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- 1. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows an enlarged drawing of the end of a metre rule. It is being used to measure
the length of a small feather.
19 mm
29 mm
19 cm
29 cm
- 2. Multiple Choice
A ruler and a measuring cylinder containing some water are available.
Which apparatus is needed?
neither the ruler nor the measuring cylinder
the measuring cylinder only
the ruler and the measuring cylinder
the ruler only
- 3. Multiple Choice
A measuring cylinder is used to measure the volume of a quantity of water.
Which measuring technique would not improve the accuracy of the measurement?
making sure that the measuring cylinder is vertical
making sure that the water surface is at eye level
reading the top of the water meniscus
using the smallest measuring cylinder available that will contain all the water
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the diameter of one sphere?
1.0 cm
2.0 cm
3.0 cm
4.0 cm
- 5. Multiple Choice
A cook wants to prepare some food to be cooked by 1.15 p.m. He uses an oven with an
automatic timer that can be set to switch on and off at certain times. The oven needs to be
switched on for 2 hours 10 minutes.
At which time does the oven need to switch on?
11.05 a.m.
11.25 a.m.
3.05 p.m.
3.25 p.m.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which quantity is this instrument used to measure?
area
density
mass
volume
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which option contains only apparatus that could be used to determine the volume of a small
block of unknown material?
measuring cylinder, metre rule
measuring cylinder, stopwatch
metre rule, balance
metre rule, stopwatch
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the volume of the stone?
8 cm3
9 cm3
4 cm3
26 cm3
- 9. Multiple Choice
A student uses a measuring cylinder to measure the volume of a quantity of water.
Which action would make her result less accurate?
making sure her eye is level with the water surface
making sure the cylinder is vertical
reading the bottom of the meniscus
using the largest measuring cylinder possible
- 10. Multiple Choice
A student uses a measuring cylinder to measure the volume of some water. The diagram shows
part of the measuring cylinder. The top and bottom of the meniscus are labelled.
47.0 cm3
47.5 cm3
49.0 cm3
49.5 cm3
- 11. Multiple Choice
A student wishes to measure accurately the volume of approximately 40 cm3 of water. She has
two measuring cylinders, a larger one that can hold 100 cm3, and a smaller one that can hold
50 cm3. The water forms a meniscus where it touches the glass.
A
B
C
D
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the length of the nail?
2.2 cm
2.7 cm
3.2 cm
3.7 cm
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which instrument is used to compare the masses of objects?
a balance
a barometer
a manometer
a measuring cylinder
- 14. Multiple Choice
Diagram 1 shows a measuring cylinder containing water.
Five identical steel balls are now lowered into the measuring cylinder. Diagram 2 shows the new
water level in the cylinder.
6 cm3
14 cm3
30 cm3
70 cm3
- 15. Multiple Choice
A stopwatch is used to time a runner in a race. The diagrams show the stopwatch at the start and
at the end of a lap of the race.
50.00 seconds
50.10 seconds
90.00 seconds
100.10 seconds
- 16. Multiple Choice
How many more identical cubes can be added to the cylinder, without causing the water to
overflow? Do not include the cube already in the cylinder.
1
2
3
4
- 17. Multiple Choice
The student writes down the length as 94.8 cm.
Which statement is correct?
The value is correct.
The value is incorrect because it should be 95.2 cm.
The value is incorrect because it should be in millimetres.
The value is incorrect because the student should subtract the reading for end Y from the reading for end X.
- 18. Multiple Choice
14.0 cm2
14.7 cm2
16.0 cm2
16.8 cm2
- 19. Multiple Choice
174 s
180 s
198 s
200 s
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the circumference (distance all round) of the can?
13 cm
14 cm
26 cm
28 cm
- 21. Multiple Choice
48
60
180
300
- 22. Multiple Choice
3.0 cm
4.0 cm
5.0 cm
6.5 cm
- 23. Multiple Choice
The diameter of a copper wire is thought to be approximately 0.3 mm.
Which instrument should be used to obtain a more accurate measurement of the diameter of the
wire?
measuring tape
metre rule
micrometer
ruler
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which measurement can be made using a micrometer screw gauge?
the air pressure of a tyre
the diameter of a wire
the turning effect of a spanner
the wavelength of microwaves
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