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Measurement Flashcards

1
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What are the base quantities tested in the syllabus?

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Mass
time
length
electric current
thermodynamic temperature
amount of substance

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Name and symbol of SI Base Quantity:Mass

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kilogram,kg

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Name and symbol of SI Base Quantity:Time

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second,s

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Name and symbol of SI Base Quantity:Length

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metre,m

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Name and symbol of SI Base Quantity:Electric current

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ampere,A

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Name and symbol of SI Base Quantity:Thermodynamic Temperature

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kelvin,K

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Name and symbol of SI Base Quantity:Amount of substance

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mole,mol

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8
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What is the molar mass of carbon-12?

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12 grams

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9
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How many atoms of carbon does carbon-12 have?

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6.02 x 10^23

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10
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Name the derived unit and how it is expressed in base units for the physical quantity: Area

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m^2,m^2

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Name the derived unit and how it is expressed in base units for the physical quantity: Force

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N, kg m s^-2

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12
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Name the derived unit and how it is expressed in base units for the physical quantity: Energy

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J, kg m^2 s^-2

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13
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Express the unit for charge Q in terms of the SI base units.

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A s

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14
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What does a physical equation being homogenous mean?

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It means that all terms of the equation must have the same SI bas eunits.

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15
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What is a dimensionless quantity?

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A dimensionless quantity is a quantity with no unit.

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16
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What is a derived unit?

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A derived unit is a unit expressed in terms of the product and/or quotient of base units.

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17
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Explain why the unit of energy, joules, is said to be a derived unit.

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A derived unit is a unit expressed in terms of the product and/or quotient of base units. The unit of energy, joule is said to be a derived unit because it can be expressed in terms of the product and/or quotient of the base units: kilogram,metre and second.

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18
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Determine the base units of density p and pressure p.

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Density: kg m^-3
Pressure: kg m^-1 s^-2

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19
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Considering the unit of c is m s^-1 and that c is a gas,suggest what quantity may be represented by the symbol c.

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Since the base units of c is m s^-1, the symbol c may be representing the mean speed of gas molecules

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20
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Tell the power and abbreviation of the prefix: deci

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10^-1,d

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21
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Tell the power and abbreviation of the prefix: centi

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10^-2,c

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22
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Tell the power and abbreviation of the prefix: milli

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10^-3,m

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23
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Tell the power and abbreviation of the prefix: micro

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10^-6, µ

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24
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Tell the power and abbreviation of the prefix: nano

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10^-9,n

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25
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Tell the power and abbreviation of the prefix: pico

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10^-12,p

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26
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Tell the power and abbreviation of the prefix: femto

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10^-15,f

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27
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Tell the power and abbreviation of the prefix: kilo

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10^3,k

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28
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Tell the power and abbreviation of the prefix: mega

A

10^6,M

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29
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Tell the power and abbreviation of the prefix: giga

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10^9,G

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30
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Tell the power and abbreviation of the prefix: tera

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10^12,T

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31
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Tell the power and abbreviation of the prefix: peta

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10^15,P

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32
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Leave your answers in their basic units and in standard form: Calculate the speed of an electron that travels 50nm in 12µs.

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4.2 x 10^-3 m s^-1

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33
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Leave your answers in their basic units and in standard form: Calculate the current flowing through a 2.0MΩ resistance with a potential difference of 9.0kV across it.

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4.5 x 10^-3 A

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34
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Convert 80 cm^2 to m^2.

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8.0 x 10^-3 m^2

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35
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Convert 6.0 x 10^-4 m^3 to cm^3.

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6.0 x 10^2 cm^3

36
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Convert 16 m s^-1 to km h^-1.

