Ambo IBBSS physics Worksheet For G-9

I. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which unit is commonly used in metric and British system? A. meter B. kilogram C. Pound. D. second
2. Which one is not the unit of basic quantity of mechanics? A. meter. B. kilogram. C. ampere. D. second
3. Which of the following system of units is not based on units of mass, length and time alone?
A. SI B. MKS C. FPS D. CGS
4. The ratio of one micron to one nanometer is A. 103 B. 10–3 C. 10–6 D. 10–1
5. Temperature can be expressed as a derived quantity in terms of which of the following?
A. Length and mass B. Mass and time C. Length, mass and time D. None of these
6. ML-1T-2 is the dimension of: A. Work B. Power C. Pressure D. Momentum
7. Which one of the following unit is not a derived unit? A. pascal B. kilogram C. newton. D. watt
8. The only basic SI unit that have a prefix is: A. meter. B. kilogram. C. second. D. millimeter
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9. An interval of 200 𝜇𝑠 is equivalent to A. 0.2 s B. 0.02 s C. 2x10 s C. 2x10-6 s
10. Which one of the following quantity is the smallest? A. 0.01 g. B. 2mg C. 100 µg D. 5000 ng
11. A student measures a current as 0.5 A. Which of the following correctly express this result?
A. 50 mA B. 50 MA C. 500 GA D. 500 mA
12. Which one is the highest power multiple of 10? A. Giga B. Mega C.Tera D. Decca
3 3 3
13. The number 4.445878 x 10 can be rounded of: A. 4.44 x 10 B. 44.4 x 10 C. 4.45 x 103 D. 4.5 x 103
14. Two quantities can be added if and only if they have
A. Same magnitude B. Same dimension C. Both A and B D. Both must be parallel
15. Magnitude of physical quantity
A. Depend upon the system of measurement B. Is larger in SI than in cgs system
C. Is independent of system of measurement D. Is proportional to the fundamental units of length, mass and time
16. The prefix Pico stands for: A. Millionth B. Billionth C. Trillionth D. Quadrillionth
17. Which of the following is correct way of writing units? A. 71 Newton. B. 12 mps C. 8 Kg D. 4 kg m/s2
18. The dimension of kinetic energy is the same as that of: A. mc2 B. GPE C. mgh D. All of them
19. Principle of homogeneity of dimension helps as in
A. Understanding a formula B. Explaining a formula
C. Checking the correctness of formula D. None of all
20. Dimensions gives us information about
A. The quantitative nature of physical quantity B. Scalars C. Vectors D. None of them
21. If we change unit of quantity then A. Its dimension changes B. Its dimension remain the same
C. It may or may not change D. Its magnitude changes
22. Which of the following is incorrect statement
A. A dimensionally correct equation may be correct B. A dimensionally correct equation may be incorrect
C. A dimensionally incorrect equation may be correct D. A dimensionally incorrect equation is incorrect
23. A dimensionless quantity A. Never has a unit B. Always has a unit C. May have a unit D. Does not exist.
24. A unitless quantity
A. Does not exist B. Always has a nonzero dimension
C. Never has a nonzero dimension D. May have a nonzero dimension
25. Which of the following is incorrect?
A. All derived quantities may be represented dimensionally in terms of the base quantities
B. A base quantity cannot be represented dimensionally in terms of other base quantities
C. The dimension of a derived quantity is never zero in any base quantity
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D. The dimension of a base quantity in other base quantities is always zero.

