Physics Form 4 Chapter 1 Objective Questions
Physics Form 4 Chapter 1 Objective Questions
Physics Form 4 Chapter 1 Objective Questions
1. Which of the following is a derived physical quantity? A. mass B. temperature C. electric current D. weight A physical quantity is defined as the product of velocity and time. What is the S.I. unit of this quantity? A. kg m s-2 B. kg m s-1 -1 C. m s D. m The power generated by a power station is 250 MW. This power is the same as A. 2.50 x 103 W B. 2.50 x 106 W 8 C. 2.50 x 10 W D. 2.50 x 109 W Figure 1a shows the reading of a mercury barometer. A little while later, the reading becomes as shown in Figure 1b.
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Which of the following pair of instruments would you use to measure the speed of a toy car? A. stopwatch and spring balance B. spring balance and micrometer C. measuring tape and micrometer D. stopwatch and measuring tape Which of the following is a base quantity and its SI unit? A. Mass / g B. Time / h C. Current / mA D. Temperature / K Diagram 1 shows a brick is placed on a balance X and then on balance Y.
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Diagram 1 What is measured by each balance? Balance X Balance Y A. weight mass B. mass weight C. mass mass D. weight weight Figure 1a Figure 1b Which of the following is true? Barometer reading in Figure 1a 759.5 cm 759.6 cm 759.5 cm 759.6 cm Change of barometer reading 0.7 cm 0.7 cm 0.8 cm 0.8 cm 9. Which of the following instruments is most accurate to measure the internal diameter of a water pipe? A. meter rule B. measuring tape C. vernier calliper D. micrometer screw gauge The force, F, acting between two electrical charges, Q1 and Q2 is given by the equation. F= kQ1Q2 The SI unit of k is B. NC-2 A. NC2 C. kgA2 D. kgA-2 Two groups of students are asked to estimate the mass of a pendulum bob. The results of the two groups are shown in Diagram 2. 45g, 60g, 50g, 50g 40g, 55g, 70g, 60g Diagram 2 Group 1 Group 2
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If the micrometer screw gauge has zero error of +0.02 mm, the actual reading of the micrometer screw gauge is A. 6.42 mm B. 6.44 mm C. 6.92 mm D. 6.95 mm 14. Which of the following is the correct converted unit? A. 1 000 mm3 = 1.0 x 10-4 m3 B. 100 mm3 = 1.0 x 10-2 m3 C. 450 mm3 = 4.5 x 10-7 m3 D. 45 mm3 = 4.5 x 10-6 m3 Which of the power factor and prefix is correct ? Power factor Prefix A. 10-6 kilo B. 10-3 mili C. 106 micro D. 103 mega Which is a derived unit? A. joule B. kelvin C. kilogram D. kilometer
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Diagram 4 Which of the following is true? A. Voltmeter X is more accurate than voltmeter Y B. Voltmeter X is more sensitive than voltmeter Y C. Voltmeter X is more consistent than voltmeter Y D. Voltmeter Y is more sensitive than voltmeter X 23. Which of the following is not a symbol of a base SI unit? A. kg B. s C. A D. C Which physical quantity has the correct S.I unit? Quantity S.I Unit A. Current mA B. Time s C. Area cm2 D. Volume m3 Which of the following is a vector quantity? A. Mass of a ball B. Age of the earth C. Number of students in a class D. Earths gravitational pull on our body Diagram shows a graph of P against Q.
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Which of the following unit is correct? Quantity SI unit A. Force kgms-2 B. Density kgm-2 C. Area m3 D. Acceleration ms-1 Diagram 3 shows a micrometer screw gauge.
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Diagram 3 What is the reading of the micrometer? A. 6.00 mm B. 6.02 mm C. 6.45 mm D. 6.48 mm 21. Density of mercury is 13600 kgm-3 which is equivalent to A. 0.136 gcm-3 B. 1.36 x 10-2 gcm-3 C. 1.36 x 10-3 gcm-3 D. 13.6 gcm-3 Diagram 4 shows two voltmeters.
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What measuring instrument was used to measure P, Q and R? P A. Vernier calliper Micrometer screw gauge Micrometer screw gauge Vernier calliper Q Micrometer screw gauge Vernier calliper Metre ruler Metre ruler R Metre ruler Metre ruler 31. Vernier calliper Metre ruler Diagram 5 What is the unit for the gradient? A. m-1 s-1 B. m s-2 -1 C. m s D. m s2 A shop-keeper places two identical blocks of cheese on a set of scales and notices that their combined mass is 240 g. Each block measures 2.0 cm x 5.0 cm x 10.0 cm.
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Energy = force x distance. The unit for force is kg ms-2 and the unit for distance is m, what is the derived unit for energy? A. kg ms-2 B. kg m2 s-2 2 2 C. kg m s D. kg m-1 s-2 In a rifle shooting competition, Suresh was eliminated from the competition because his shots were not accurate even though they were consistent. Which target board below shows the shots made by Suresh? A. B. 32.
What is the density of the cheese ? A. 0.42 g / cm3 B. 0.83 g / cm3 3 C. 1.2 g / cm D. 2.4 g / cm3 Sensitivity of a measuring instrument is the ability of the instrument. A. to avoid zero error. B. to avoid parallax error. C. to produce an accurate reading D. to detect a small change in the quantity to be measured. Which of the following quantities is a scalar quantity? A. Work B. Force C. Weight D. Momentum The diagram shows part of a micrometer screw gauge.
