1.

Fill in the blanks:

a. The full form of SI is _____________
b. Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space and can be perceived by our
____________
c. Capital letters are used for symbols named after _____________
d. Gases have very ___________ density

2. Match the following:

a. Length 1. Thermometer
b. Area 2. Stop watch
c. Mass 3. Beam Balance
d. Time 4. Graph Paper
e. Temperature 5. Ruler
f. Metre 6. CGS
g. Gram 7. SI
h. Kelvin 8. MKS

3. Convert the following:

a. 2300 hours to 12 hr format
b. 20 m2 to cm2
c. 10C to Kelvin
d. 5000 mg to g
e. 1000 kg to quintal
f. 40C to F
g. 1m2 to cm2

4. Name the following:

a. SI unit of area
b. Smallest particle of matter which can exist independently

5. State True or False

a. Amount of matter present inside an object is known as volume
b. A clinical thermometer requires jerking

6. Complete the table

Properties of Solid Liquid Gas
matter
1. Shape Definite
2. Volume Indefinite
3. Density Intermediate
4. Expansion on Maximum
heating
5 Compressibility Slightly
compressible

7. State any three standard conventions to be followed while writing a unit

8. Why gases have no fixed shape and volume?
9. What is Parallax error? How can it be corrected?
10. State any four precautions to be taken while using a clinical thermometer
11. Why gases have no free surface?
12. Why sound and light are not considered as examples of matter?
13. Differentiate between fundamental physical quantities and derived physical
quantities. Give one example of each
14. State the SI units of the following quantities
a. Mass b. Area c. Temperature d. Length
15. Why gases are highly compressible?
16. Why thermometer should be read at eye level?
17. Why SI system of units was adopted?
18. State one similarity and one difference between liquids and gases
19. State one similarity and one difference between atoms and molecules
20. State any 4 characteristics of a solid
21. State the temperature range of clinical thermometer. Also state normal body
temperature
22. Which physical quantity is measured by a simple pendulum?
23. Define measurement. What is a physical quantity? Give one example
24. State the unit of mass in the following unit systems
i. MKS ii. CGS iii. FPS iv. SI