Practice MCQs For Measurement of Physical Quantities

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1. Which of the following is precise, but not accurate?

D

B

A

C

2. Which of the following is accurate but not precise?

B

C

D

A

3. What is the zero error as shown in the figure below?

-0.03 mm

0.3 mm

0.03 mm

-0.3 mm

4. The diagram shows part of a vernier scale.

What is the reading on the vernier scale?

6.50 cm

7.00 cm

7.45 cm

6.55 cm

5. The figure below shows the final reading on a vernier caliper with a zero error of -0.3 mm. What is the actual measurement?

9.72 cm

10.32 cm

10.05 cm

9.99 cm

6. What would you use to measure the diameter of a beaker in a lab?

Measuring tape

Micrometer screw gauge

Vernier calipers

Metre rule

7. When using a measuring cylinder, one precaution to take is to __________.

look at the meniscus from below the level of the water surface

obtain more readings by looking from more than one direction

position the eye in line with the base of the meniscus

check for the zero error

8. Which of the following groups of physical quantities consists only of scalars?

acceleration, mass, speed

force, time, velocity

acceleration, force, velocity

mass, speed, time

9. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

the heat needed to boil some water

the braking force needed to stop a car

the thrust needed to lift a rocket off the ground

the effort needed to hammer a nail into wood

10. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

The effort needed to hammer a nail into wood

The thrust needed to lift a rocket off the ground

The heat needed to boil some water

The braking force needed to stop a car

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