TD Measurement

Tanggal Ujian : 25 Jun 2020

Mata Pelajaran : TD GURU FIS SMA
Nama : Putri Apriliani JAK2 FIS SMA
Nilai : 87.5

1 The SI unit for potential difference (the volt) is given, in base units, by

A kg m A–1 s–3

B m2 A–1 s–2

C kg m2 s–2

D kg m2 A–1 s–3 

E kg m A–2 s–3

F kg m2 A–1 s–1

Jawaban Anda: d

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2 An elephant has a life expectancy of 60 years. Which of the following gives the order of magnitude of this lifetime?

A 1011 s  

B 109 s 

C 107 s

D 105 s

E 1013 s

F 104 s

Jawaban Anda: b

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3 A student creates a table to show reasonable estimates of some physical quantities.

Which row is not a reasonable estimate?

A 1

B 2
 

C 3

D 4 

E 1 and 2

F 1 and 3

Jawaban Anda: d

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4 At 4° C, the density of water is equal to

A 10-3 kg m-3

B 10-2 kg m-3

C 10 kg m-3

D 103 kg m-3 

E 10-3 kg cm-3

F 103 kg dm-3

Jawaban Anda: d
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5 The diagram shows an experiment to measure the speed of a small ball falling at constant speed through a clear liquid in a
glass tube.

There are two marks on the tube. The top mark is positioned at 115 ± 1 mm on the adjacent rule  and the lower mark at 385 ±
1 mm. The ball passes the top mark at 1.50 ± 0.02 s and passes the lower mark at 3.50 ± 0.02 s.

The constant speed of the ball is calculated by = =135 mm s−1

385−115 270

3.50−1.50 2.00

Which expression calculates the fractional uncertainty in the value of this speed?

0,04
A
2
+ 
270 2.00

0,04
B 2
−
270 2.00

0,04
C 1
×
270 2.00

0,04
D 1
÷
270 2.00

0,04
E 1
× (
2
)
270 2.00

0,04
F
1
−
270 2.00

Jawaban Anda: a

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6 A student is investigating an electrical signal using a cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.o). The frequency of the signal is 50 kHz.
Which time-base setting on the oscilloscope should be used?

A 50 ms cm–1

B 1 ms cm–1

C 10 s cm–1 

D 0.5 s cm–1

E 2 ms cm–1

F 5 ms cm–1

Jawaban Anda: c

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7 The deflection of the needle of an ammeter varies with the current passing through the ammeter as shown in the graph.

The deflection of the needle of an ammeter varies with the current passing through the ammeter as shown in the graph.
 A 1 

B 2

C 3

D 4

Jawaban Anda: a

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8 A small steel ball falls from rest through a distance of m. When calculating the time of fall, air resistance can be ignored because

A air is less dense than steel

B air resistance increases with the speed of the ball. 

C the air is not moving

D air resistance is much less than the weight of the ball.

Jawaban Anda: b

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9 A student measures the current through a resistor and the potential difference (p.d.) across it.  There is a 4% uncertainty in the
current reading and a 1% uncertainty in the p.d. reading. The  student calculates the resistance of the resistor. What is the
percentage uncertainty in the calculated resistance?

A 0.25%

B 3%

C 4%

D 5% 

E 6%

F 9%

Jawaban Anda: d
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10 A micrometer screw gauge is used to measure the diameter of a copper wire. The reading with the wire in position is shown in
diagram 1. The wire is removed and the jaws of
the micrometer are closed. The new reading is shown in diagram 2.

What is the diameter of the wire?

A 1.90 mm

B 2.45 mm 

C 2.59 mm

D 2.73 mm

E 2.83 mm

F 2.91 mm

Jawaban Anda: b

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11 Electron volt is a unit of

 A charge

B potential difference

C energy 

D magnetic force

E magnetic field
 

F speed

Jawaban Anda: c

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12 There are 20 divisions in 4 cm of the main scale. The vernier scale has 10 divisions. The least count of the instrument is

A 0.05 cm 

B 0,5 cm

C 5,0 cm

D 0,005 cm

E 0,25 cm

F 2,5 cm

Jawaban Anda: a

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13 A sheet of gold leaf has a thickness of 0.125 m. A gold atom has a radius of 174 pm. Approximately how many layers of atoms
are there in the sheet?
 A 4

B 7

C 400 

D 700

E 125

F 800

Jawaban Anda: c

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14 The equation of state of some gases can be expressed as Vander wal equation i.e.

