A thermometer is graduated in:
- Akelvin
- ✓°C
- Cg
- Dcm
Answer: B.
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MCQ
16 Q→02[1 Mark Question Answer]
56 Q→03[2 Mark Question Answer]
25 Q→04[3 Mark Question Answer]
10 Q→05[5 Mark Question Answer]
4 Q→06fill in the blanks.
15 Q→07TRUE / FALSE
20 Q→08Match the following.
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Physical Quantities and Measurement questions
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A metre ruler is graduated in:
- Am
- Bcm
- ✓mm
- Dkm
Answer: C.
View full solution →The amount of surface occupied by an object is called its __________.
- Avolume
- ✓area
- Cmass
- Dlength
Answer: B.
View full solution →lO mm is equal to
- ✓1cm
- B1m
- C10dm
- D10cm
Answer: A.
View full solution →The symbol of degree celsius is
- ✓°C
- B°F
- CK
- D°K
Answer: A.
View full solution →Name the device which you will use to measure the perimeter of your playground. Describe in steps how you will use it.
Convert the following quantity as indicated:
1 yard = m
1 yard = m
Convert the following quantity as indicated:
1 ft = cm
1 ft = cm
Convert the following quantity as indicated :
12 inch = ft
12 inch = ft
Name four basic measurements in our daily life.
Convert the following quantity as indicated:
0.2 cm = mm
0.2 cm = mm
Convert the following quantity as indicated:
0.2 km = m
0.2 km = m
Convert the following quantity as indicated:
4.2 m = cm
4.2 m = cm
Convert the following quantity as indicated:
20 cm = m
20 cm = m
Define one metre, the S.I. unit of length. State it's one multiple and one submultiple.
The diagram below shows a stick placed along a metre RULER. The length of the stick is measured keeping the eye at positions A, B, and C.
Explain how you will measure the area of $(i)$ a square $(ii)$ a leaf?
View full solution →What is a clinical thermometer? State its special feature. Draw a labelled neat diagram of a clinical thermometer showing the range of temperature marked on it.
Name the instrument which is commonly used to measure the mass of a body. State how is it used?
Answer the following in detail.
When are approximations necessary in daily life and when should they be avoided?
When are approximations necessary in daily life and when should they be avoided?
Describe in steps how would you measure the length of a pencil using a metre rule. Draw a diagram if necessary.
Find the area of these leaves, where 1 square on the graph paper represents $1 cm^2.$
View full solution →Answer the following in short.
Explain the working of a beam balance.
Explain the working of a beam balance.
Answer the following in detail.
State some common rules to write SI units correctly.
State some common rules to write SI units correctly.
The............of an object is measured with the help of a beam balance.
The normal temperature of human body is ............°C or...........°F.
The thermometer used to measure the human body temperature is called the ........... thermometer.
The zero mark in Celsius thermometer is the melting point of ...........
1 metric tonne =.............
The area can be expressed as the product of length of two sides.
The S.I. unit of time is hour.
Mass is the measure of quantity of matter.
Every measurement involves two things – a number and a unit.
S.I. unit of temperature is Fahrenheit.
Match the following column:
| Column A | Column B |
| (c) Mass of an apple | (1) Thermometer |
| (d) Period of time for study | (2) Beam balance |
| (e) Temperature of a body | (3) Graph paper |
| (f) Surface area of a leaf | (4) Clock |
Match the following column:
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) Length of a housing plot | (1) Clock |
| (b) Breadth of a book | (2) Beam balance |
| (c) Mass of an apple | (3) Metre ruler |
| (d) Period of time for study | (4) Measuring tape |
Match the following.
| Column A | Column B |
| (1) Length | a. kilogram |
| (2) Mass | b. cubic metre |
| (3) Area | c. metre |
| (4) Volume | d. square metre |
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