Year 12 Physics Quiz 1

Spot the scalars

• mass

• velocity

• displacement

• distance

Which of these is not an S.I. base unit?

• Ampere

• Volt

• Second

• Mole

Calculate the percentage uncertainty in this measurement: 2.00m

• 5%

• 0.5%

• 1.0%

• 2%

State the absolute uncertainty in this measurement: 2.00m

• 0.01

• 0.1m

• 1cm

• 1mm

The absolute uncertainty on the main scale is

• 0.1mm

• 1mm

• 0.01mm

• 1cm

The absolute uncertainty on the Vernier scale is

• 0.1mm

• 1mm

• 0.01mm

• 1cm

The measurement is

• 2.48cm

• 2.47cm

• 2.48mm

• 2.47mm

The resolution of the main scale is

• 0.5mm

• 1.0mm

• 0.01mm

• 0.5cm

The resolution of the Vernier scale is

• 0.5mm

• 1.0mm

• 0.01mm

• 0.5cm

The reading is

• 2.88mm

• 2.92mm

• 2.88cm

• 2.92cm