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What is the accuracy of the voltmeter? A. 0.20 V B. 0.10 V C. 0.02 V D. 0.01 V Diagram 6 The best choice of measuring instruments to measure the length and diameter of the glass rod is Length Diameter Vernier calipers Metre ruler A. B. C. D. 37. Vernier calipers Vernier calipers Metre ruler Micrometer screw gauge Vernier calipers Micrometer screw gauge 41. Which of the following values is equal to 30 mHz? A. 3 x 10-5 Hz B. 3 x 10-4 Hz -3 C. 3 x 10 Hz D. 3 x 10-2 Hz A, B, C, and D show the shooting marks on a target. Which of the following show the highest precision? A. B.
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A student carries out an experiment where the variables are as follows: Manipulated variable : P Responding variable : Q Constant variable : R Which is the graph that should be drawn? A. B.
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Table 1 shows the results obtained from an experiment resistivity of a wire. Diameter of wire /mm 0.20 0.60 1.00 1.40 1.80 Current/A 0.34 0.39 0.53 0.70 0.86 Potential Difference/V 3.4 3.6 4.3 4.8 5.0
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A car is moving with velocity 60 kmh-1. What is the velocity in ms-1? A. 0.17 B. 1.67 C. 10.0 D. 16.7
Which of the following statements is true about the experiment? A. The current is the manipulated variable. B. The smallest scale on the ammeter is 0.02 A. C. The smallest scale on the voltmeter is 0.01V. D. The diameter of the wire is measured using micrometer screw gauge.
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Which of the following is not a purpose of plotting graph in scientific investigation? A. Giving a consistent measurement B. Finding relationship between two variables C. Find the values that out of range D. Interpreting data Diagram shows the reading of the micrometers screw gauge.
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Diagrams 7.2 In which aspect are the ammeters shown in both diagrams different? A. Accuracy B. Sensitivity C. Consistency 47. Which of the following physical quantities consists of derived quantities? A. Temperature, time, force B. Electric current, length, time C. Force, velocity, electric charge D. Velocity, force, length Which of the following is a scalar quantity? A. Distance B. Velocity C. Acceleration D. Force Which instrument gives the most accurate measurement? A. C. D.
What is the reading of the micrometer? A. 6.28 mm B. 6.78 mm C. 8.28 mm D. 8.78 mm 52. A, B, C and D show the shooting marks on target. Which marks are most accurate? A. B.
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What is the unit of k? A. Nm-1 B. Nm-2 -1 C. kg m D. kg m-2 54. The following equation is written in term of base quantity. Q=
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Which of following quantity is Q? A. Velocity B. Acceleration C. Density D. Force 55. Diagram shows a compression balance with zero error.
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Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE to correct the error? A. Use different compression balance. B. Deduct zero error from readings. C. Calibrate the zero error. D. Take many readings of the same quantity and find the mean value. 56. Which of the following is a base quantity and its S.I. unit? A. Mass / g B. Time / h C. Current / mA D. Temperature / K Figure shows an ammeter with a reflecting mirror and an adjustment screw. Both parts are used to reduce error. 60.
What is the zero error of the vernier caliper? A. 0.02 cm B. 0.02 cm C. 1.10 cm D. 1.10 cm Which of the following is NOT a base unit? A. Joule B. Ampere C. Kilogram D. Second 108 km h-1 is equivalent to A. 20 m s-1 B. 30 m s-1 -1 C. 50 m s D. 60 m s-1 The graph shows the relationship between v and t.
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Metre rule Which comparison is correct about the sensitivity of the vernier calipers and the metre rule when measuring the thickness of a wire? Vernier calipers Metre rule A. Low sensitivity Low sensitivity B. Low sensitivity High sensitivity C. High sensitivity Low sensitivity D. High sensitivity High sensitivity 68. Which of the following frequencies is the same as 106.8MHz? A. 1.068 x 10-4 Hz B. 1.068 x 10-1 Hz 2 C. 1.068 x 10 Hz D. 1.068 x 106 Hz 8 E. 1.068 x 10 Hz The graph shows the relationship between physical quantities P and Q.
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30 miliseconds is equilibrium to A. 3 10-6 seconds B. 3 10-5 seconds C. 3 10-4 seconds D. 3 10-3 seconds E. 3 10-2 seconds
Which statement about the graph is correct? A. If Q =1 then P=2 B. The gradient of the graph is 1 C. P is directly proportional to Q D. The equation of the graph is P=1+3Q
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What is the reading of the micrometer? A. 7.02mm B. 7.03mm C. 7.52mm D. 7.58mm 71. A, B, C and D show the shooting marks on a target. Which marks can explain the concept of precision of a measurement? A. B.
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A radio station airs its programmes by transmitting waves at a frequency of 102.3 MHz. How much is this frequency, in Hz? A. 1.023 x 102 B. 1.023 x 105 C. 1.023 x 106 D. 1.023 x 108 Which of the following values is equal to 470 pF? A. 4.7 x 10-10 F B. 4.7 x 10-7 F 2 C. 4.7 x 10 F D. 4.7 x 1011 F Which of the following quantities is a vector quantity? A. Energy B. Power C. Force D. Pressure A, B, C and D show parts of four different balance scales. Which balance is the most sensitive? A. B.
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The relationship between stretching force, F, with the extension, x of a spring, is given by the equation; F =kx Where k is the spring constant. What is the unit of k? A. Nm-1 B. Nm-2 -1 C. kg m D. kg m-2 Which of the following physical quantities is not a base quantity A. Weight B. Time C. Temperature D. Electric current Which of the following graphs obeys the equation F= kx, where k is constant. A. B.
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