SHS Physics · Year 1
Introduction to Physics and Matter practice questions
Physics careers, SI units, dimensions, measurement errors, scientific notation and the states of matter.
25 questions in this topic: 10 recall, 14 applying skills and concepts and 1 strategic thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Skills & concepts
Dimensions in physics express quantities in terms of
- amass, length and time
- bcolour, taste and smell
- cmoney, area and volume
- dspeed alone
- Question 2Skills & concepts
In scientific notation, the power of 10 indicates
- ahow many places the decimal point should be moved
- bthe mass of the object
- cthe unit of the quantity
- dthe number of significant figures
- Question 3Recall
A fundamental quantity is best described as one that
- acannot be defined in terms of other physical quantities
- bis always measured in metres
- cis built from two or more other quantities
- dhas no unit
- Question 4Skills & concepts
Gases differ from solids and liquids because gases
- alack both a definite shape and a definite volume
- bhave a fixed shape only
- chave a fixed volume only
- dcannot be compressed
- Question 5Skills & concepts
In scientific notation, the coefficient must be a number
- abetween 1 and 10
- bbetween 10 and 100
- cless than zero
- dgreater than 100
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