Properties of Matter and their Measurement
Properties of Matter and their Measurement: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Measurement of Length, Metric System, Properties of a Matter, Units of Temperature, Units of Density, Relationship between Celsius and Fahrenheit, The International System of Units and, Volume Measuring Devices
Important Questions on Properties of Matter and their Measurement
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Astronomical unit (Au), Parsec (Pc) and Light year (ly) are units for measuring astronomical distances.
Statement II : Au < Parsec (Pc) < ly
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

The pitch of the screw gauge is . There are divisions on the circular scale when the gap is just closed, division of the circular scale coincides with reference line. While measuring the diameter of a wire, the linear scale reads and division on the circular scale coincides with the reference line. The length of the wire is . Find the curved surface area of the cylinder.

When will the numerical values of Fahrenheit thermometer be equal and opposite to values on Celsius scale?

What is a meter?

The density of the liquid is . Its value in CGS system is :

How many wavelength of are there in one meter?

S.I. unit of temperature is

is equal to

is equal to

Define par sec and light year. How are they related?

What is the difference between and ?

What is one fermi?

What is Planck length?

What is the range of length which we come across in Physics ?

Describe an apparatus to measure the volume of a liquid. How the reading of a volume in the measuring cylinder is taken?

Which of the following is not a unit of pressure:

List out some volume measuring devices.

Tabulate the differences between mass and the weight.

The mass and weight are the same thing.

List volume measuring devices.
