Chapter 1 Revision

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)
Chapter 1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

1. Define the following and in each case give two examples:
(a) base quantity; (b) base unit; (c) derived quantity; (d) derived unit
2. Give four further examples of a base quantity beyond those you gave in Q1(a).
3. What type of quantities are these? Derived quantity or base quantity ?
Period
Energy
Power
Current
Frequency
Resistance
4. Put these derived units into BASE units Joule, Watt, Volt, Ohm.
Hint : Joule is the unit for work done, WORK DONE = Force X Distance
Watt is the unit for power, POWER = Work done Time
Volt is the unit for potential difference, P.d = Work done Charge
Ohm is the unit for resistance, RESISTANCE = P.dCurrent
5. An equation is said to be homogeneous. What does homogeneous mean?
4. What are the base units of ; work, pressure, frequency?
5. What are the units of constant k in this equation ?

Force = k X density X velocity 2
6. Show whether this equation is HOMOGENOUS.

Period = 4 X mass
Acceleration
7. (a) What is the difference between a vector and a scalar?

(b) State whether the following are vectors or scalars:
force
momentum
distance
Kinetic energy
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displacement
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8. Calculate:
(a) the vertical and horizontal components of a force of 50N that acts at an angle of 30o
upwards
from the horizontal.
(b) the resultant of two velocities if one is 5m/s north and the other 8m/s east.
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10.
11.

12.
13. (a) State what is meant by an equation is homogeneous with respect to its units.
(b) Show that the equation x = ut + at2 is homogeneous with respect to its units.
(c) Explain why an equation may be homogeneous with respect to its units but still be
incorrect.
14. (a) A candidate in a physics examination has worked out a formula for the kinetic energy, E
of a solid sphere spinning about its axis. His formula is
1 2 2

2
where is the density of the sphere, r is its radius and f is the rotation frequency. Show
that this formula is homogeneous with respect to base units.
=
(b)
Why might the formula still be incorrect?
15. Complete the following equations by writing the correct physical quantities, in words, on the
dotted lines.

16. (a) Many physical quantities are defined from two other physical quantities. The
diagram shows how a number of different quantities are defined by either multiplying
or dividing two other quantities. Write correct quantities in the two blank ellipses
below.
(b) Explain what is special about the physical quantities in the shaded ellipses.
17. (a) The diagram shows two forces acting on a body.
(a) On the grid (next page) draw a scale diagram to determine the resultant force acting on
the body. Use a scale of 1 cm to 1 N.
(b) State the magnitude of the resultant force.

(c) What name is given to physical quantities which add by the same rule as forces?
(d) Name two other examples of such physical quantities.

18. Listed below are six physical quantities:
energy
force
moment
momentum
power
velocity
Hint : Moment = Force X Displacement

Select from this list the quantity or quantities fitting each description below. You
may use each quantity once, more than once or not at all.
(i)
A quantity which can be measured in newton second (N s).
(ii)
A quantity which equals the rate of change of another quantity in the list.
(iii)
A quantity which equals the product of two other quantities in the list.
(iv)
A quantity with base units kg m2 s3.
(v)
Two quantities which have the same base units.
19. Complete the table to show the missing physical quantity for each unit.

20. Name the physical quantity represented by the area under each of the following graphs. Give
your answers in the table below.

21. What physical quantity does the gradient of each of the following graphs represent? Give
your answers in the table below the graphs.

22.
23. A microphone has a weight W of 6.0 N. It is suspended by wire X from the ceiling in a radio
studio. Fig. 1.1 shows the microphone held in the correct position by a horizontal wire Y.
The tension T in wire Y is 8.0 N. Use a vector diagram to determine the magnitude and
the direction of the resultant of W and T.

24. A student studies some equations.
power
= work / time
force
= mass acceleration
velocity
= displacement / time
How many vector quantities are contained in the equations?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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26.
27.
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28.
29.
30.
Write the value and symbols of the following prefixes :

Prefix
Value
Symbol
tera
nano
giga
deci
centi
31.
Write the following physical quantities using the suggested standard prefix.
(i) Wavelength of light
= 0.000 000 55 m = .. nm
(ii) Radio wave frequency = 91 000 000 Hz
= MHz
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32. State if each of the following physical quantities is a scalar quantity or a vector quantity.
(i)
Temperature
:______________________
(ii)
Force
: _____________________
(ii)
Electric current
: _____________________
(iii)
Momentum
: ______________________
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ans:
q13
q14
q18
13
q23
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5. What are the units of constant k in this equation ?

6. Show whether this equation is HOMOGENOUS.

7. (a) What is the difference between a vector and a scalar?

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

Why might the formula still be incorrect?

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

17. (a) The diagram shows two forces acting on a body.

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

(b) State the magnitude of the resultant force.

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

Hint : Moment = Force X Displacement

A quantity which can be measured in newton second (N s).

A quantity with base units kg m2 s3.

Two quantities which have the same base units.

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

Write the value and symbols of the following prefixes :

(ii) Radio wave frequency = 91 000 000 Hz

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

Chap1 : Physical Quantities & Unit (REVISION)

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