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# Question
1

The SI Unit of temperature is:
A. Centigrade
B. Second
C. Kelvin
D. Fahrenheit


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2

State the SI unit of each of the following:
(i) Current
(ii) Density
(iii) Heat
(iv) Speed


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3

Measurement in Physics is a process of
A. calculating and measuring.
B. beam balancing.
C. using spring balance.
D. assigning numbers to observations and events.


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4

An engineer wanted to measure the diameter of a wire to the accuracy of three decimal places. Which of the following instrument would you recommend to be used?
A. Engineers’ calipers
B. Micrometer screw gauge
C. Metre rule
D. Vernier callipers


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5

Weight is a force by which:
A. a body is kicked upwards
B. An object is pulled towards the centre of the Earth
C. An object is pulled towards the ground
D. Mass and weight are related


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6

Current electricity is measured in:
A. amperes
B. coulombs
C. ohms
D. volts


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7

The measurement of mass using a beam balance uses the principle of:
A. conservation of matter
B. conservation of momentum
C. gravitational pull of the Earth
D. moments


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8

The following instruments are used to measure length EXCEPT:
A. hydrometer
B. metre rule
C. micrometer screw guage
D. vernier callipers


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9

One similarity between micrometer screw gauges and vernier callipers is that: ----


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10

Which of the following is a unit of length:
A. joule
B. metre
C. newton
D. watt


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