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Introduction to Measurements in Physics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the study of physics involve?

a)

Matter study and its composition

b)

Study of energy and its effects

c)

Study of matter in relation to energy

d)

Study of matter in relation to force

2.

Physical quantities that are determined directly through measurements are called_______

a)

Basic physical quantities

b)

Derived Physical quantities

c)

Mechanics physical quantities

d)

Physics physical quantities

3.

Which combination shows derived physical quantities in measurements

a)

Length, density, current

b)

Area, mass, time

c)

Density, volume, temperature

d)

Area, energy, density

4.

The fundamental physical quantities that are used in mechanics are:

a)

Mass, temperature, time

b)

Electric current, mass, time

c)

Mass, length, time

d)

Length, time, amount of substance

5.

A body has a mass of 1600 g and its volume is  0.002 m30.002\ m^3 . Determine its density.

a)

 800 gcm3800\ gcm^{-3}  

b)

 800 kgcm3800\ kgcm^{-3}  

c)

 0.8 kgm30.8\ kgm^{-3}  

d)

 800 kgm3800\ kgm^{-3}  

6.

The shadow of a metre rule used to estimate the height of a tree is 75cm long and that of the tree is 840 cm long.

What is the estimated height of the tree in metres?

a)

11.2 m

b)

1120 m

c)

1.120 m

d)

112 m

7.

When an object of mass 85 g is fully immersed in a measuring cylinder, it displaces a volume of 17 cm 3. What is the density of the object in SI units?

a)

5 g/cm 3

b)

5000 g/cm 3

c)

5000 kg/cm 3

d)

5000 kg/m 3

8.

100 drops of water fall from a burette. The first and final readings were 38.0 cm3 and 40.5 cm3 respectively. What is the reading of the burette if 300 drops are allowed to further fall from the burette?

a)

48 cm3

b)

45.5 cm3

c)

33.0 cm3

d)

40.5 cm3

9.

The mass of an empty density bottle is 10 g. When full of a liquid of density 800 kg/m3, its mass is 60 g. What is the volume of the empty density bottle?

a)

50 cm3

b)

62.5 cm3

c)

60 cm3

d)

10 cm3

10.

In an experiment to determine the density of sand using a density bottle, the following measurements were recorded.

- Mass of empty density bottle = 20 g

- Mass of density bottle full of water = 70 g

-Mass of density bottle with some sand = 80 g

-Mass of density bottle with the sand filled up with water 90 g

Use the above data to determine density of sand.

a)

0.6667 g/cm3

b)

1500 kg/cm3

c)

666.7 g/m3

d)

1.5 g/cm3