Work Sheet - 1 Name of the Student:-_____________________

9 – PHYSICS Class :- 9- Sec _____ Academic Year:-

Estimation and Units

1. What do you mean by order of magnitude?

2. Explain the process of expressing and finding the order of magnitude.

3. Find the order of magnitude of the following – i) 9.1 x 10 – 31 kg ii) 1.6 x 10 – 19 C iii) 0.008 m iv) 3850 kg
Work Sheet - 2 Name of the Student:-_____________________
9 – PHYSICS Class :- 9- Sec _____ Academic Year:-
Estimation and Units

1. What is ‘Measurement’?

2. What are the two factors required to express the result of measurement of a physical quantity.

3. Define the two types of units.

4. State the guidelines for writing units.

Work Sheet - 1 Name of the Student:-_____________________
9 – PHYSICS Class :- 9- Sec _____ Academic Year:-
Measurement

1. Define least count.

2. Define the least count of a vernier calipers.

3. Define the least count of a screw gauge.

4. Draw a simple diagram of a pendulum and define the following – amplitude, frequency and time period.
Work Sheet - 2 Name of the Student:-_____________________
9 – PHYSICS Class :- 9- Sec _____ Academic Year:-
Measurement

1. What do you mean by ‘significant figures’

2. Write the rules for counting ‘significant figures’.

3. Write the numbers of significant figures in the following – i) 0.00202 m ii) 1.0000033 kg iii) 200.200 m
iv) 2.00 cm v) 0.0040 m