WorksheetsLength-IGCSE REvision Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 18mins
The diagram shows an enlarged drawing of the end of a metre rule. It is being used to measure the length of a small feather.
What is the length of the feather?
19 mm
29 mm
19 cm
29 cm
A student wishes to find the volume of a small, irregularly-shaped stone.
A ruler and a measuring cylinder containing some water are available.
Which apparatus is needed?
neither the ruler nor the measuring cylinder
the measuring cylinder only
the ruler and the measuring cylinder
the ruler only
A measuring cylinder is used to measure the volume of a quantity of water.
Which measuring technique would NOT improve the accuracy of the measurement?
making sure that the measuring cylinder is vertical
making sure that the water surface is at eye level
reading the top of the water meniscus
using the smallest measuring cylinder available that will contain all the water
The diagram shows four identical spheres placed between two wooden blocks on a ruler.
What is the diameter (d=2r) of one sphere?
1.0cm
2.0cm
3.0cm
4.0cm
A cook wants to prepare some food to be cooked by 1.15p.m.
He uses an oven with an automatic timer that can be set to switch on and off at certain times. The oven needs to be switched on for 2 hours 10 minutes.
At which time does the oven need to switch on?
11.05a.m.
11.25a.m.
3.05p.m.
3.25p.m.
The diagram shows a measuring instrument.
Which quantity is this instrument used to measure?
area
density
mass
volume
Which option contains only apparatus that could be used to determine the volume of a small block of unknown material?
measuring cylinder, metre rule
measuring cylinder, stopwatch
metre rule, balance
metre rule, stopwatch
The diagram shows a measuring cylinder used to measure the volume of a small stone.
What is the volume of the stone?
8 cm3
9 cm3
14 cm3
26 cm3
A student uses a measuring cylinder to measure the volume of a quantity of water.
Which action would make her result less accurate?
making sure her eye is level with the water surface
making sure the cylinder is vertical
reading the bottom of the meniscus
using the largest measuring cylinder possible
A student uses a measuring cylinder to measure the volume of some water. The diagram shows part of the measuring cylinder. The top and bottom of the meniscus are labelled.
What is the volume of the water?
47.0 cm3
47.5 cm3
49.0 cm3
49.5 cm3
A student wishes to measure accurately the volume of approximately 40 cm3 of water. She has two measuring cylinders, a larger one that can hold 100cm3 , and a smaller one that can hold 50cm3 . The water forms a meniscus where it touches the glass.
Which cylinder should the student use and which water level should she use to ensure an accurate result?
A
B
C
D
The diagram shows part of a ruler. The ruler is used to find the length of a nail.
What is the length of the nail?
2.2 cm
2.7 cm
3.2 cm
3.7 cm
Which instrument is used to compare the masses of objects?
a balance
a barometer
a manometer
a measuring cylinder
Diagram 1 shows a measuring cylinder containing water. Five identical steel balls are now lowered into the measuring cylinder. Diagram 2 shows the new water level in the cylinder.
What is the volume of each steel ball?
6 cm3
14 cm3
30 cm3
70 cm3
7 The diagrams show the readings on a measuring cylinder before and after a small metal cube is added.
How many more identical cubes can be added to the cylinder, without causing the water to overflow? Do not include the cube already in the cylinder.
1
2
3
4
A student measures the length of a rod XY by holding it next to a metre rule.
The student writes down the length as 94.8cm.
Which statement is correct?
The value is correct.
The value is incorrect because it should be 95.2cm.
The value is incorrect because it should be in millimetres.
The value is incorrect because the student should subtract the reading for end Y from the reading for end X.
A student uses a ruler to measure the length and the width of a small rectangular metal plate.
What is the area (l x w) of the plate?
14.0cm2
14.7cm2
16.0cm2
16.8cm2
A cylindrical can is rolled along the ruler shown in the diagram.
The can rolls over twice.
What is the circumference (distance all round) of the can?
Circumference= 2πr
13 cm
14 cm
26 cm
28 cm
Drops of water are dripping steadily from a tap (faucet).
The diagram shows a measuring cylinder which has collected 120 drops of water.
How many drops in total will have been collected when the measuring cylinder reads 10cm3 ?
48
60
180
300
A ruler is used to measure the length of an object.
What is the length of the object?
3.0 cm
4.0 cm
5.0 cm
6.5 cm
The diameter of a copper wire is thought to be approximately 0.3 mm.
Which instrument should be used to obtain a more accurate measurement of the diameter of the wire?
measuring tape
metre rule
micrometer
ruler
Which measurement can be made using a micrometer screw gauge?
the air pressure of a tyre
the diameter of a wire
the turning effect of a spanner
the wavelength of microwaves
