1.

An elephant has a life expectancy of 60 years. Which of the following gives the order of magnitude of this lifetime? A. B. . ". 1011s 109s 10!s 10#s
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2.

$he order of magnitude of the weight of an apple is A. B. . ". 10%& '. 10%( '. 1 '. 10( '.
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3.

When a voltage V of 1(.( ) is applied to a " motor* the current I in the motor is 0.(0 A. Which one of the following is the output power VI of the motor given to the correct appropriate num+er of significant digits? A. B. . ". (W (.& W (.&0 W (.&& W
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Which one of the following lists a fundamental unit and a derived unit? ampere coulom+ coulom+ metre second ,ilogram newton ,ilogram
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5.

A student measures the current in a resistor as 6!! mA for a potential difference of -.6 ). A calculator shows the resistance of the resistor to +e #.-1!#!!# .. Which one of the following gives the resistance to an appropriate num+er of significant figures? A. B. . ". #.- . #.-( . #.-1/ . #.-1!6#!!# .
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6.

$he length of a page of the examination paper is approximately -0 cm. Which of the following gives the order of magnitude for the time ta,en for light to travel the length of the page? A. B. . ". 10%! s 10%/ s 10%9 s 10%10 s
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0u+1multiples of units may +e expressed using a prefix. Which one of the following lists the prefixes in decreasing order of magnitude? A. B. . ". centi1 milli1 centi1 milli1 micro1 centi1 milli1 micro1 milli1 nano1 micro1 centi1 nano1 micro1 nano1 nano1
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8.

$he diameter of a proton is of the order of magnitude of A. B. . ". 10%1( m. 10%1# m. 10%1/ m. 10%(1 m.
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9.

Which of the following contains only fundamental 02 units? A. B. . ". ampere volt mole ,ilogram newton second ampere metre second ,elvin ,ilogram tesla
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Which one of the following is a fundamental unit? A. B. . ". oulom+ 3hm )olt Ampere
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11.

Which of the following is the +est estimate* to one significant digit* of the 4uantity shown +elow?
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A. B. . ".

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12.

$he num+er of heart+eats of a person at rest in one hour* to the nearest order of magnitude is A. B. . ". 101. 10(. 10-. 10#.
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Which one of the following measurements is stated correctly to two significant digits? A. B. . ". 0.006 m 0.06 m 600 m 6(0 m
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Which one of the following contains three fundamental units? 5etre 0econd 6ilogram 6elvin 6ilogram Ampere Ampere oulom+ oulom+ 'ewton 6elvin 0econd
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15.

$he time interval +etween human heart+eats is of the order of A. B. . ". 10%( s. 10%1 s. 100 s. 101 s.
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An o+7ect has an acceleration of (.0 m s8(. Which of the following gives the change in the speed of the o+7ect after !.00 s to the correct num+er of significant digits? A. B. . ". 1& m s81 1&.0 m s81 1&.00 m s81 1&.000 m s81
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