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Physics 1
Physics 1
Grade : ________________________________
A. For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the most appropriate
one.
1. A pendulum is swinging. Five students each measure the time it takes to swing through ten
complete swings.
Three students measure the time as17.2 s. Another student measures it as 16.9 s, and the fifth
student measures it as 17.0 s.
A. 1.69 s
B. 1.70 s
C. 1.71 s
D. 1.72 s
2. A student has a stack of 20 identical coins. The figure shows the student measuring the height of
the stack using a ruler.
The student correctly determines the height of the stack as 7.7 cm.
A. 15.4 cm
B. 3.85 cm
C. 0.77 cm
D. 0.39 cm
3. A student has been told to find the density of some liquid paraffin by measuring its mass and its
volume.
Which piece of laboratory equipment should she use to measure the volume of the liquid
paraffin?
A. Beaker
B. Stopwatch
C. Metre rule
D. Measuring cylinder
4. A student has been told to find the density of some liquid paraffin by measuring its mass and its
volume. Which piece of laboratory equipment should she use to find the mass of the liquid
paraffin?
A. Top pan balance
B. Measuring cylinder
C. Metre rule
D. Stopwatch
5. What is the most accurate and precise method to measure the thickness of a coin?
A. Use a top pan balance.
B. Use a micrometer screw gauge.
C. Use a ruler and look at the scale perpendicularly.
D. Use the displacement method with water in a measuring cylinder.
6. A mechanical pencil has the density of 3.000 g/cm3. The volume of the pencil is 15.8 cubic
centimeters. What is the mass of the pencil?
A. 47.4 g
B. 50 g
C. 0.190 g
D. 5.27 g
7. What is the volume of 150 grams of lead if it has a density of 11.3 g/cm3?
A. 13.3 g
B. 13.3 cm3
C. 0.075 g
D. 1695 cm3
8. The diagram shows the height of a stack of identical coins.
A. 0.20 mm
B. 2.0 mm
C. 0.24 cm
D. 2.0 cm
9. A student is asked to find the volume of a small irregularly-shaped piece of rock.
The table shows the volume of water in the cylinder every minute for four minutes.
What is the average volume of water collected in the cylinder each minute?
A. 22 cm3
B. 28 cm3
C. 56 cm3
D. 57 cm3
12. How far did McKenzie travel in the first 3 hours?
A. 6.66 km
B. 30 km
C. 60 km
D. 20 km
13. What was McKenzie's average speed for the entire journey?
A. 6.25 km/h
B. 12.5 km/h
C. 25 km/h
D. 100 km/h
A. Constant Speed
B. Acceleration (speeding up)
C. Deceleration (slowing down)
D. No motion
A. Constant Speed
B. Acceleration (speeding up)
C. Deceleration (slowing down)
D. No motion