(P + a/v 2) (V – b) = RT

Where P is the pressure, V is the volume, T is the absolute temperature and a, b, R are
constants. The dimensions of ‘a’ are:

A [M1L1T-1]

B [M1L-5T1]

C [M2L5T-1]

D [M1L5T-2] 

E [M-1L3T-2]

F [M1L5T-3]

Jawaban Anda: d

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15 A voltmeter gives readings that are larger than the true values and has a systematic error that varies with voltage.
 Which graph shows the calibration curve for the voltmeter?

A 1 

B 2

C 3

D 4

Jawaban Anda: a

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16 Which one determined by the range of the values/measurements?

 A precision
 

B accuracy

C uncertainty

D absolute value

E deviation 

F error

Jawaban Anda: e

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17 The luminosity L of a star is given by

2 4
L = 4πr σT

where
r is the radius of the star,
T is the temperature of the star and
is a constant with units W m–2 K–4.
What are the SI base units of L ?

A kg m2 s–1

B kg m2 s–2

C kg m2 s–3 

D kg m2 s–4

E kg m3 s–3

F kg-1 m2 s–1

Jawaban Anda: c

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18 The surface tension of a liquid is 70 dyne/cm. In MKS system its value is?

A 70 N/m

B 7 10-2 N/m 

C 7 102 N/m

D 7 103 N/m

E 7 10-2 N/cm

F 7 102 N/cm

Jawaban Anda: b

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19 Four students each made a series of measurements of the acceleration of free fall g. The table shows the results obtained.
Which student obtained a set of results that could be described as precise but not accurate?

A A

B B

C C

D D 

Jawaban Anda: d

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20 Four identical rods have a square cross-section. The rods are placed side by side and their total width is measured with vernier
calipers, as shown.

The measurement is (8.4 ± 0.1) mm and the zero reading on the calipers is (0.0 ± 0.1) mm. What is the width of one rod?

A (2.10 ± 0.025) mm

B (2.10 ± 0.05) mm 

C (2.1 ± 0.1) mm

D (2.1 ± 0.2) mm

Jawaban Anda: b

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21 When a 12 V 50 Hz supply is connected to the Y-terminals of an oscilloscope, the trace in the diagram is obtained.
 What is the setting of the time-base control?

A 2.0 ms cm–1

B 2.5 ms cm–1 

C 5 ms cm–1

D 20 ms cm–1

E 25 ms cm–1

F 27 ms cm–1

Jawaban Anda: b

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22 The electrical resistance R of a component varies with temperature T according to the expression

(k/t)
R = Ro e

where R0 and k are constants. A graph of the variation with 1/T of ln R is drawn and a straight line is obtained. The intercept on
the 1/T axis is equal to
 A −lnRo

lnRo
B −
k

C lnRo

lnRo
D 
k

E −lnRo k

F lnRo k

Jawaban Anda: d

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23 One watt hour contains how many joules?

A 3.6 108 J

B 3.6 102 J

C 3.6 103 J 

D 10-8 J

E 10-3 J

F 103 J

Jawaban Anda: c

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24 Which of the following definitions is correct and uses only quantities rather than units?

A Density is mass per cubic metre.

B Potential difference is energy per unit current.

C Speed is distance travelled per second.

D Pressure is force per unit area. 

 Jawaban Anda: d

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25 A student applies a potential difference V of (4.0 ± 0.1) V across a resistor of resistance R of (10.0 ± 0.3) for a time t of (50 ± 1) s.

The student calculates the energy E dissipated using the equation below.

A 1.5 J

B 3J

C 6J

D 8J 

E 12 J

F 14 J

Jawaban Anda: d

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26 A student finds the density of a liquid by measuring its mass and its volume. The following is a summary of his measurements.

mass of empty beaker = (20 ± 1) g

mass of beaker + liquid = (70 ± 1) g
volume of liquid = (10.0 ± 0.6) cm3

He correctly calculates the density of the liquid as 5.0 g cm–3. What is the uncertainty in this value?
 A 0.3 g cm–3

B 0.5 g cm–3 

C 0.6 g cm–3

D 0..8 g cm–3

E 1.0 g cm–3

F 2.6 g cm–3

Jawaban Anda: b

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27 An ion is accelerated by a series of electrodes in a vacuum. A graph of the power supplied to the ion is plotted against time.
What is represented by the area under the graph between two times?

