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GENERAL PHYSICS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The unit m3 is used to express

a)

length

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

density

2.

SI base units for length and mass are

a)

centimeter

b)

meter and gram

c)

centimeter and kilogram

d)

meter and kilogram

3.

The abbreviations for units of length in order from smallest to largest are

a)

m, cm, mm, km

b)

mm, m, cm, km

c)

km, mm, cm, m

d)

mm, cm, m, km

4.

A measure of the quantity of matter is

a)

density.

b)

weight.

c)

volume.

d)

mass.

5.

Which is the SI unit of measurement for volume?

a)

Liters

b)

Milliliters

c)

Kiloliters

d)

Cups

6.

Which is the SI unit of measurement for length?

a)

Centimeters

b)

Meters

c)

Millimeters

d)

Red Strings

7.
What is the SI unit for length?
a)
meter
b)
liter
c)
mass
d)
second
8.
What is weight?
a)
a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
b)
a measure of the amount of matter an object contains
c)
the amount of space an object takes up
d)
don't ask me that, I'm sensitive
9.
What is mass?
a)
a measure of the amount of matter an object contains
b)
a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
c)
the amount of space an object takes up
d)
a temperature scale
10.
The amount of space taken up by an object
a)
Mass
b)
Volume
c)
Density
d)
Weight
11.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 0.002040
a)
6
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
12.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 0.998005
a)
9
b)
10
c)
6
d)
5
13.
Calculate 5.50 cm + 5.5 cm and give your answer with the correct number of significant figures.
a)
11 cm
b)
11.0 cm
c)
11.00 cm
d)
11.000 cm
14.
Express 23400 in proper scientific notation. 
a)
2.34 x 104
b)
2.3 x 103
c)
2.30 x 105
d)
2.34 x 103
15.
What is 78.5 rounded to one significant figure?
a)
79
b)
78.5
c)
70
d)
80
16.
Calculate 12.34 + 1.234 + 0.1234
a)
13.6974
b)
13.697
c)
13.70
d)
13.7
17.
1345.567 / 23.56 = ? (Use significant figures!)
a)
57.11
b)
58.11
c)
56.75
d)
83.49
18.
How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?
a)
5.64 x 10-7
b)
5.64 x 106
c)
5.64 x 108
d)
56.4 x 107
19.
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
20.

How many significant figures are there in the image?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

0

d)

2

21.

Decide the number of significant figures: 409.10

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

22.

The first length measured in a laboratory experiment is 2.5 + 0.1 m and the second length 3.4 + 0.1 m. What is the uncertainty of the sum of the lengths?

a)

0.1 m

b)

0.2 m

c)

0.3 m

d)

0.4 m

23.

True or False?

Zero error are random errors.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

True or False?

Repeating a reading never removes the systematic error.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True or False?

When measuring a time manually it is inappropriate to use the precision of the digital timer as the uncertainty in a reading.

a)

True

b)

False