ChangkatChangiSecondarySchool

PhysicsDepartment
UpperSecondary
Name:_________________________()Class:____________

TOPIC:Measurement

Date:______________

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A.MULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS(7Marks)

1. Thediagramshowsthevernierscalereadingofashortmetalrod.Assumingnozeroerror,whatis
thelengthoftherod?
cm

8.04cm

8.14cm

10

10

8.13cm

8.15cm

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2. Astudentusedaverniercalipertomeasurethediameterofawoodencylinder.Thediagramshows
anenlargementofthecaliperscales.Whatreadingwasrecorded?
1

0.5

3 cm

2.40cm

1.64cm

0.62cm

0.42cm

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3. Thediagramshowsthebarrel(S)andtherotatingthimble(T)ofamicrometerscrewgauge.
30

25

20

Thereadingshownaboveis

2.20mm

2.23mm

2.25mm

2.28mm

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4. Thediagramshowsamicrometer.Whatisthereadingshown?
0 mm

20

15
10

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5.74mm

6.l4mm

6.74mm

7.14mm
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5. ThediagraminFig.1.1andFig.1.2belowshowthescaleofapairofverniercalipers.Fig.1.1shows
theazeroerrorreadingwhenthejawsareclosed.Fig.1.2showsthereadingofthelengthofan
object.Whatistheactuallengthoftheobject?
0 cm

cm

10

2.56cm

Fig.1.1
A

10

Fig.1.2
2.54cm

2.76cm

2.74cm

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6. Diagramsshowreadingsofamicrometerscrewgauge.
Fig.(i)showsthezeroerrorreadingwhenthescrewgaugeisclosed,Fig.(ii)thereadingwhenthe

screwgageisbeingusedtomeasurethediameterofaballbearing.

Whatisthediameteroftheballbearing?
mm 0

35

10

0 mm

30

25

Fig.(i)

Fig.(ii)

5.29mm

5.26mm

5.32mm

5.28mm

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7. Alengthofcopperpipe,ofuniformcrosssectionandseveralmetreslong,carrieswatertoatap.
Whichinstrumentsareusedtotakemeasurementstocalculateaccuratelythevolumeofcopperin
thepipe?
A
B
C
D

calipersandmicrometer
micrometerandrule
ruleandtape
tapeandcalipers

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B.STRUCTUREDQUESTIONS(6Marks)
8. The diameter of a ball bearing was measured as accurately as possible using the following
instruments: metre rule, vernier calipers and a micrometer. The table below shows the readings
obtained.Completethetabletoshowwhichinstrumentproducedeachreading.[3]
Diameter

Instrumentused

7.12mm

7.0cm

7.1mm

9. Givethenameoftheinstrumentmostsuitableformeasuring[3]
(a)thediameterofawire,____________________________
(b)thevolumeofasmallstone,__________________________
(c)thediameterofasoftdrinkscan._________________________

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