St. Andrew's Junior College 2010 JC1 H1/H2 Physics Revision Assignment Topic 1: Measurements 1.

Write the following as full (decimal) numbers with standard units: (a) 390.4 mm (d) 732 ps (b) 73 V (e) 3.12 GV (c) 348 mg (f) 1.4 Tm

2. The area of a rectangle 3.7 cm by 4.78 cm is correctly given by A 17.686 cm2 B 17.69 cm2 C 17.7 cm2 D 18 cm2

3. Choose the pair of numbers with the same significant number. A B C D 1.230 x 104, 0.0123 1 x 10-2, 10000 0.00210, 1.240 1.230 x 104, 12.400

4. Which of the following is incorrect A B C D Prefix pico deci tera nano Abbreviation p d T N Value 10-12 10-1 1012 10-9

5. Given that 1 inch = 2.54 cm, find the area of a 2.5 inch by 3.7 inch in square centimeters.

6. Capacitance is the measure of the amount of electrical energy stored for a given electric Q potential and it is given by C = where Q is the charge on the plate and V is the V voltage between the plates. The SI unit of capacitance is the farad, which of the following is the base unit of the farad? A kg-1m-2 B kg-1m-2s-2 C kg-1m-2A2 D kg-1m-2A2s4

7. A cylinder has diameter ( 3.75 0.05 ) m and a height of ( 5.85 0.05 ) m, find the percentage uncertainty of the volume of the cylinder.

3.5%

4.0%

2.2%

0.87%

8. The table shows the results obtained by four students who measured and calculated the acceleration of free fall, g. Which student obtained a set of results that is accurate but least precise?

Student A B C D

9.77 9.82 9.75 9.92

Acceleration of free fall, g (ms-2) 9.69 9.75 9.73 9.79 9.81 9.83 9.83 9.89 9.65 9.69 10.01 9.78

9.78 9.80 9.93 9.85

9. For each of the following, find the value of x and its associated uncertainty given that a = 0.300 0.001 , b = 0.100 0.002 and c = 0.050 0.003 (a) x = (b) x = (c) a = ac 3 b2
a c b x 2b c

10.Three students derive the following equations in which x refers to distance travelled, v the speed, a the acceleration and t the time and the subscript ( 0 ) means a quantity at time t = 0 : (a) x = vt 2 + 2at (b) x = v0t +
1 2 at 2

(c) x = v0t + 2at 2 Which of these could possibly be correct according to a dimensional check?