1. Fill in the table 1 with a base quantities and its symbols, units and symbols for units.

Base Quantity Symbols Name of units Symbols for unit

Table 1

[ 5 marks ]

2. Write the value of quantities in standard form on in table 2

Quantity Standard Form

Mass = 68 700 kg
Time = 0.00000326 s
Length = 562 000 000 m
Temperature = 402 K
Current = 0.000000 52 A
Table 2

[ 5 marks]

3. State all the readings in table 3 below in SI unit and standard form

Reading SI unit
25 Mm

75 kmh-1

2450 µs

46 mm2

38 km2

Table 3 [ 10 marks]

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4. Figure (a) and (b) shows vernier callipers used to measure a diameter of 20 sen coin.

(a) (i) Name the measuring instrument.

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[ 1 mark]

(ii) What type of error is shown by the instrument?

_____________________________________________________________________

[ 1 mark]

(iii) What is the value of the error shown in Fig.(a) above?

_____________________________________________________________________

[ 2 marks]

(b) (i) State how the actual diameter of the coin can be obtained using the instrument
above.

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[ 1 mark]

(ii) Fig.(b) shows the scales of the instrument above when the 20 sen coin is measured.
Determine the actual diameter of the 20 sen coin.

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[2 marks]


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Muthu, Lim and Azlan took part in an archery competition. Each competitor shoots five arrows
towards a target placed 50 m away. The figures below shows where the arrows landed for the
three competitors.

(a) Referring to the figures above, which competitor's shots are

(i) precise,

__________________________________ [ 1 mark ]

(ii) accurate,

__________________________________ [ 1 mark]

(iii) not precise and not accurate.

__________________________________ [ 1 mark ]

(b) (i) What is meant by sensitivity of a measuring instrument?

_____________________________________________________________________

[ 1 marks]

(ii) Three instruments that are usually used to measure length are the meter rule,
Micrometer screw gauge and the vernier calipers. Arrange these instruments in order
of increasing sensitivity.

_________________________________________________________________

[ 1 marks]

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6. An experiment is carried out to determine the relationship between the mass, m of the load is hung
on one end of the spring and the length!
of the spring. The spring constant , r is also determined.

Based on the graph in figure 3

(a) State the relationship between the length,
and mass, m.

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[ 1 mark ]

(b) What happen to à when is increased?

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[1 mark]

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 (c) Determine the value of à when = 0.0 g . Show on the graph, how you determine the value
Of l.













à = _________ cm [ 2 marks]

(d) Calculate the gradient of the graph and show on the graph how you determine it.

[ 3 marks]

(e) State one precaution that can be taken to increase the accuracy of the reading in this
experiment.

____________________________________________________________________________

[ 1 mark]

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