1 Which pair of units are both SI base units?

A ampere, degree celsius

B ampere, kelvin
C coulomb, degree celsius
D coulomb, kelvin

2. The diagram shows a vernier scale.

6 7
cm

What is the reading on the vernier scale?

A 6.50 cm B 6.55 cm C 7.00 cm D 7.05 cm

3. The equation relating pressure and density is p = ρgh.

How can both sides of this equation be written in terms of base units?

A [N m–1] = [kg m–3] [m s–1] [m]

B [N m–2] = [kg m–3] [m s–2] [m]
C [kg m–1 s–2] = [kg m–3] [m s–2] [m]
D [kg m–1 s–1] = [kg m–1] [m s–2] [m]

4. A student studies some equations.

power = work / time

force = mass × acceleration
velocity = displacement / time

How many vector quantities are contained in the equations?

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4
5. Which circuit shows how a voltmeter is connected to measure the potential difference across the
cell?
A B C D

V V
V

6. A total charge of 100 C flows through a 12 W light bulb in a time of 50 s.

What is the potential difference across the bulb during this time?

A 0.12 V B 2.0 V C 6.0 V D 24 V

7. Two copper wires X and Y have the same volume. Wire Y is four times as long as wire X.
L 4L

X Y

resistance of wire Y
What is the ratio ?
resistance of wire X

A 4 B 8 C 16 D 64

8. In the circuit shown, the 6.0 V battery has negligible internal resistance. Resistors R1 and R2 and
the voltmeter have resistance 100 kΩ.
6.0 V

R1 R2

100 kΩ 100 kΩ

V
100 kΩ

What is the current in the resistor R2?

A 20 µA B 30 µA C 40 µA D 60 µA
9. The diagram shows a circuit containing three resistors in parallel.

12 V

10 Ω
A

10 Ω

The battery has e.m.f. 12 V and negligible internal resistance. The ammeter reading is 3.2 A.

What is the resistance of X?

A 2.1 Ω B 4.6 Ω C 6.0 Ω D 15 Ω

10 The e.m.f. of the battery is 9.0 V. The reading on the high-resistance voltmeter is 7.5 V.
9.0 V

I V

15 Ω

What is the current I ?

A 0.10 A B 0.50 A C 0.60 A D 2.0 A