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A pupil used a micrometer screw gauge to measure the thickness of a glass panel. The diagram below shows part of the micrometer. What is the thickness of the glass? A C 2. 5.124 mm 6.24 mm B D 5.24 mm 6.74 mm

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For YCKSSs 40th anniversary, some students wanted to measure the thickness of the cloth to make the flag and the internal diameter of the pole used by the wushu master. Which instruments are most suitable for the accurate measurement of the thickness of the cloth and the internal diameter of the pole? cloth thickness micrometer micrometer metre rule metre rule internal diameter of pole metre rule vernier caliper micrometer vernier calliper
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The diagram shows part of a micrometer screw gauge. What is the reading shown? A. B. 3.09 mm 3.11 mm C. D. 3.59 mm 3.61.mm

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A pupil used 80 cm as the pendulum length to perform an experiment. He found that it took 35.6 s to make 20 complete oscillations. The periodic time of the pendulum is A. 35.6 s B. 1.78 s C. 0.56 s D. 0.45 s The diagram below shows part of a pair of vernier callipers used to measure the diameter of three identical ball bearings.

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ball bearing

What is the actual diameter of one ball bearing? A 2.8 mm B 3.1 mm C 8.3 mm D 9.3 mm
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Section B: Structured Questions 1 What is measured by each of the following instruments? State the correct SI unit in each case. The first example has been done for you. [3] Instrument a. Metre rule b. Spring balance c. Stopclock d. Ammeter Quantity measured length metre SI unit

The diagram shows a simple pendulum.

A B The bob of the pendulum was pulled to position A and then was released. The period of the pendulum was found to be 1.2 s. a. How long did it take the pendulum bob to swing from A to B? [1]

b. Explain briefly how the period could be accurately measured.

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Section B 1 What is measured by each of the following instruments? State the correct SI unit in each case. The first example has been done for you. [3] Instrument a. Metre rule b. Spring balance c. Stopclock d. Ammeter 2 Quantity measured length weight time electric current metre newton second ampere SI unit

The diagram shows a simple pendulum.

A B The bob of the pendulum was pulled to position A and then was released. The period of the pendulum was found to be 1.2 s. a. How long did it take the pendulum bob to swing from A to B? 0.3 s b. Explain briefly how the period could be accurately measured. using a stopwatch to measure time taken for 20 oscillations and divide it by 20 to give period. Repeat procedure and calculate the average of these two measurements. [2] [1]