26. Two physical quantities of which one is a vector and the other is a scalar having the same dimensional formula are:
A. Work and energy B. Torque and work C. Impulse and momentum D. Power and pressure
27. A force F is given by F = at + bt2, where t is time. The dimensions of a and b are
A. M L T–3 and M L T–4 B. M L T–4 and M L T–3 C. M L T–1 and M L T–2 D. M L T–2 and M L T0
28. Dimensions of relative density is A. kg m–3 B. ML–3 C. dimensionless D. M2 L–6
29. The dimensions of universal gravitational constant are:- A. ML2T–1 B. M–2L3T–2 C. M–2L2T–1 D. M–1L3T–2
30. If dimensions of P and Q are different, then which of the following operation is valid?
A. P/Q B. P–Q C. P+ Q D. B & C
31. Zero error of an instrument introduces: A. Systematic errors B. Random errors C. Both D. None of these
32. Which of the following has the highest number of significant figures?
A. 0.007 m2 B. 2.64 × 1024 kg C. 0.0006032 m2 D. 6.3200 J
33. A student measured the diameter of a wire using a screw gauge with least count 0.001 cm and listed the
measurements. The correct measurement is – A. 5.3 cm B. 5.32 cm C. 5.320 cm D. 5.3200 cm
34. In a particular system the units of length mass and time are chosen to be 10 cm, 10 g and 0.1 s respectively. The
unit of force in this system will be equal to: A. 0.1 N B. 1 N C. 10 N D. 100 N
35. How many significant digits are found in the number 90,000.00? A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 7
36. Compute the result to correct number of significant figures 1.513 m + 27.3 m =?
A. 29 m B. 28.81 m C. 28.8 m D. 28.813 m
37. If 7.635 and 4.81 are two significant numbers. Their multiplication in significant digits is:
A. 36.72435 B. 36.724 C. 36.72 D. 36.7
38. When 999 mm is added to 100 m, we get A. 101 m B. 100.999 m C. 100.99 m D. 100.9 m
39. The number of significant figure in measurement of 0.00708600 cm are: A. 3 B. 6 C. 4 D. 9
40. How many significant figures does 1.362 + 25.2 have? A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 8
41. If a mass of 10,000 kg is measured with a scale graduated in 10 kg, the number of significant figure are
A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
42. The addition of 72.1, 3.42, and 0.0034 in the round of form is A. 75.5 B. 75.6 C. 75.4 D. 75.75
43. Least count of measuring instrument determines the
A. Number of significant figures B. Absolute uncertainty C. Error D. B and C
44. 747 can be rounded to A. 700 B. 800 C. Both D. None
45. Which of the following measurements are the most significant? A. 0.003 mm B. 3.00 mm C. 30.00 mm D. 3.0 mm
46. The length of a pencil is 10.4 cm, out of it 2.01 cm is cut out. The remaining length of the pencil is
A. 8 cm B. 8.3 cm C. 8.4 cm D. 8.39 cm
47. From the point of view of significant figures which of the following statements are correct?
(i) 10.2 cm + 8 cm = 18.2 cm (ii) 2.53 m – 1.2 m = 1.33 m
2
(iii) 4.2 m × 1.4 m = 5.88 m (iv) 3.6 m ÷1.75 sec = 2.1 m/s
A. (i) & (iv) only B. (ii) & (iii) only C. (iv) only D. (ii) & (iv) only
48. An instrument gives a numerical reading of 0.00160 ± 0.00005, which statement is correct?
A. Absolute uncertainty is 5 B. Fractional uncertainty is 5x10-5
C. Fractional uncertainty is 5/10 D. The percentage uncertainty is 3%
49. If the ruler reading is quoted as (23.75 ± 0.05) m which value could not possible for this reading?
A. 23.78 m B. 23.72 m C. 23.80 m D. 23.69 m
50. A student measures a distance several times. The reading lies b/n 49.8 cm and 50.2 cm. This measurement is best
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recorded as: A. (49.8 ± 0.2) cm B. ( 49.8 ± 0.4 ) cm C. (50.0 ± 0.2) cm D. ( 50.0 ± 0.4 ) cm
51. The percentage uncertainty in the measurement of (3.76 ± 0.25) m is: A. 4% B. 6.6% C. 25% D. 376%

