Time and Distance (Leaving Cert Physics): Quizzes
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What type of quantities are time and distance?
What type of quantities are time and distance?
Scalar quantities
What is the SI unit for measuring time?
What is the SI unit for measuring time?
Second (s)
Which symbol is used to represent time in physics?
Which symbol is used to represent time in physics?
How many seconds are in 1 millisecond?
How many seconds are in 1 millisecond?
s
What is the value of 1 nanosecond in seconds?
What is the value of 1 nanosecond in seconds?
s
What is the SI unit for measuring distance?
What is the SI unit for measuring distance?
Metre (m)
Which symbols can represent distance in physics?
Which symbols can represent distance in physics?
or
Which device provides greater precision for measuring very short time intervals?
Which device provides greater precision for measuring very short time intervals?
Digital electronic timers
Which instrument measures small distances with high accuracy?
Which instrument measures small distances with high accuracy?
Vernier callipers
What precision can vernier callipers typically achieve?
What precision can vernier callipers typically achieve?
0.01 cm or 0.001 cm
What should you do to reduce random errors when measuring?
What should you do to reduce random errors when measuring?
Take multiple measurements & average
How can you measure one pendulum oscillation if it's too short to time directly?
How can you measure one pendulum oscillation if it's too short to time directly?
Time multiple oscillations & divide