Measurements of Physical Quantities

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Measurements of Physical Quantities: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Physical Quantity, Physical Quantity as Ratios, Physical Quantity as Scalars, Physical Quantity as Vectors, Physical Quantity as Tensors, Fundamental and Derived Quantities, Plane Angle, Solid Angle, etc.

Important Questions on Measurements of Physical Quantities

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Name the physical quantity whose S.I. unit is J C1. Is it a scalar or a vector quantity?

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The unit of the Stefan - Boltzmann’s constant is

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“Parsec” is the unit of :

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The ‘rad’ is the correct unit used to report the measurement of

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The surface tension of water in C.G.S. units is70 dyne cm-1 . It's S.I. unit is

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The mean of two samples of the sizes 250 and 320 were found to be 20, 12 respectively. Their standard deviations were 2 & 5, respectively. Find the variance of combined sample of size 650.

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If the standard deviation of a data is 0.012. Find the variance

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What are different ways to measure length?

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What are the three different methods to measure length?

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What are lengths measured in?

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What is an example of a sonar?

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What is meant by radar and SONAR?

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How do you find the range of variation?
 

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 Range of an instrument is _____

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How are systematic errors removed usually for an instrument.

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 What is the reason for the occurrence of systematic errors in an instrument

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Reasons for Uncertainty in Observations

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What is the range of lengths?