Chapter 1 worksheet

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1. WORKSHEET CHAPTER 1.PHYSICAL QUANTITIES, UNITS and MEASUREMENTA. Base

Quantities, SI Units and Prefixes1. Tree common base quantities are..A. Length, mass, area C.
Area, volume, time.B. Time, mass, density. D. Length, mass, time2. Which of the following is NOT
base unit ?A. kg C. NB. s D. m3. A m is..A. 0.000 000 001 C. 0.000 001 mB. 0.0001 m D. 0.1 m4.
The SI unit for termperatur is ..A. K C. OKB. OC D. C5. State five base quantities and their SI units
and write the symbol for each of the SI unit bycompleting the table below.Base Quantity SI Unit Symbol
for SI Unit123456. Arrange the units given below in their respective columb, beginning with the
smallest unit.km, g, nm, kg, s, ms, s, mg, ns, g, Gs, dm, Mg, mmMass Length Time7. (a) The moon
is 384 000 000 m away from the Earth. Which prefixe is suitable to represent suchlarge number ?

.8. (b) the file size of a 3-D screen saver is 55 392 bytes. Which prefix is
suitable to represent such largenumber ?

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2. B. Length Measurement1. Which instruments are most suitable for accurate measurements of the
thickness of an Ez-link cardand the diameter of a tennis ball?Thickness of Ez-link card Diameter of a
tennis ballA. Plastic ruler Vernier calipersB. Micrometers Plastic rulerC. Micrometers Vernier calipersD.
Vernier calipers Micrometers2. Which of thw following best describes the accuracy of each instrument
below?Micrometer Ruler Vernier calipersA. 0.01 cm 0.01 cm 0.01 cmB. 0.01 cm 0.1 cm 0.01 cmC.
0.01 cm 0.1 cm 0.001 cmD. 0.001 cm 0.1 cm 0.01 cm3. Ujang uses a micrometer to measure tha
thickness of 20 sheet of paper. In order to ensure firm grip,she should..A. Genty turn the thimble until
a click sound is heardB. Firmly twist the thimble until the object does not fall off from between the anvil
and spindle.C. Genty turn the ratchet until a click sound is heardD. Firmly twist the ratchet until the
datum line coincide with the thimble scale4. Five ball bearings are arranged by the side of the ruler,
with two set squares at either ends of the ballbearingsThe radius of one ball bearing is about..A. 0.3
cm C. 0.9 cmB. 1.8 cm D. 3.3 cm5. Joko uses a plastic ruler to measure the length of the pencil, as
shown in the diagram below.What is the length of the pencil?A. 2.1 cm C. 2.2 cmB. 11.1 cm D. 11.2
cm
3. 6. The diagram below shows a ball bearing being measured using a micrometer.What is the
diameter of the ball bearing?A. 2.25 mm C. 2.75 mmB. 2.75 mm D. 3.75 mm7. Which of the following
statements is NOT TRUE of a micrometer screw gauge?A. It has accuracy of 0.01 mmB. It can be
used to measure the thickness of your hair.C. It can be used to measure diameter of netballD. Rachet
knob should be used to tighten the object between the spindle an anvil8. The diagram shows a small
platic ball sandwich between the jaws of the vernier caliper. What is thediameter?A. 7.7 mm C. 7.9
mmB. 7.8 mm D. 8.8 mm9. Asep is required to determine the thickness of a ream of 500 sheets of A4
size printing paper. He issupplied with a micrometer, apair of vernier calipers and plastic ruler.(a) (i)
Suggest the instrument tha is most suitablefrom him to measure the thickness of a ream of paper.

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4. (b) Suggest what extra step needs to be taken to find the thickness of a pieceof printing paper.
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thickness of plastic ruler usig a pair of vernier calipers(a) Record the thickness of the plastic
ruler
.(b) Suggest and explain how Geri can increase the accuracy of his
measurement to make thethickness recorded more reliable.

.C. Time measurement (The Pendulum)1. The SI unit for time is ..A. week
C. hourB. length D. second2. Which physical quantity is measure using a stopwatch?A. current C.
lengthB. time D. mass3. The digital stopwatch below displays the time taken for Yudi to run 100 m in
the schools annualsports championship. How long did he take to complete the race?A. 13.42 seconds
C. 13 minutes 42 secondsB. 1.3 minutes 42 seconds D. 13 hours and 42 minutes4. What is the correct
reading of the mechanical stopwatch below?A. 5 minutes 25 secondsB. 5.25 minutesC. 25 minutes 5
secondsD. 25 minutes 6 seconds
5. 5. Wuni is sitting on a swing, happily swinging from the end to the other. If she completes 10 to-andfroswings in 25 s, what is the periode of the swing?A. 1.25 sB. 1.75 sC. 2.5 sD. 25 s6. (a) The SI unit
for time is theIts Symbol is..(b) 1 second =
minute. 1 minute = ..hourSo 1 second =
..Hour(c) 1 ms=.s1 s =.s1 ns
=.sD. Scalars and Vectors1. Which of the following correctly indentify the
scalar and the vector quantity?Scalar quantity Vector quantityA. Force DisplacementB. Displacement
VelocityC. Speed VelocityD. Speed Mass2. Mr Yanto is jogging along a track as shown below, from
point X to Y, he covers a distance of 40 m,and along YZ, he covers another distance of 30 m. what is
his displacement?A. 10 m C. 70 mB. 50 m D. 120 m3. The diagram shows three force acting on a
body. The magnitude of the unbalanced force is.A. 1 N C. 14 NB. 8 N D. 28 N4. Two force of
magnitudes 4 N and 8 N respectively act on an object. Which of the following cannot bea possible
resultant force?A. 0 N C. 8 NB. 4 N D. 12 N
6. 5. The diagram shows two horizontal forces P and Q exerted on a ring. Which of the following
diagrambest demonstrates the resultant force R ?6. (a) Force is a vector quantitySpeed, Acceleration,
Distance, Mass, Velocity( b) A wooden block is acted on by 5.0 N and 8.0 N force simulntaneously,
such that it acceleratesfrom rest to the right.Mark on each diagram below, how the two forces should
act in order to produce unbalancedforce of 3.0 N and 13.0 N respectively on the block. Label each
force clearly.