52. If a set of defective weights are used by a student to find the mass of an object using a physical balance, a large
number of reading will reduce :- A. random error B. random as well as systematic error
C. systematic error D. neither random nor systematic error
53. Choose the incorrect statement out of the following:-
A. Every measurement made by any measuring instrument has some error.
B. Every calculated physical quantity that is based on measured values has some error.
C. A measurement can have more accuracy but less precision and vice versa.
D. The percentage error is different from relative error.
54. What is meant by the term “accuracy "?
A. The overall quality of data. C. The level of detail at which data is stored.
B. The extent to which measured value approaches to true value. D. Lack of bias in data.
55. In measurement, what is the term used to specify the closeness of two or more measurements?
A. Precision B. Accuracy C. Error D. Fidelity
56. Which of the following statement is false?
A. All precise result are accurate B. Precise results have smaller range that imprecise result.
C. Highly accurate results are usually precise D. Accurate results agree closely with the accepted value.
57. Tola conducts an experiment 5 times and gets 1.9 m, 2.1m, 1.8 m, 1.9 m and 2.2 m. The known length is 2.0 m.
Which of the following is true about Tolas result? A. Precise but not accurate. B. Accurate but not precise.
C. Both accurate and precise. D. neither accurate nor precise
58. Accuracy and precision are dependent on each other. A. True B. False C. Unknown
59. Precision pertains to all of the following except:
A. Reproducibility of measurement. B. Agreement among numerical values.
C. Sameness of measurement. D. Closeness of measurement to true value
60. Which of these is not true for systematic error?
A. they arises due to errors in measuring instruments used. B. repeating the measurement can eliminate them.
C. they are reproducible inaccuracies that are consistently in the same direction.
D. they arise from the design of the experiment.
61. Which of these is not true for random errors?
A. they are difficult to detect B. they do not arise from the design of the study
C. they are less likely for small sample size. D. A and C
62. Systematic errors leads to lack of
A. accuracy in measurement. C. Precision in measurement
B. Significant figure in measurement. D. Calibration of measuring instrument.
63. Three students Bonsa, Abdi and Chaltu measures the length of their classroom of true value 6.55 m. Bonsa :
6.54 m, Abdi : 6.57 m, Chaltu : 6.52 m, all the three students received three different values, this is due to:
A. systematic error. B. Random error. C. Zero error. D. Predictable error
64. During a measurement, for a measured value B absolute error is obtained as A. What will be the relative error of the
measurement? A. A/B B. B/A C. (A+1)/B D. (B+A)/A
65. Using a voltmeter, measured value is 24.3 v, while its true value is 24 v. What is the percentage error of the
measurement? A. 1.25% B. 1.2% C. 1.3% D. 1.4%
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66. The correct reading on a meter rod calibrated in mm is

A. 0.21456m B. 0.214m C. 0.20001m D. Statement is incorrect
67. With increasing the accuracy of measuring instrument the numbers of significant figures
A. Decrease B. Increase C. Remain constant D. B and C

68. A precise measurement is one which has;

A. less uncertainty B. Maximum Precision C. Absolute precision D. None of these
69. Which of the following observed value is the most precise? A. 5678 s B. 567.8 s C. 56.78 s D. 5.678 s
70. According to the vector diagram below which is correct?

71. Two forces of magnitude 3 N and 4 N respectively act on a body. The maximum possible magnitude of the
resultant of these forces is A. 12 N B. 7 N C. 5 N D. 1 N
72. Which one of the following is not a vector quantity: A. velocity B. force C. energy D. momentum
73. Which of the following pairs are both scalar quantities?
A. energy and force B. speed and mass C. temperature and velocity D. volume and weight
74. Which of the following pairs are both vector quantities?
A weight and mass B. velocity and speed C. force and acceleration D. acceleration and speed
75. Two forces of magnitude 20 N and 50 N act simultaneously on a body. Which one of the following forces cannot be
a resultant of the two forces? A. 20 N B. 30 N C. 40 N D. 70 N
76. The direction of vector AB on the sketch can be written as a bearing of … A. 2400 B. 1200 C. 2100 D. 600

77. Three forces F1, F2 and F3 act simultaneously on object O, which is in equilibrium. Which ONE of the following
statements is NOT TRUE with reference to the three forces?
A. The resultant of forces F1, F2 and F3 is zero. B The forces F1, F2 and F3 lie in the same plane.
C. Force F3 is the resultant of forces F2 and F3. D. The sum of the components of all forces in any chosen
direction is zero.

