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    This document provides a worksheet on physical quantities, units of measurement, and measurement tools. It includes: 1) Questions about base SI units like length, mass, and time as well as common prefixes. 2) Information on tools for length measurement like rulers, Vernier calipers, and micrometers and examples of their accurate measurements. 3) Questions about time measurement using stopwatches and calculating time periods. 4) Distinguishing between scalar and vector quantities like displacement, velocity, and force.

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    WORKSHEET CHAPTER 1.

    PHYSICAL QUANTITIES, UNITS and MEASUREMENT


    A. Base Quantities, SI Units and Prefixes
    1.
    A.
    B.
    2.

    Tree common base quantities are..


    Length, mass, area
    C. Area, volume, time.
    Time, mass, density.
    D. Length, mass, time
    Which of the following is NOT base unit ?
    A. kg
    C. N
    B. s
    D. m
    3. A m is..
    A. 0.000 000 001
    C. 0.000 001 m
    B. 0.0001 m
    D. 0.1 m
    4. The SI unit for termperatur is ..
    A. K
    C. OK
    O
    B. C
    D. C
    5. State five base quantities and their SI units and write the symbol for each of the
    SI unit by completing the table below.
    Base Quantity

    SI Unit

    Symbol for SI
    Unit

    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6. Arrange the units given below in their respective colom, beginning with the
    smallest unit.
    km, g, nm, kg, s, ms, s, mg, ns, g, Gs, dm, Mg, mm
    Mass

    Length

    Time

    7. (a) The moon is 384 000 000 m away from the Earth. Which prefix is suitable to
    represent such large number ?

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

    B. Length Measurement

    1. Which instruments are most suitable for accurate measurements of the thickness
    of an Ez-link card and the diameter of a tennis ball?
    Thickness of Ez-link card
    Diameter of a tennis ball
    A. Plastic ruler
    Vernier calipers
    B. Micrometers
    Plastic ruler
    C. Micrometers
    Vernier calipers
    D. Vernier calipers
    Micrometers
    2. Which of thw following best describes the accuracy of each instrument below?
    Micrometer
    Ruler
    Vernier calipers

    A. 0.01 cm
    0.01 cm
    0.01 cm
    B. 0.01 cm
    0.1 cm
    0.01 cm
    C. 0.01 cm
    0.1 cm
    0.001 cm
    D. 0.001 cm
    0.1 cm
    0.01 cm
    3. 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 heard
    B. 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 heard
    D. Firmly twist the ratchet until the datum line coincide with the thimble scale
    4. Five ball bearings are arranged by the side of the ruler, with two set squares at
    either ends of the ball bearings

    The radius of one ball bearing is about..


    A. 0.3 cm
    C. 0.9 cm
    B. 1.8 cm
    D. 3.3 cm
    5. 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 cm
    B. 11.1 cm
    D. 11.2 cm
    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 mm
    B. 2.75 mm
    D. 3.75 mm
    7. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of a micrometer screw gauge?
    A. It has accuracy of 0.01 mm
    B. It can be used to measure the thickness of your hair.
    C. It can be used to measure diameter of netball
    D. Rachet knob should be used to tighten the object between the spindle an
    anvil
    8. The diagram shows a small platic ball sandwich between the jaws of the vernier
    caliper. What is the diameter?

    A. 7.7 mm
    C. 7.9 mm
    B. 7.8 mm
    D. 8.8 mm
    9. Asep is required to determine the thickness of a ream of 500 sheets of A4 size
    printing paper. He is supplied 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.

    .
    (ii) Explain your choise.

    .
    (b) Suggest what extra step needs to be taken to find the thickness of a pieceof
    printing paper.
    .
    .
    .
    .
    10.Geri is measuring the average 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 the thickness recorded more reliable.

    C. Time measurement (The Pendulum)

    1. The SI unit for time is ..


    A. week
    C. hour
    B. length
    D. second
    2. Which physical quantity is measure using a stopwatch?
    A. current
    C. length
    B. time
    D. mass
    3. The digital stopwatch below displays the time taken for Yudi to run 100 m in the
    schools annual sports championship. How long did he take to complete the race?
    A. 13.42 seconds
    C. 13 minutes 42 seconds
    B. 1.3 minutes 42 seconds
    D. 13 hours and 42 minutes
    4. What is the correct reading of the mechanical stopwatch below?
    A. 5 minutes 25 seconds
    B. 5.25 minutes
    C. 25 minutes 5 seconds
    D. 25 minutes 6 seconds

    5. Wuni is sitting on a swing, happily swinging from the end to the other. If she
    completes 10 to-and-fro swings in 25 s, what is the periode of the swing?
    A. 1.25 s
    B. 1.75 s
    C. 2.5 s
    D. 25 s
    6. (a) The SI unit for time is theIts Symbol
    is..
    (b) 1 second = minute. 1 minute =
    ..hour
    So 1 second = ..Hour
    (c) 1 ms
    =.s
    1 s
    =.s
    1 ns
    =.s

    D. Scalars and Vectors

    1. Which of the following correctly indentify the scalar and the vector quantity?
    Scalar quantity
    Vector quantity
    A. Force
    Displacement

    B.
    C.
    D.
    2. Mr

    Displacement
    Speed
    Speed
    Yanto is jogging along

    Velocity
    Velocity
    Mass
    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 m
    B. 50 m
    D. 120 m
    3. The diagram shows three force acting on a body. The magnitude of the
    unbalanced force is.

    A. 1 N
    C. 14 N
    B. 8 N
    D. 28 N
    4. Two force of magnitudes 4 N and 8 N respectively act on an object. Which of the
    following cannot be a possible resultant force?
    A. 0 N
    C. 8 N
    B. 4 N
    D. 12 N
    5. The diagram shows two horizontal forces P and Q exerted on a ring. Which of the
    following diagram best demonstrates the resultant force R ?

    6. (a) Force is a vector quantity


    Speed,

    Acceleration,

    Distance,

    Mass,

    Velocity

    ( b) A wooden block is acted on by 5.0 N and 8.0 N force simulntaneously, such


    that it accelerates from rest to the right.
    Mark on each diagram below, how the two forces should act in order to
    produce unbalanced force of 3.0 N and 13.0 N respectively on the block. Label
    each force clearly.

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