2 Force and Motion Chapter 1 Motion (I)

Practice 1.1 (p.7) =

0.005
 100%
23 .38
1 B
Maximum percentage error = 0.0214%
10 −6 7 (a) Percentage error
=  100% = 1.16  10−9 % 0 .3
24  60  60 =  100%
12 .04
2 B
= 2.49%
From 1 January 2014 to 10 January 2014, the
(b) Athletes may be separated by less than
watch runs slower than the actual time by 9
0.1 s. The error in using stop-watches is
minutes.
too large.
Therefore, when the actual time is 2:00 pm on
8 He can measure the time t for her to complete
10 January 2014, the time shown on the watch
n cycles. The time for each cycle is equal to
should be 1:51 pm.
t
3 C .
n
Let x be the length of the object.
0 .5
 100% = 5%
x
x = 10 mm
183 .4
4 (a) 183.4 cm = m = 1.834 m
100
(b) 357 500 km = 357 500  1000 m
= 357 500 000 m
= 3.575  108 m
(c) 32.0 nm = 32.0  10−9 m
= 0.000 000 032 0 m
= 3.20  10−8 m
5 (a) 1 day = 24  60  60 s = 86 400 s
(b) 1 year = 365  24  60  60
= 31 536 000 s
= 3.1536  107 s
(c) 3 hours 35 minutes and 4 seconds
= 3  60  60 + 35  60 + 4
= 12 904 s
6 (a) Reading = 5.5 cm = 55 mm
0 .5
Percentage error =  100%
55
= 0.909%
(b) Reading = 23.38 s
Percentage error

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