Correct Measurement of Length

Author:NCERT
6th CBSE
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Important Questions on Correct Measurement of Length

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If the radius of a sphere is doubled without changing its mass, then the density of the sphere is ____ times its original value.

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A pile of identical one rupee coins is placed over a meter scale as shown in the figure. The thickness of a one rupee coin is _____.

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Jenny wants to measure the height of her son. She asks her son to stand against a wall. Which picture shows the correct way of marking his height?

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A student measures the length of his classroom four times using a stick.

Measurement Length of the classroom
1st  time 9 sticks
2nd time 9 sticks
3rd time 11 sticks
4th time 9 sticks

Which measurement is likely to be wrong?

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While measuring the length of a wooden box, the reading at one end is 1.5 cm on a scale and the other end is 4.7 cm. What is the length of the wooden box?

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Four pieces of wooden sticks P, Q. R, S are placed along the length of 15 cm long scale as shown in the figure. What is the average length of these sticks?

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A piece of thread folded 6 times is placed along a 15cm long measuring scale as shown in the figure. The length of the thread is between
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If your ruler does not show the marking of 1, 2 and 3 cm, how would you measure the length of an eraser?

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Explain two methods those you can use to measure the length of a curved line.

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What are the rules to be followed to make accurate measurement with scale?

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You are provided three scales AB and C as shown in figure to measure a length of 10 cm.

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For the correct measurement of the length, you will use the scale

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Which of the following figure shows the correct placement of a block along a scale for measuring its length?

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Solve the following. (Mark 1 for blue, 2 for green, 3 for red and 4 for orange)

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What is the length of the grids 1, 2, 3 and 4, if the length of each box of one grid is 0.7 cm?

 

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You are provided three scales A, B and C as shown in the figure, to measure a length of 10 cm.

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For the correct measurement of the length, you will use the scale:

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The length of a dining table is 150 cm, and the width is100 cm. A table sheet is required to cover the top of this table. What should be the length and width of the cover, if it hangs down about 10 cm from all the four sides?

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While measuring the length of science book, the reading at one end is 3.5 cm and at the other end is 25 cm. What is the length of the science book?

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The correct measurement of the length card in figure shown below is:
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Find out the length of the feather in the picture given below.

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Match the following:

Column A Column B
1. Cubit a. Rotational motion
2. 1 km b. Rolling motion
3.  Motion of a spinning top c. Periodic motion
4. Motion which repeats itself at regular intervals d. Length
5. Motion of a body undergoing both translatory and rotational motions e1000 m