A the change in kinetic energy of the ion 

B the average force on the ion

C the change in momentum of the ion

D the change in velocity of the ion

E the change in elastic energy of the ion

F the change in displacement of the ion

Jawaban Anda: a

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28 Light year is a unit of

 A time

B distance 

C sunlight intensity

D volume of sun

E mass
 

F density of black hole

Jawaban Anda: b

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29 Which one is determined by the closeness of the value or measurement(s) to the true value ?

A precision

B accuracy 

C uncertainty
 

D error

E deviation

F absolute value

Jawaban Anda: b

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30 Which of the following units could be used for capacitance?

 A kg m2 s-1 C

B kg-1 m-1 C2

C kg-1 m-2 s3 C2

D kg m2 s-2 C2

E kg-1 m-2 s2 C2 

F kg-2 m-2 s3 C3

Jawaban Anda: e

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31 Which expression using SI base units is equivalent to the volt?

A kg m2 s–1 A–1

B kg m s–2 A

C kg m2 s–1 A

D kg m2 s–3 A–1 

E kg m2 s–1 A–3

F kg2 m2 s–1 A–1

Jawaban Anda: d

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32 A student uses a metre rule and a set-square to measure a series of vertical heights, as shown.
 The metre rule is not vertical. What type of error is reduced by using a set-square and what type of error is caused because the
metre rule is not vertical?

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4 

Jawaban Anda: d

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33

Which one of the following has a different dimensions from the others?
 A stress x strain

B pressure

C torque 

D stress/strain

E potential energy per unit volume

Jawaban Anda: c

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34 Which SI unit, expressed in base units, is not correct?

A unit of force, kg m s–2

B unit of momentum, kg m s–1

C unit of pressure, kg m–2s–2 

D unit of work, kg m2s–2

Jawaban Anda: c

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35 A double-slit interference experiment is used to determine the wavelength of light from a monochromatic source.

The following measurements are used.

slit separation a = 0.50 ± 0.02 mm

fringe separation x = 1.7 ± 0.1 mm
distance between slits and screen D = 2.000 ± 0.002 m

What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated wavelength?

 A 0.1%

B 1%

C 6%

D 10% 

E 12%

F 13%

Jawaban Anda: d

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36 The speed v of a liquid leaving a tube depends on the change in pressure P and the density Ï of the liquid. The speed is given
by the equation :

ΔP n
v = k( )
ρ

where k is a constant that has no units. What is the value of n ?

A 1/2 

B 1

C 3/2

D 2

E 1/4

F 3

Jawaban Anda: a

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37 The speed shown on a car’s speedometer is proportional to the rate of rotation of the tyres. The variation of the diameter of a
tyre as it wears introduces an error in the speed shown on the speedometer. A car has new tyres of diameter 600 mm. The
speedometer is accurately calibrated for this diameter. The tyres wear as shown, with 6 mm of material being removed from
the outer surface.
 What is the error in the speed shown on the speedometer after this wear has taken place?

A The speed shown is too high by 1%.

B The speed shown is too high by 2%. 

C The speed shown is too low by 1%.

D The speed shown is too low by 2%.

Jawaban Anda: b

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38 When a beam of light is incident on a surface, it delivers energy to the surface. The intensity of the beam is defined as the
energy delivered per unit area per unit time.
What is the unit of intensity, expressed in SI base units?

A kg m–2 s–1

B kg m2 s–3

C kg s–2

D kg s–3 

E kg m s–3

F kg m4 s–3

Jawaban Anda: d

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39 The drag coefficient Cd is a number with no units. It is used to compare the drag on different cars at different speeds. Cd is
given by the equation :

where F is the drag force on the car, Ï is the density of the air, A is the cross-sectional area of the car and v is the speed of the
car. What is the value of n?

A 1

B 2 

C 3

D 4

E 5

F 6

Jawaban Anda: b

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40 The diagram shows a square-wave trace on the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope. A grid of 1 cm squares covers the screen.
The time-base setting is 10 ms cm–1.

What is the approximate frequency of the square wave?

 A 70 Hz

B 80 Hz

C 100 Hz

D 140 Hz 

E 280 Hz

F 1400 Hz

Jawaban Anda: d

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