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Y9 Extension Physics Units and Measurement

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the SI unit for length?

a)

foot (ft)

b)

meter (m)

c)

kilometer (km)

d)

centimeter (cm)

2.

The SI unit for mass is _____

a)

gram (g)

b)

pound (lb)

c)

kilogram (kg)

d)

Newton (N)

3.

Vernier Scale Calipers and Micrometer are tools that can be used to measure _______

a)

mass

b)

length

c)

temperature

d)

time

4.

Which of the following can be used to measure time? Select all that can be used

a)

Analog clock

b)

digital stop watch

c)

pendulum

d)

micrometer

5.

The SI unit of candela (cd) is a unit of _______

a)

luminous intensity

b)

electric current

c)

thermodynamic temperature

d)

electromagnetic frequency

6.

There are _______ meters in a Mm (megameter).

a)

10610^6  or 1 000 000

b)

10310^3   or 1 000

c)

10910^9  

or 1 000 000 000

d)

10610^{-6}  or 0.000001

7.

3.58 has ___ significant figures

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

0

8.

How many significant figures does 0.038 have?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

9.

How many significant figures does 0.03800 have?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

2

d)

4

10.

How many significant figures does 7900 have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

How many significant figures does 7900.0 have?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3

12.

The SI Unit for electric current is the _______

a)

Volt

b)

Ohm

c)

Ampere

d)

Candela

13.

What is the SI Unit for temperature?

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

Kelvin

c)

Celsius

d)

Rankine

14.

15 km is how many m?

a)

15 000 m

b)

1500 m

c)

150 m

d)

150 000 m

15.

2.75 m3m^3   is how many cm3cm^3  

a)

2.75 x 109 cm310^9\ cm^3  

b)

275 cm3cm^3  

c)

2.75 x 106 cm310^{6\ }cm^3  

d)

2.75 x 103 cm310^3\ cm^3  

16.

It is used to express very small and very large numbers:

a)

scientific method

b)

scientific notation

c)

Einstein notation

d)

Newton's method

17.

How many SI base units are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

18.

In multiplication and division, the final answer should have no more significant figures than the quantity with the LEAST number of significant figures

a)

True

b)

False, it should have the same number as the quantity with the MOST number of significant figures

c)

False, it should have the same number as the addition of each quantity's number of significant figures

d)

False, it should have the same number as the multiplication or division of each quantity's number of significant figures