Measurements of Physical Quantities

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Measurements of Physical Quantities: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Atomic Mass Unit, System of Units, Measurement of Length, Physical Quantity, Solid Angle, CGS System, Definition of S.I. Units, MKS System, Measurement of Time, Triangulation Methods and, Parallax Method

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 density of material in the CGS system of units is 4gcm3. In a system of units in which unit of length is 10 cm and unit of mass is100 g, the value of density of material will be

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The density of material in the CGS system of units is  4 g cm-3. In a system of units in which unit of  length is 10 cm and the unit of  mass  is 100 g, the value of density of the material will be

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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 instrument used to separate compounds based on their mass to charge ratio is-

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Choose the incorrection version from the following.

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Mass of an object depends on-

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Which one of the following is not a physical quantity?

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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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Irregular variations in a time series are caused by 

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What is measurement of mass ?

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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 are the methods for the measurement of the small distance and large distance?

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Which device is used for measuring small amount of electric current?