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Measurement Terminology

Test your knowledge of measurement terms with this quick quiz!

Select difficulty: Easy Medium Hard

1. The SI unit of length is:

Meter Kilogram Second

2. Which instrument measures mass?

Balance Thermometer Ammeter

1. The least count of a meter scale is:

1 mm 1 cm 0.5 mm

2. Which is a derived unit?

Meter Kilogram Newton

1. The dimensional formula for force is:

[MLT⁻²] [ML²T⁻²] [ML⁻¹T⁻²]

2. Which is not an SI base unit?

Ampere Candela Newton

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Simple Pendulum

How well do you know simple pendulum concepts?

Select difficulty: Easy Medium Hard

1. The time period of a simple pendulum depends on:

Length Mass Gravity

2. The restoring force in a simple pendulum is provided by:

Gravity Tension Elasticity

1. If the length of a pendulum is quadrupled, its period becomes:

Double Same Half

2. The time period of a second's pendulum is:

1 second 2 seconds 4 seconds

1. The formula for the period of a simple pendulum is:

T = 2π√(l/g) T = 2π√(g/l) T = 2π√(m/l)

2. For large amplitude oscillations, the time period:

Increases Decreases Remains same

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Screw Gauge

Test your precision instrument knowledge!

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Select difficulty: Easy Medium Hard

1. Least count of a screw gauge is typically:

0.01 mm

2. The circular scale of a screw gauge has:

100 divisions 50 divisions 200 divisions

1. Pitch of a screw gauge is:

Distance moved per rotation Number of threads per cm Circumference of screw

2. If pitch is 0.5 mm and 50 divisions, least count is:

0.01 mm 0.001 mm 0.1 mm

1. A screw gauge shows 2 mm on main scale and 45th division coincides. If pitch is 0.5 mm and 50 divisions, the measurement is:

2.45 mm 2.045 mm 2.0045 mm

2. Zero error is positive when:

Zero is above reference Zero is below reference Zero coincides

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Vernier Calipers

Select difficulty: Easy Medium Hard

1. The main scale reading is 2.3 cm and vernier coincidence is 7. What is the measurement?

2. Least count of vernier calipers is typically:

0.1 mm 0.01 mm 1 mm

1. For a vernier caliper with 1 M.S.D. = 1 mm and 10 V.S.D. = 9 M.S.D., the least count is:

0.1 mm 0.01 mm 0.9 mm

2. If 4th division of vernier coincides with main scale, the correction is:

+0.4 mm -0.4 mm +0.04 mm

1. For a measurement of 2.37 cm with vernier calipers (LC=0.01 cm), the main scale and vernier readings are:

2.3 cm + 7 VSD 2.0 cm + 37 VSD 2.7 cm + 3 VSD

2. Positive zero error occurs when:

Zero mark is before reference Zero mark is after reference Zero marks coincide

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Speed Concepts

Test your understanding of speed and velocity!

Select difficulty: Easy Medium Hard

1. Speed is a:

Scalar quantity Vector quantity

2. The SI unit of speed is:

m/s km/h mph

1. Average speed is calculated as:

Total distance / Total time Total displacement / Total time (Initial speed + Final speed)/2

2. If a car travels 60 km in 1.5 hours, its speed is:

40 km/h 60 km/h 90 km/h

1. Instantaneous speed is:

Limit of average speed as time interval approaches zero Average speed over very short time Always constant

2. A particle moves half the distance with speed v and remaining half with speed 2v. The average speed is:

1.5v 4v/3 3v/2

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Density and Relative Density

How dense is your knowledge about density?

Select difficulty: Easy Medium Hard

1. Relative density has:

Units No units

2. The SI unit of density is:

kg/m³ g/cm³ kg/L

1. Relative density of water is:

1 1000 9.8

2. An object floats if its density is:

Less than liquid More than liquid Equal to liquid

1. If mass is doubled and volume halved, density becomes:

Same Double Quadruple

2. Relative density of a substance is 2.5. Its density in g/cm³ is:

2.5 2500 0.0025

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