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    This document contains 29 physics tutorial questions covering various topics in units and conversions. It provides questions from 2007 to 2016 related to: 1) Converting between different units like cm, m, km, inches, mg, g, kg, etc. 2) Calculating percentages, uncertainties, densities, volumes, and conversions between SI and other units. 3) Examples include conversions between length, area, volume, speed, density, time, and percentages.

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    This document contains 29 physics tutorial questions covering various topics in units and conversions. It provides questions from 2007 to 2016 related to: 1) Converting between different units like cm, m, km, inches, mg, g, kg, etc. 2) Calculating percentages, uncertainties, densities, volumes, and conversions between SI and other units. 3) Examples include conversions between length, area, volume, speed, density, time, and percentages.

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    PHY110/UiTMCawanganPerakKampusTapah/ZSMahmud

    TUTORIAL
    CHAPTER 1: PHYSICAL UNITS

    April 2007

    1. State one base quantity and one derived quantity.


    2. If 1 inch = 2.54 cm, how many square centimeters are in 1.00 square inch?

    Oct 2007

    3. The density of gold is 21.45 g cm -3. In SI units it is _____


    4. The motion of the Earth's crustal plates is described by a model referred to as plate tectonic
    motion. Measurements indicate that the Borneo island have westward plate tectonic speed of 1.3
    cm per year. Estimate the time it would take for this motion to carry Borneo to Singapore island
    (Assume a distance of 750 km).

    April 2008

    5. The density of the metal is 19.30 g/cm 3. In SI units it is _____


    6. Convert 3 km to μm.

    April 2009

    7. Convert the value of 5 nm to Gm. (Ans: 5x10-18 Gm)


    8. Convert 50 Mg to mg. (Ans: 5x1010 mg)
    9. Convert 5 µm to km. (Ans: 5x10-9 km)

    Oct 2009

    10. Convert 25.4 kWh into Joule. [1 kWh = 1 kilowatt-hour]


    11. Find the percentage error of 3.16 ± 0.28 m.
    12. Convert:
    i. 568 m/s to km/h
    ii. 73.9 g/cm3 to kg/m3

    April 2010

    13. The length of a car is given as 4.57 m. The percentage of uncertainty in this measurement is
    _____.
    14. The diameter of the earth is about 1.27 x 107m. Compute its diameter in
    i. milimeter (mm)
    ii. Megameters (Mm)
    iii. miles (mi)
    (Given 1 km = 0.622 mi) (Ans: 1.27x1010mm; 12.7 Mm; 7.9x103mi)

    April 2011

    15. 891,000 milligrams can be written as ____kilograms.


    16. An angstrom is an older unit of length, defined as 10-10 m.
    i. How many nanometers are in 1.0 angstrom?
    ii. How many angstroms are in 1.0 meter?

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    PHY110/UiTMCawanganPerakKampusTapah/ZSMahmud

    17. Convert:
    iii. 28 km/h to m/s
    iv. 300 g/cm3 to kg/m3
    v. 450 nm to µm

    Sept 2011
    18. A rectangular plate has a length of (21.3 ± 0.2) cm and a width of (9.8 ±0.1) cm. Calculate the
    area of the plate, including its uncertainty. (Ans: (208.7 ± 4.1)cm 2)

    Mac 2012
    19. Change 25 g cm-3 to kgm-3.
    20. Find the volume of a spherical ball whose radius is r = 0.84 ± 0.04 m. What is the percent
    uncertainty of this spherical ball? (Ans: 14.3%)

    Oct 2012
    21. The length of a trailer is given as 7.07 m. The percent uncertainty in this measurement is ___.
    22. Convert the value of 5 nm to Gm.

    MAC 2013
    23. The diameter of a bacteris is 1 µm, the value of the diameter can also be expressed in mm as
    ____.
    24. Find the percent uncertainty in the measurement of 5.48 ± 0.25 m. (Ans: 4.56%)

    Mac 2014
    25. Define basic quantity and derived quantity and give one example of each quantity with its S.I.
    unit.

    Sept 2014
    26. A glass block is measured by using a Vernier caliper. The measurement of the block is given
    below.
    Length = 27.32 ± 0.02 cm
    Width = 13.22 ± 0.02 cm
    Height = 2.53 ± 0.02 cm
    Calculate the volume (V) and the uncertainties (∆V) of the glass block.
    (Ans: 913.76 cm 3; 9.28 cm3)
    Mac 2015
    27. A house has length of 600 inches and width of 312 inches. If the height of the ceiling is 96 inches,
    estimate the volume of the house in cubic meters and cubic centimeters.
    (Given that 1 inch = 2.54 cm)

    Sept 2015
    28. A student has taken the following readings for a rectangle plate with the dimensions of length
    a=6.5cm, width=2.4cm, and thickness c=1.26cm. Write the uncertainty for a and c.
    (Ans: 0.1cm; 0.01cm)

    Mac 2016
    29. Express 0.123 g/cm3 in SI units. (Ans: 123kg/m3)

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