Worksheet : 1 Name : ________________

Grade : IGCSE - I Date : ____/____/________

Subject : PHYSICS Teacher’s Signature : ____

Topic : MEASUREMENT AND DENSITY

Q.I) Multiple choice questions. Tick the correct answer.

1. The diagram shows a rectangular metal block measuring 10 cm × 5.0 cm × 2.0 cm.

Its mass is 250 g. What is the density of the metal?

A 0.20 g/ cm3 B 0.40 g/ cm3 C 2.5 g/ cm3 D 5.0 g/ cm3

2. The diagram shows an experiment to find the density of a liquid.

What is the density of the liquid?

A 0.5 g/ cm3 B 2.0 g/ cm3 C 8.0 g/ cm3 D 10.0 g/ cm3

3. A metre rule is used to measure a length.

Which reading is shown to the nearest centimetre?

A 0.8 m B 0.88 m C 0.881 m D 0.8814 m

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 4. The diagrams show the readings on a measuring cylinder before and after a small metal cube is added.

water metal cube

before after

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.

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

Q.II) Answer the following questions.

1. Fig 1.1 shows part of a measuring instrument.

Fig 1.1

(a) State the name of this instrument.

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(b) Record the reading shown in Fig. 1.1.

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(c) Describe how you would find the thickness of a sheet of paper used in a magazine.

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 2. The IGCSE class is determining the density of a sample of card.
Each student has a stack of ten pieces of card, as shown in Fig. 2.1.

Fig. 2.1.

(a) (i) On Fig. 2.1, measure the height h of the stack of card.

h = ___________________________

(ii) Calculate the average thickness t of one piece of card.

t = ____________________________

(b) (i) On Fig. 2.1, measure the length l and width w of the top piece of card.

l = ____________________________

w = ___________________________

(ii) Calculate the volume V of one piece of card using the equation
V = ltw .

V = ___________________________

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(c) Calculate the density d of the card using the equation d = –– .
V
where the mass m of one piece of card is 1.3 g.

d = ____________________________

(d) A sample of corrugated card of the same length and width as the card in Fig. 2.2 consists of two thin
sheets of card with an air gap in between. The sheets of card are separated by paper, as shown in the
cross-section in Fig. 2.2.The thickness y of the air gap as shown in Fig. 2.2 is between 2 mm and 3 mm

Fig 2.2

Estimate the volume Va of air trapped within the corrugated card shown in Fig. 2.2.

Va = __________________________

3. A student investigates the period of oscillation of a mass attached between two springs. The apparatus used
is shown in Fig. 3.1.

Fig 3.1
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 A 400 g mass m is attached between two springs, displaced a small distance downwards, and then released so that it
oscillates. The time t taken for 10 complete oscillations of the mass is recorded. The experiment is repeated using
values for m of 300 g and 200 g.

The readings are shown in the table below.

(a) Calculate the period T of the oscillations. T is the time for one complete oscillation.
Enter the values in the table.

(b) Calculate and enter in the table the values of T/m .

(c) The student suggests that T should be directly proportional to m. State with a reason whether the results
in the table support this suggestion.

statement ___________________________________________________________________________

reason _____________________________________________________________________________

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(d) In this experiment, the mass oscillates rapidly so that it is difficult to take the times accurately.
A technique has been included in this experiment to obtain an accurate value for the period T.
State, briefly, what this technique is and any calculation involved to obtain the T value.

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(e) Another student carried out the same experiment using a wider range of masses.
Suggest why, when the mass was 900 g, it could not oscillate freely.

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