Topic 1

A student wishes to find the volume of a small, irregularly-shaped stone. 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

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

The diagram shows four identical spheres placed between two wooden blocks on a ruler.What is the diameter of one sphere?

• A 1.0cm

• B 2.0cm

• C 3.0cm

• D 4.0cm

A cook wants to prepare some food to be cooked by 1.15p.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?

• A 11.05a.m.

• B 11.25a.m.

• C 3.05p.m.

• D 3.25p.m.

The diagram shows a measuring cylinder used to measure the volume of a small stone.What is the volume of the stone?

• A 8 cm³

• B 9 cm³

• C 14 cm³

• D 26 cm³

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. What is the volume of each steel ball?

• A 6 cm³

• B 14 cm³

• C 30 cm³

• D 70 cm³

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. How long did the runner take to finish the lap of the race?

• 50.00 seconds

• 50.10 seconds

• 90.00 seconds

• 100.10 seconds

Drops of water are dripping steadily from a tap (faucet). The diagram shows a measuring cylinder which has collected 120 drops of water. How many drops in total will have been collected when the measuring cylinder reads 10cm³ ?

• 48

• 60

• 180

• 300

An object has a mass of 50kg. The gravitational field strength on Earth is 10.0N/ kg. The gravitational field strength on a distant planet is 4.0N/ kg. What is the weight of the object on Earth, and what is its weight on the distant planet?

• a

• b

• c

• d

Weight is an example of which quantity?

• acceleration

• force

• mass

• pressure