78. In which one of the following vector diagrams is the resultant of the three vectors zero

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79. A load of weight W is suspended from two strings. F1 and F2 are the forces exerted by the strings on the load in the
directions show in the figure above. Which one of the following equations is valid for this situation?
A. W = F12 + F22 B. F1 sin 50◦ = F2 sin 30◦ C. F1 cos 50◦ = F2 cos 30◦ D. W = F1 + F2

80. A point is acted on by two forces in equilibrium. The forces

A. have equal magnitudes and directions. B. have equal magnitudes but opposite directions.
C. act perpendicular to each other. D. act in the same direction.
81. A point in equilibrium is acted on by three forces. Force F1 has components 15 N due south and 13 N due west.
What are the components of force F2?
A. 13 N due north and 20 due west B. 13 N due north and 13 N due west
C. 15 N due north and 7 N due west D. 15 N due north and 13 N due east

82. Two vectors act on the same point. What should the angle between them be so that a maximum resultant is
obtained? A. 00 B. 900 C. 1800 D cannot tell
83. suppose 𝐴⃗ = 3𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂, 𝐵
⃗⃗ = −𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ & 𝐶⃗ = −𝑖̂ − 10𝑗̂ + 10𝑘̂ with property that 𝐶⃗ = 𝐴⃗ + 𝑎𝐵
⃗⃗ what is the
value of scalar a? A. 2 B. -3 C. 3 D. 4
84. Which pair of forces CANNOT give a resultant of 5N? (UEE:2003)
A. 1N and 4N. B. 1N and 6N. C. 3N and 4N. D. 1N and 7N.
85. Suppose𝐴⃗=3𝑖̂-2𝑗̂, & 𝐵
⃗⃗ = -𝑖̂ − 𝑎𝑗̂̂, are two vectors in xy-plane what is the value of a that 𝐴⃗+ 𝐵
⃗⃗ =2𝑖̂̂ ? (UEE: 2004).
A. 3. B. 2. C. -2. D. -3
86. The sum and difference of two non-zero vectors 𝐴⃗ & 𝐵 ⃗⃗ are equal in magnitude. What can you conclude about these
two vectors? (UEE:2004)
A. 𝐴⃗ & 𝐵
⃗⃗ have the same direction. C. 𝐴⃗ & 𝐵
⃗⃗have the same magnitude.

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B. 𝐴⃗ & 𝐵
⃗⃗ have opposite direction. D. 𝐴⃗ & 𝐵
⃗⃗ are perpendicular to each other.
87. A vector that represents the position of an object in relation to another object is called (UEE: 2005)
A. Unit vector. B. position vector. C. Coplanar vector. D. Collinear vectors
88. Two non-vector 𝐴⃗ & 𝐵 ⃗⃗ are related by 𝐴⃗ = 𝑐 𝐵
⃗⃗, where c is a scalar. If the two vectors have opposite directions, then
one of the following is true about c?(UEE:2005)
A. c is a positive number. B. c=1 B. c is a negative number. D. c=0
89. Two non-zero vectors D and E have precisely equal magnitudes. For the magnitude of D+E to be 3 times larger
than the magnitude of D-E, what must be the angle between D and E?(UEE: 2006). A 300 B.370 C. 530 D.600
90. The magnitude of two vectors A and B are 12units, respectively. Which one of the following is NOT the possible
value for the magnitude of the result vector A+B? (UEE: 2007). A. 60units. B. 17 units. C. 13 units. D. 7 units
⃗⃗ is 8 m in the y-direction. Then what is the value of vector 𝑃⃗⃗ + 𝑄
91. If vector 𝑃⃗⃗ is 6 m in the x- direction and vector 𝑄 ⃗⃗ ?
(UEE: 2009). A. 10 m at 530 from x-direction. C. 10 m at 370 from x-direction.
B. √136m at 450 from x-direction. D. √136 m at 300 from x-direction
92. Two forces F1= (8i+3j) N and F2 = (4i +6j) N are acting on an object. What is the magnitude and direction of the
resultant force? (UEE:2010) A. 15N, 370 B. 5N, -370 C. 5N, 1430 D. 225N, 1430
93. The diagram below shows a path taken by a flying bird.

