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Exam Physics IB Measurement and Uncertainties 2

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Exam Physics IB Measurement and Uncertainties 2

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Subject: Physics SL IB Diploma

NOMBRE: ___________________________ CURSO: ______ FECHA: ___________

PAPER 1

The use of calculator in this part is forbidden.

1. Which one of the following is a fundamental unit?

A Kelvin B Ohm C Volt D Newton

2. Which of the following is measured in fundamental units?

A Velocity B electric charge C electric current D force

3. The density in g cm-3 of a sphere with a radius of 3 cm and a mass of 0.54 kg is:

A 2 g cm-3 B. 2.0x101 g cm-3 C 0.50 g cm-3 D. 5.0 g cm-3

4. Determine the S.I. units for viscosity η if the equation for the force on a sphere moving through a
fluid is:

F = 6πηrv

where r is the radius of the sphere, v is the speed of the sphere in the fluid.

Answer:

5. Consider the following measured quantities

(a) 3.00 +/- 0.05 m (b) 12.0 +/- 0.3 m

Which alternative is the best when the accuracy and precision for a and b are compared?

6. The volume of a cylinder of base radius R and height H is given by V = πR2H. The percentage
uncertainty in the radius is 3% and the percentage uncertainty in the height is 4%. What is the
percentage uncertainty in the volume?

A 7% B 10% C 12% D 36%


7. A student measures the current in a resistor as 655 mA for a potential difference of 2.0 V. A
calculator shows the resistance of the resistor to be 1.310 Ω.

Which one of the following gives the resistance to an appropriate number of significant figures?

A 1,3 Ω B 1,31 Ω C 1.310 Ω D1Ω

8. A student measures the mass m of a ball. The percentage uncertainty in the measurement of the
mass is 5%. The student drops the ball from a height h of 100 m. The percentage uncertainty in
the measurement of the height is 7%. The calculated value of the gravitational potential energy of
the ball will have an uncertainty of

(Ep = mgh)

A 2% B 5% C 7% D 12%

9. The electrical power dissipation P in a resistor of resistance R when a current I is flowing through
it is given by the expression
P =I2R

In an investigation, I was determined from measurements of P and R. The uncertainties in P and


in R are as shown below.

P 4%
R 10 %

The uncertainty in I would have been most likely

A 14% B 7% C 6% D 5%

10. The mass of the Earth is stated as 5.98x1024 kg.The absolute uncertainty is:

A 0,005 B 0,005 kg C 0,005x1024 kg D 0,005x1024

11. Suggest an appropriate answer with uncertainty range for sin θ if θ = 60+/-5º.

Answer:

12. The diagram below shows a boat crossing a river with a velocity of 4 m.s-1 north. The current
flows at 3 m.s–1 west.

The resultant magnitude of the velocity of the boat will be

A 3 m/s B 4 m/s C 5 m/s D 7 m/s


13. Calculate the resultant force of all the forces acting on a point object in the diagram below. (In
this question the use of calculator is allowed).
PAPER 2 & 3

An investigation was undertaken to determine the relationship between the length of a pendulum l
and the time taken for the pendulum to oscillate twenty times. The time it takes to complete one
swing back and forth is called the period T. It can be shown that

where g is the acceleration due to gravity.

The data in the table below was obtained.

(a) Copy the table and complete the period column for the measurements. Be sure to give the
uncertainty and the units of T.
(b) Calculate the various values for T2 including its units.
(c) Determine the absolute error of T2 for each value.
(d) Draw a graph of T2 against l. Make sure that you choose an appropriate scale to use as much of
a piece of graph paper as possible.

Label the axes, put a heading on the graph, and use error bars. Draw the curve of best fit.

(e) What is the relationship that exists between T2 and l?


(f) Are there any outliers?
(g) From the graph determine a value for g.
PHYSICS BOOKLET

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