Physics for pre-IGCSE-Homework sheet "1 "

01: chose the correct answer:

1. A piece of cotton is measured between two points on a ruler.

2·1..t \5~6'l cotton lIS·b_ 2·4'= 13 2

When the length of cotton is wound closely around a pen, it goes round six times .

pen 4-----£ six turnst cotton

What is the distance once round the pen?

I A. 2.2cm \ B. 2.6cm C. 13.2cm D. 15.6cm

2. A decorator wishes to calculate the area of a bathroom tile so that he can estimate the amount of adhesive thathe needs to buy. What must he use?

A. a measuring cylinder only~ a ruler onlyC. a measuring cylinder and a clock onlyD. a measuring cylinder and a ruler only

3. The diagram shows a thick-walledtube. The thickness of the wall is 3mm. What is the internal diameter dof the tube?

lA. 2.8 cm]B. 3.1 cmC. 3.4cm

D. 7.4 cm

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A. 1.7cm\B. 2.8 cm ]C. 3.2 cmD. 4.5 em

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3 3

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4. Some liquid is heated in a flask.The diagrams show the height of the liquid in the tubewhen the liquid is cold and when it is hot.What is thedifference in the heights?

5. The diagram shows an enlarged drawing of the end of a metre rule.It is being used to measure the length of a small feather.

What is the length of the feather?'A. 19 mm I B. 29 mm C. 19 ern D. 29 ern

Q2:Vernier Calipers and Micrometers:a. Read the following Vernier caliper measurements. (The scales have been enlarged for easier reading.)

The Vernier caliper is calibrated in metric units.

2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

36,5 mrn

3.65 Cyn21·7-

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b. Read the following micrometer measurements

0 5 10 15 4030

35C}

0-_5 mm 30

l 5, '35 5, 2-=1

15D-~i.) mm

20

0-25 mm

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~A person winds some thread tightly 4 times round the length of a metre rule and cuts the ends off level withthe left-hand end of the rule, as shown in Fig. 1.1.

ends cutoff here

thread 1m rule

Fig. 1.1

(a) To the nearest metre, what is the length of the thread?

..........~ .... m

(b) Is the actual length of thread slightly greater or slightly less than your answer to (a)?Tick one box and give your reason.

slightly greater 0 o r: slightly less 0"reason ~ ~'.f?&~ ro ..$. .

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