Which one of the following vector may represent a resultant displacement? (UEE: 2010)

94. What is the magnitude of the resultant velocity for a bird flying first at a speed of 10 m/s North East and then flying
to South at a speed of 8 m/s? (UEE: 2011) A. 7.13 m/s B. 16.6 m/s C. 12.8 m/s D. 7.07 m/s
95. To get a displacement of 10 cm, two displacement vectors, one of magnitude 6 cm and another of 8 cm, should be
combined A. at an angle of 600 B. perpendicular to each other C. Parallel D. Antiparallel
96. The magnitude of the x and y components of P are 7 and 6. The magnitude of the x and y components of P+Q are
11 and 9, respectively. What is the magnitude of Q? A. 9 B. 8 C. 6 D.5
97. Which of the following is a unit vector?
1
A. 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ B. cos 𝜃 𝑖̂ − sin 𝜃 𝑗̂ C. sin 𝜃 𝑖̂ + 2 cos 𝜃 𝑗̂ D. (𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂)
√3
98. Unit vector in the xy-plane makes an angle of 450 with the vector 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ & angle of 600 with the vector 3𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ is
𝑖̂+𝑗̂ 𝑖̂−𝑗̂
A. 𝑖̂ B. C. D. None
√2 √2
99. If 𝑐̂ is the unit vector equal to the sum of 𝐴⃗ & 𝐵
⃗⃗, the magnitude of the difference between 𝐴⃗ & 𝐵
⃗⃗ is
1
A. 1 B. √2 C. √3 D.
√3
100. The magnitudes of two vectors A and B are 12 units and 8 units respectively. Which of the following pairs of
numbers represents the largest and smallest possible values for the magnitude of the resultant vector R = A + B?
A. 14.4 units, 4 units B. 12 units, 8 units C. 20 units, 4 units D. none of these answers.
101. If vector B is added to vector A, under what condition does the resultant vector A + B have magnitude A + B?
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A. A and B are parallel and in the same direction. B. A and B are parallel and in opposite directions.
C. A and B are perpendicular. D. A & B
102. If A + B = 0, the corresponding components of the two vectors A and B must be
A. equal B. positive C. negative D. of opposite sign.
103. For which of the following vectors is the magnitude of the vector equal to one of the components of the vector?
A. 2𝑖̂ + 5𝑗̂ B. −𝑗̂ C. 5𝑘̂ D. B & C
II. Essay questions
1. For an answer to be complete, the units need to be specified. Why?
2. What are the advantage of using international system of unit (SI)?
3. What is least count error? How can least count error be reduced?
4. Why including more digits in answers, does not make it more accurate?
5. What determines the precision of a measurement?
6. If two quantities have different dimensions, it is possible to multiply and/ or divide. Can we add/ subtract them?
7. The human pulse and the swing of a pendulum are possible time units. Why are they not often used?
8. If an equation is dimensionally correct, is that equation a right equation?
III. Workout
1. Write down the number of significant figures in the following.
(a) 165 (b) 2.05 (c) 34.000 m (d) 0.005 (e) 0.02340 N m–1 (f) 26900 (g) 26900 kg
(h) 0.165 (i) 4.0026 (j) 0.0256 (k) 201
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(l) 0.050 (m) 2.653 × 10 (n) 6.02 × 10 (o) 0.0006032
2. Write the following in scientific notation and using SI prefixes.
(a) 3256 g (b) 0.0010 g (c) 50000 g
3. Which of the following measurement is more precise and more accurate?
a) length of object recorded as 25.5 cm using meter rod of least count 1 mm.
b) the length of the object is measured as 0.45 cm using Vernier Caliper of least count 0.1mm

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