic Energy = 0.5 x Mass² x Speed

c)

Kinetic Energy = 0.5 x Mass² / Speed

d)

none of the above

49.

What is the equation for Gravitational Potential Energy?

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy = Mass x Gravitational Field Strength x Height

b)

Gravitational Potential Energy = mass x Height

c)

Gravitational Potential Energy = Mass x Gravitational Field Strength / Height

d)

Gravitational Potential Energy = Weight / Height

50.

Which is the equation for Power?

a)

Power = Energy Transferred x Time

b)

Power = Work Done / Time

c)

Power = Time / Energy Transferred

d)

Power = Work Done x Time

51.

What is the Equation for Charge Flow?

a)

Charge Flow = Current x Time

b)

Charge Flow = Current / Time

c)

Charge Flow = Time / Current

d)

none of the above

52.

What is the SI unit of Mass?

a)

kilometer

b)

meter

c)

litre

d)

kilogram

53.

Which of the following is a temperature scale?

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

celsius

d)

mercury

54.

What is the reason for weight?

a)

the amount of matter inside of an object

b)

the amount of volume

c)

the pull of gravity

d)

the smallest particle

55.

What is the purpose of this tool?

a)

to measure liquids, not exact

b)

used to stir

c)

to measure exact volume of liquid

d)

used to find mass