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Divisional Public School & intermediate College, 5.
A student measures, as accurately as
Model town Lahore. possible, the length and internal diameter of a straight glass tube. The length is approximately 1.Forces of 3N and 4N act as shown in the 25cm and the internal diameter is approximately diagram. 2cm. What is the best combination of instruments for the student to use?
Forces of 3N and 4N act as shown in the
diagram. 6. Is mass a scalar or a vector, and is acceleration a scalar or a vector?
7. The diameter and the length of a thin wire,
approximately 50cm in length, are measured as precisely as possible. What are the best 2. Before marking the finishing line on a running instruments to use? track, a groundsman measures out its 100m length. Which instrument is the most appropriate for this purpose?
A measuring tape B metre rule
C 30cm ruler D micrometer
3. Each row contains a vector and a scalar. In
which row is the size of the vector equal to the 8. Which quantity is a scalar? size of the scalar? A acceleration B force
C temperature D velocity
9. Which set of quantities are all vectors?
A acceleration, displacement, velocity
B chemical energy, mass, power 4. What is the size of the resultant of the two C extension, force, gravitational potential energy forces shown in the diagram? D weight, kinetic energy, work
10. A student determines the circumference of a
golf ball. Which instrument gives a reading that is the circumference of the golf ball?
A calipers B micrometer C rule D tape
11. The diagram shows arrows representing two
vector quantities. A 1.0N B 3.5N C 5.0N D 7.0N 18. Paths are laid as shown between points X, Y and Z.
Which diagram shows the resultant R of these
two vectors?
A person walks along the paths from X to Y to Z
and then back to X. What is the value of the total displacement and of the total distance travelled?
12. A car accelerates at 5.0m/ s2 along a straight,
horizontal road and reaches a velocity of 20m/ s in a time of 4.0s. During this time, its total displacement is 40m. Which quantity is a scalar? A a displacement of 40m B a time of 4.0s 19. What is the name and value of the unit of C a velocity of 20m/ s power written as mW? D an acceleration of 5.0m/ s2 .
13. Which value is one-thousandth of a metre?
A 0.0001 cm B 0.001 cm C 0.01 cm D 0.1 cm
14. Velocity is given by the change in
displacement divided by the change in time. How many vector quantities appear in this statement? 20. Which is a vector quantity? A0 B1 C2 D3 A a mass of 2.0 kg 15. A list of various quantities is shown. B a temperature of –10 °C Acceleration C a weight of 15N Displacement D an average speed of 20m / s Force Length 21. Which list contains only scalar quantities? Mass Velocity A acceleration, displacement, velocity How many of these quantities are vectors? B distance, force, speed C force, length, time A2 B3 C4 D5 D length, mass, speed
16. Which reading is given to one tenth of a
millimetre? 22. A student wishes to measure directly the circumference of a football. What is the most A 3.3 cm B 3.31 cm suitable instrument to use? C 3.310 cm D 3.312 cm A a clock only 17. Which quantities are both vectors? B a measuring tape only C a micrometer only A acceleration and length D a ruler only B distance and velocity C length and distance 23. Which equation contains two vector D velocity and acceleration quantities?
A acceleration = change in velocity/ time taken
B average speed = distance travelled/ time taken C density = mass/ volume D volume = length width height
24. Which row describes acceleration,
displacement, distance and speed?
25. Which description is of a scalar quantity?
A It has a direction only.
B It has direction and unit only. C It has direction, magnitude and unit. D It has magnitude and unit only.