Subject: Physics Date: 21-09-2024 WS: Phy-01 Length

1 A cylindrical can is rolled along the ruler shown in the diagram.

starting position final position

can rolled
mark on
can

0 cm 5 10 15 20 25 30 cm

The can rolls over twice.

What is the circumference (distance all round) of the can?

A 13 cm B 14 cm C 26 cm D 28 cm
2 A girl uses a rule to measure the length of a metal rod. Because the end of the rule is damaged,
she places one end of the rod at the 1 cm mark as shown.

metal rod

damaged
end 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
cm

How long is the metal rod?

A 43 mm B 46 mm C 53 mm D 56 mm

3 A piece of cotton is measured between two points on a ruler.

cotton

cm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

When the length of cotton is wound closely around a pen, it goes round six times.

six turns of cotton

pen

What is the distance once round the pen?

A 2.2 cm B 2.6 cm C 13.2 cm D 15.6 cm

 4 A floor is covered with square tiles. The diagram shows a ruler on the tiles.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
cm

How long is one tile?

A 3 cm B 6 cm C 9 cm D 12 cm
5 A ruler is used to measure the length of an object.

object
What is the length of the object?

A 3.0 cm B 4.0 cm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C 5.0 cm D 6.5 cm cm

6 A decorator wishes to calculate the area of a bathroom tile so that he can estimate the amount of
adhesive that he needs to buy. What must he use?
A a measuring cylinder only B a ruler only
C a measuring cylinder and a clock only D a measuring cylinder and a ruler only

7 Which of the following is not necessary when using a measuring cylinder to measure the volume
of a quantity of water?
A making sure that the measuring cylinder is vertical C reading the bottom of the meniscus
B making sure that your eye is level with the liquid surface D using the largest measuring cylinder possible
100
8 The diagram shows a measuring cylinder. 90
80
70
Which unit would be most suitable for its scale? 60
50
A mm2 B mm3 40
30
C cm2 D cm3 20
10

without stone with stone

9 The diagrams show an experiment to 10 cm3 10 cm3
determine the volume of a stone. 9 9
8 8
7 7
What is the volume of the stone? 6 6
5 5
A 3 cm3 B 4 cm3 4 4
3 3
C 7 cm3 D 11 cm3 2 2 stone
1 1
 cold hot

5 5
tube
10 Some liquid is heated in a flask. 4 4

The diagrams show the height of the liquid in 3 3

the tube when the liquid is cold and when it is 2 2

hot. 1 1
cm cm
What is the difference in the heights?
liquid
A 1.7 cm B 2.8 cm
scale flask
C 3.2 cm D 4.5 cm
11 A measuring cylinder is used to measure cm3
the volume of a liquid.
50
What is the volume of the liquid?
40
50
A 43 cm 3
B 46 cm3

30
C 48 cm3 D 54 cm3
40
20

10

12 A glass tank contains some water.

The length QR and the width RS of
V
the tank are known.
water
What other distance needs to be measured in T
order to be able to calculate the volume of the Q
water? U
S

A ST B SV C TU D TV R

cm3
13 The diagram shows the level of liquid in a measuring cylinder.
30

What is the volume of the liquid? liquid

20

A 24 cm3 B 28 cm3

C 29 cm3 D 32 cm3
 14 Some water is poured into four tubes of different cross-sectional areas.
Which tube contains the largest volume of water?
A B C D
area = 10 cm2 area = 20 cm2 area = 30 cm2 area = 40 cm2

6 cm
4 cm
3 cm
2 cm

15 A man, who has walked a certain distance, but not in a straight line, can …
A have a zero displacement B not have a negative displacement
C have a displacement more than the distance D have a displacement equal to the distance
16 Two forces of magnitude 3 N and 4 N respectively act on a body. The maximum possible
magnitude of the resultant of these forces is
A 12 N B 7N C 5N D 1N

17 According to the vector diagram F2 F1

which is correct?
F3
A F2 + F 3 = F1 B F1 + F2 = F 3
C F1 + F3 = F 2 D F1 + F2 + F 3 = 0
18 In which of the following vector diagrams is the resultant of the three vectors zero?

A B
C D
19 Two forces of magnitude 20 N and 50 N act simultaneously on a body. Which one of
the following forces cannot be a resultant of the two forces?
A 20 N B 30 N C 40 N D 70 N
20 An object is acted upon by a 3 N force and by a 4 N force.
Each diagram shows the two forces.
Which diagram also shows the resultant X of these two forces?
A B C D
3N 3N 3N
X

4N 4N 4N X
X X 3N

4N