Junior Cert Science - Physics

The standard unit of length is:
1. the kilometre
2. the metre
3. the centimetre
4. the inch
Which one of the following is not a standard unit?
1. degree Celsius
2. second
3. kilometre
4. kilogram
Which one of the following instruments is used to measure temperature?
1. Opisometer
2. Measuring cylinder
3. Barometer
4. Thermometer
The standard unit of volume is:
1. the kilometre cubed
2. the metre cubed
3. the centimeter cubed
4. the millimetre cubed
How many grams are there in 0.5 kilograms?
1. 50
2. 500
3. 5,000
4. 5
The amount of space taken up by an object is known as it's
1. mass
2. area
3. volume
4. length
If a playing dice has a volume of 1 centimetre cubed, then how many such dice will fit into a 1 litre milk carton?
1. 10
2. 100
3. 1,000
4. 1,000,000
The quantity of matter in a body is known as its
1. mass
2. volume
3. weight
4. temperature
The straight line distance between two points is known as its
1. length
2. area
3. volume
4. capacity
Identify the measuring instrument shown
1. metre stick
2. curvimeter or opisometer
3. callipers
4. thermometer
Temperature is
1. a measure of how hot or cold a body is
2. the amount of energy in a body
3. how good the weather is going to be
4. always measured in degrees Fahrenheit
Which is the odd one out?
1. curvimeter
2. opisometer
3. trundle wheel
4. thermometer
To measure the diameter of a small pipe, we would use
1. a callipers
2. a metre stick
3. a thermometer
4. a curvimeter (or opisometer)
Name the instrument shown on the right
1. curvimeter (opisometer)
2. trundle wheel
3. callipers
4. pipette
Which one of the following is the Vernier callipers?
If 1 m = 100 cm, then how many cm² are there in a m²?
1. 10,000
2. 200
3. 100
4. 1
What is the volume of a rectangular box whose length = 5 cm, width = 4 cm and height = 2 cm?
1. 40 cm³
2. 10 cm³
3. 11 cm³
4. 22 cm³
A rectangular block of length 8 cm and width 4 cm has a volume of 96 cm³, What is the height of the block?
1. 3 cm
2. 8 cm
3. 32 cm
4. 64 cm
What is meant by the term "meniscus"?
1. The curved surface at the top of a liquid.
2. A piece of apparatus used to measure volume of a liquid.
3. Another name for the internal diameter of a cylinder.
4. An instrument used to measure length of a curved line.
In an experiment to measure the volume of a small stone using a measuring cylinder, the following measurements were recorded by a group of students:

Volume of water = 45 cm³
Vol of water + stone = 58 cm³
What is the volume of the stone?
1. 13 cm³
2. 45 cm³
3. 103 cm³
4. 108 cm³
What is the reading on the measuring cylinder shown?
1. 84 cm³
2. 82 cm³
3. 83 cm³
4. 92 cm³
Name the instrument shown
1. Overflow can
2. Tin can
3. Measuring cylinder
4. Thermometer
Which of the following liquids is commonly used in laboratory thermometers?
1. Water
2. Alcohol
3. Olive oil
4. Hydrochloric acid
How many millilitres (cm³) are needed to make up a volume of 1 litre?
1. 1,000
2. 100
3. 10
4. 1,000,000
The standard unit of time is the
1. millisecond
2. second
3. minute
4. light year
If each square in the diagram shown has an area of 4 mm², what is the approximate area enclosed by the curved line?
1. 116 mm²
2. 100 mm²
3. 128 mm²
4. 29 mm²
0.01 m is also known as a
1. centimetre
2. millimetre
3. kilometre
4. hectometre
The measure of how hot or cold a body is, is called its
1. temperature
2. length
3. area
4. mass
How many litres are there in 1 m³?
1. 1,000
2. 100
3. 1,000,000
4. 10
Which one of the following is NOT a metric unit?
1. acre
2. metre squared
3. kilogram
4. second
The diagram shows a balance measuring the mass of an empty beaker and the same beaker half filled with a liquid. What is the mass of the liquid?
1. 84.31 g
2. 173.65 g
3. 44.67 g
4. 128.98 g
Which of the following is the odd one out?
1. Test tube
2. Trundle wheel
3. Metre-stick
4. Curvimeter (opisometer)

Junior Cert Science - Physics - Measurement

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