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Physics · Topic 12

Measurements, units and physical quantities

Sub-topic 1 2024 · National Preliminary Free

Reliability of repeated measurements: true/false

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Sub-topic 2 2024 · National Preliminary Premium

Density, mass and weight: true/false

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Sub-topic 3 2024 · National Preliminary Premium

Pressure exerted by a force over a square surface: $P = \dfrac{F}{A}$

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Sub-topic 4 2024 · National Preliminary Premium

Measuring instruments: manometer, pyrometer and hydrometer (true/false)

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Sub-topic 5 2024 · National Preliminary Premium

Physical quantity riddle: si units and prefixes

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Sub-topic 6 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Dimension of a derived physical quantity from a product/quotient of base quantities

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Sub-topic 7 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Dimension of a derived physical quantity from a product/quotient of base quantities

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Sub-topic 8 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Dimension of a derived physical quantity from a product/quotient of base quantities

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Sub-topic 9 2024 · National Semifinal Premium

Exact defined values of the si defining physical constants

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Sub-topic 10 2026 · National Semifinal Premium

Exact defined values of the si defining physical constants

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Sub-topic 11 2025 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Apparent magnitude as a measure of brightness

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Sub-topic 12 2024 · Regional Championship Premium

Propagating relative uncertainty through a product or power

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Sub-topic 13 2023 · National One-Eighth Premium

Propagating relative uncertainty through a product or power

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Sub-topic 14 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Propagating relative uncertainty through a product or power

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Sub-topic 15 2024 · Regional Championship Premium

Whether a ratio of two astronomical or atomic quantities has order of magnitude unity (true/false)

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Sub-topic 16 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Riddle: the joule, a derived si unit equivalent to the newton-meter

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Sub-topic 17 2025 · National One-Eighth Premium

Si unit of a constant in a given physical formula, from dimensional consistency

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Sub-topic 18 2025 · National Preliminary Premium

Mass of an object from its density and volume

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Sub-topic 19 2024 · National Preliminary Premium

Mass of an object from its density and volume

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Sub-topic 20 2003 · National Semifinal Premium

Checking whether an object is genuine gold from its measured density

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Sub-topic 21 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Identifying which quantities are not signed (always non-negative)

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Sub-topic 22 2013 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Riddle: the speed of light as a universal constant

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Sub-topic 23 2013 · National Semifinal Premium

Actual distance from a miscalibrated metre rule (0.99 cm graduations)

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Sub-topic 24 2013 · National Semifinal Premium

Relative error from a miscalibrated metre rule

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Sub-topic 25 2013 · National Semifinal Premium

Type of error from an incorrectly calibrated instrument

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Sub-topic 26 2014 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Riddle: the kilogram as the only si base unit still defined by an artifact and having a prefix

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Sub-topic 27 2016 · National One-Eighth Premium

Main features of a laboratory pan (beam) balance

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Sub-topic 28 2016 · National One-Eighth Premium

Speed of light in vacuum to two significant figures

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Sub-topic 29 2016 · National One-Eighth Premium

The velocity ratio of a simple machine as effort-to-load distance

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Sub-topic 30 2018 · National Preliminary Premium

Speed is a derived, not base, quantity (true/false)

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Sub-topic 31 2018 · National Preliminary Premium

Length, time and mass are base quantities; speed is derived, not base (true/false)

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Sub-topic 32 2018 · National Preliminary Premium

A derived quantity is composed of products of powers of base quantities (true/false)

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Sub-topic 33 2021 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Best experimental value of a repeated length measurement (the mean)

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