Q:Name several repetitive phenomenon occuring in nature which could serve

as resonable time standards?

Ans:Every type of natural phenomenon which is repetitive after same
intervals of time acts as resonable time standards.For example
a)Rotation of earth around the sun
b)Change of shadows of objects
c)Position of sun,position of stars
d)Rising of sun,rising of moon
e)Setting of sun,setting of moon
Q:2 Give the drawbacks to use the period of a pendulum as a time standard.
Ans:The drawbacks are:
Air friction:
Can change the time period badly.
Increase in temperature:
Due to increase in temperature length of pendulum increase and hence time
period increases. Gravitational
acceleration:
Due to change in position from sea level gravitational acceleration(g)
changes and hence time period changes.
Large amplitude ,wrong adjustment etc.
Q:3 Why do we find it useful to have two units for the amount of a
substance,the kilogram and the mole.
Ans:It is very useful to have two units for the amount of substance i-e
kg,mole
Kilogram:
Is a macrolevel unit .It gives only the amount of substance.
Mole:
Is a microlevel unit.One mole of a substance contains the same number of
molecules,ions,number of radical,no of atoms etc
Q:4 The students measured the length of a needle with a scale on a minimum
division is 1mm and recorded as (a)0.2145m (b)0.12m (c)0.214m.Which
record is correct and Why?
Ans:In these records option (c)0.214m is correct,because the scale used has
the least count of 1mm--0.001m.It meaures accurately upto three decimal
places.
Q:5 An old saying is that" A chain is only as strong as its weakest link".What
analogous statement can you make regarding experimental data is used in
computation. Ans:The
analogous statement is:
''An experimental data is only as strong as its reading contains max error''
Q:6 The period of a simple pendulum is measured by a stop watch.What type
of errors are possible in time period?
Ans:Following errors are possible in the time period:
(a)Zero error of a stopwatch (b)parallex in the reading of a stopwactch
(c)Air friction (d)Very large amplitude (d)Random error (e)Systematic error
Q:7 Does a dimensional analysis give any information on constant of
proportionality that may appear in a algebraic expression?Explain
Ans:Two answers arepossible here
(a)Yes ,using dimentional analysis we can find unit of that constant (e.g
G,k(spring constant)) (b) If the
constant is a number such as 2pie,6pie etc ,then dimentional analysis give no
information about such constant.