YEAR 7 PHYSICS MEASURING & DENSITY Multiple Choice Questions1. ‘The diagram shows a stopwaich, originally set at 00:00, \When a car was fst seen, the stop-start button was pressed. When the car passed the cbserve, the stopwatch showed 01:06. g siopstart butlon How long di the car take to reach the observer? 1.08 seconds 6 seconds 166 seconds 106 seconds com> ‘Astopwatch is used to time a race. The grams show the watch atthe start and at the endo the How long de race take? A 457s 8 4508 C4658 D A708 ‘The diagrams show the times on a stopciock at the beginning and at the end of an experiment. stopclock sstopelock at beginning atend 9 0 45 HS 45| Ns 30 30 How tong did the experiment take? A 10s B 2s Cc 35s D 45s4 ‘A stopwatch is used to time an athlete running 100m, The timekeeper forgets to reset the watch to zero before using it to time another athlete running 100m. stopwatch at end af first athlete's run How long does the second athiete take to un 100m? A 1128 B tt4s © 1245 D 238s 5. ‘A student uses a stopwatch to time a runner running around a circular track. The runner runs two laps (twice around the track). The diagrams show the reading on the stopwatch when the runner starts running, at the end of the first lap, and atthe end of the second lap. = What is the time taken for the 0, SS runner to run the second lap? A ominS0s B tmin 10s © 1mint3s D 2mina3s reading when reading at end reading at end unner starts of fist lap ‘of second lap 6. AA stopwatch is used to time a runner in a race. The diagrams show the stopwatch atthe start and at the end ofa lap ofthe race. How long di the runner take to finish the lap of the race? ‘A. 50.00 seconds B 50.10 seconds © 90.00 seconds D 100.10 seconds start of ap fend of lapZ. ‘Two digital stopwatches X and Y, which record in minutes and seconds, are used to time a race. ‘The readings of the two stopwatches, atthe start and at the end of the race, are shown. start end stopwatch x [00:00 00:40 start end stopwatch Y [01:30 02:20 Which statement about the time of the race is correct? ‘A Both stopwatches record the same time interval. B Stopwatch X recorded 10s longer than stopwatch Y. © Stopwatch ¥ recorded 10s longer than stopwatch X. Stopwatch ¥ recorded 50s longer than stopwatch X. 8. AGitl 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 al the 1 em mark as shown. How long isthe metal rod? A 43mm = B 46mm = 53mm _— DS mm a ‘Apiece of cotton is measured between two points on a ruler. | < } When the length of cotton is wound closely around a pen, it goes round six times. ma What is the distance once round the pen? ‘six tums of cotton A 22cm B 26cm © 132cm D 156cmAfloor is covered with square tiles. The diagram shows a ruler on the tiles. BTS S GT HO ONIDITINIG ler LJ How long is one tile? A 30m B 6cm © 90m D 120m 1 The diagram shows a ‘What is the internal diameter d of the tube? A 280m B 31cm © 340m D 74cm 12. ‘Aruleris used to measure the length of an object. a ae ‘What is the length of the object? A 30cm B 40cm 40 | ¢ 50cm D 65cm“The diagrams show the height of the liquid in the tube when the liquid is cold and when itis hot. cold bot tube « scale} 1 1 igus flask ‘Whats the ctference inthe heights? A 17om B 28cm © 320m D 45cm 14. ‘The diagram shows an enlarged drawing of the end of a metre rule. It is being used to measure the length of a small feather. ‘Whats the length of the feather? A 19mm B 29mm © 190m D 29cm 15. ‘Atuler is used to measure the length of an object. meena A 30cm B 40cm 10 | © 50cm D 65cm16. The diagram shows four identical spheres placed between two wooden blocks on a ruler. sphere ‘wooden block what is the diameter of one sphere? A 10cm B 20cm Cc 30cm D 40cm ‘Asstudent measures the length of a rod XY by holding it next to a metre rule. x y 99 98 97 (96 lem ‘The student writes down the length as 94.8em. Which statement is correct? ‘A. The value is correct. 1B The value is incorrect because it should be 95.2cm. © The value is incorrect because it should be in milimetres. > ‘The value is incorrect because the student should subtract the reading for end Y from the reading for end X. 18. ‘A oyindsical canis rolled slong the ruler shown in the diagram. starting positon fina position ‘The can rolls over twice. ‘Wats the circumference (distance all rund) ofthe can? A 180m B thom © 260m D 28cm19. A student uses a ruler to measure the length and the width of a small rectangular metal plete. metal plate Whats the area of the plate? A 140cn? = B 147em? = Gs 16.00? = 16. 8m? 20. ‘Which of the following statements is correct? ‘A. Mass and weight are ditferent names for the same thing. ‘The mass of an object is differentif the object is taken to the Moon. ‘The weight of a cars one of the forces acting on the car. ‘The weight of a chocolate bar is measured in kilograms. 21. Which statement is correct? Mass is a force, measured in kilograms. Mass is a force, measured in newtons, ‘Weight is a force, measured in kilograms. ‘Weight is a force, measured in newtons. vom> 22. \What apparatus is needed to determine the density of a reqularly-shaped block? A. abalance anda ruler B _abalance and a forcemeter (spring balance) © ameasuring cylinder and a ruler Da measuring cylinder and a beaker