BINA BANGSA SCHOOL – PIK
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
Topical Test: Physical Quantities, Uncertainties & Vectors
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Class: Date 35
I. Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (15 x 1 Mark)
For each question, write the answer (A, B, C or D) in the answer boxes provided.
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1 Which quantity is a vector?
A Pressure
B temperature
C weight
D work
2 Four students, A, B, C and D, have completed an experiment to determine the acceleration of free
fall, g. Each student repeated the experiment three times. The determined values of g are shown in
the table.
Which set of results has a high precision and a high accuracy?
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6 Which statement about errors in measurements is correct?
A An accurate set of measurements always has a small random error.
B A precise set of measurements always has a small systematic error.
C A random error can be reduced by taking an average of several measurements.
D A systematic error creates a random set of measurements spread out about the true value.
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11 An aeroplane can fly at a velocity X when moving through still air. When flying in wind, the
aeroplane’s velocity is seen to travel at a velocity Y relative to the ground.
Which vector diagram shows the magnitude and direction of the wind velocity W?
12 Students take readings of the volume of a liquid using three different pieces of measuring equipment
X, Y and Z.
The true value of the volume of the liquid is V.
The students’ results are shown.
Which pieces of equipment are accurate and but not precise?
A X, Y and Z
B X and Z only
C X and Y only
D Y only
13 The diagram shows two readings on a micrometer.
reading 1 reading 2
14 A student measures the current and the potential difference for a resistor in a circuit.
current = (50.00 ± 0.01) mA
potential difference (p.d.) = (500.00 ± 0.01) mV
The measurements are used to calculate the resistance of the resistor by dividing p.d by the current.
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Section B. Structured Questions (20 marks)
Answer all questions completely. Show complete workings.
1 (a) Explain what is meant by the accuracy of a measured value.
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(b)
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2 (a) The following list contains scalar and vector quantities.
Encircle all the scalar quantities.
acceleration force mass power temperature weight [1]
(b) A boat is travelling in a flowing river.
Fig. 1.1 shows the velocity vectors for the boat and the river water.
Fig. 2.1 (drawn to scale)
(ii) Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant velocity of the boat.
(Use either scale diagram or vector resolution).
magnitude of velocity = ...................................................... m s–1 [2]
direction = ............................................................... [1]
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3 (a) Pressure is defined as force per unit area.
Show that the SI base units of pressure are kg m–1 s–2.
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(b)
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