A

57.6 km h^-1

37
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Convert 13.6 g cm^-3 to kg m^-3

A

13600 kg m^-3

38
Q

What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Diameter of atom

39
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What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Diameter of nucleus

40
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What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Wavelength of visible light(Violet to red)

41
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What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Density of water

A

10^3 kg m^-3

42
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What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Average speed of a runner

A

1 m s^-1 or 10 km h^-1

43
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What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Car speed on an expressway

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10 m s^-1,100 km h^-1

44
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What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Power on a light bulb

45
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What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Average electrical power of an iron/air-con

46
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What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Mass of an average person

47
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What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Mass of a car

48
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What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Mass of unladen lorry

49
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What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Mass of Earth

50
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What is the order of magnitude of this quantity: Mass of Sun

51
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Definition of random errors

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Random errors are errors of measurements in which the measured quantities deviate from the mean value with varying magnitudes and different signs.

52
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Definition of systematic errors

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Systematic errors are errors of measurements in which the measured quantities deviate from the true value by a fixed magnitude and constant sign.

53
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How can you reduce systematic erros?

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Systematic errors can be eliminated to obtain the true value of a measured quantity.

54
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How can you reduce random errors?

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Random errors can only be minimized(But not eliminated) through various approaches.

55
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An experiment is set up as shown to determine the spring constant of a spring. Using the formula mg=kx, the spring constant k may be determined by finding the extension of the spring,x, and the mass of the load applied,m. Give 1 example of a systematic error and a random error which could occur in this expermient.

A

Random:
1)Reading from the metre rule taken when the spring system is not stable
2)Parallax error arising from measurement using the metre rule because there is a gap between load and metre rule
Systematic:
1)The ruler may not be vertical.
2)Wrong calibration of electronic mass balance

56
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For each of the following imporvements, state whether it reduces random or systematic error: Take timings for a large number of oscillations(so that the timing exceeds 20 s) to find the period of oscillation

A

Random error

56
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For each of the following improvements, state whether it reduces random or systematic error: Adjust the instrument to remove its zero error before measurement

A

Systematic error

57
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For each of the following improvements, state whether it reduces random or systematic error: Measure the diameter of a wire at different positions and calculate its average value.

A

Random error

58
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For each of the following improvements, state whether it reduces random or systematic error: Determine the zero error in the instrument and account for it by substracting from the measured value

A

Systematic error

59
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For each of the following improvements, state whether it reduces random or systematic error: Place the pointer of instrument as close to the scale as possible to minimize parallax error.

A

Random error

60
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For each of the following improvements, state whether it reduces random or systematic error: Use aids such as a plane mirror or a set square when reading a scale to minimze parallax error.

A

Random error

61
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For each of the following improvements, state whether it reduces random or systematic error: Drawing a graph of best fit from data points collected from the experiment.

A

Random error

62
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Definition of accuracy

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Accuracy is a measure of how close the average of the emasured values is to the true value.

63
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Definition of precision

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Precision is a measure of how close each measured value agrees with one another.

64
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With high accuracy, it reduces what errors?

A

Systematic errors

65
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With high precision, it reduces what errors?

A

Random errors

66
Q

Precision of analogue watch and digital watch

A

Analogue:+-0.01s
Digital:+-1s

67
Q

How do you determine the mean of 5 values?

A

Average them

68
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How do you determine the spread of 5 values?

A

Max value - Min value

69
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Uncertainty in measurement of instrument: Metre rule

70
Q

Uncertainty in measurement of instrument: Vernier calipers

71
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Uncertainty in measurement of instrument: Micrometer screw gauge

72
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Uncertainty in measurement of instrument: Digital stopwatch

73
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Uncertainty in measurement of instrument: Thermometer

A

0.5 degrees

74
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Does the actual uncertainty carry a unit?

75
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Does the fractional uncertainty carry a unit?

76
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Does the percentage uncertainty carry a unit?

77
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Actual uncertainty is expressed in _ sf

77
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Fractional uncertainty is expressed in _ sf

78
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Why do we have to calculate fractional and percentage uncertainty?

A

For smaller objects, there is a higher percentage uncertainty.

78
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Percentage uncertainty is expressed in _ sf

79
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When you have your value with an uncertainty, what should you consider on the decimal places?

A

The decimal places must be the same and must have 1sf for uncertainty.

80
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What is the actual uncertainty of a derived quantity for addition and/or subtraction operation?

A

The summation of the actual uncertainties of the individual quantities

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