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SL - Scientific Skills & Tools

25 MCQ from 2025 Question Bank Scientific Skills & Tools (all topics)

DP IB SL Physics Quiz

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1. A rectangle has length L=(2 ± 0.1) cm and width .

What is the uncertainty of the perimeter of the rectangle?

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2. Express 0.04758 to 3 significant figures.

 

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3. A point P is subjected to three simultaneous forces of magnitudes FA>FB>FC. Point P is in equilibrium. Which of the following statements is not always true about the magnitudes of the forces?

I. FA=FB+FC
II. FA≤FB+FC
III. FA>FB−FC

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4. The diagram shows a cube of side length 0.010m and a metal sphere of radius . The image below is not to scale.

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If there is a set of these spheres that could be melted down, what is the estimated number of spheres required to construct the cube from the material?

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5. Which of the following is an estimate of the order of magnitude of the radius of the Earth?

 

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6. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

 

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7. A spring with spring constant  is extended by a distance .

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The uncertainty of  is 2% and that of  is 3%.

What is the uncertainty of the potential energy stored in the spring?

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8. A rectangular prism is obtained by combining two identical cubes as shown in the figure.

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9. An object moves  east, then  north.

What is the magnitude of the total displacement of this object?

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10. Vector d makes an angle  with the horizontal as shown. Its magnitude is  and the magnitude of its horizontal component  is .

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Which of the following is correct about the magnitude and direction of its vertical component?

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11. Which of the following is not a fundamental SI unit?

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12. A car moves clockwise in a circular path as shown. The direction of its instantaneous velocity at two different times is shown in the diagram.

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Which of the following vectors shows the direction of the change in velocity?

A. B.
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C. D.
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13. A stream flows east with a speed . A boat points due south and moves with a speed  relative to the water.

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The ratio vo/vs=1/2

Which of the following is correct about the magnitude in m s^−1 and the angle  between the velocity of the boat and the side of the stream?

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14. An object starting from rest travels a distance d after a time . If d=(20 ± 1)m, and the time is measured as t=(2.0 ± 0.4)s. Which of the following gives the correct values of the fractional and absolute uncertainties of acceleration?

 Fractional  Absolute /m s^−2
 A. 0.25 ± 2.5
 B. 0.30 ± 3.0
 C. 0.45  4.5
 D. 1.4  14

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15. An apple falls 5m in height from a tree. It rebounds from the ground with a quarter of its striking speed. The apple is in contact with the ground for approximately 0.1 s. What is an estimate of the magnitude of the average net force on the apple when it strikes the ground?

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16. Which of the following gives the unit for work in fundamental SI units?

 

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17. A spring of negligible mass and length of lo is attached to a fixed point. When the spring is extended by an external force , the length of the spring increases to l. The graph shows how the length of the spring varies with the tension in spring. The tension in the spring is equal to , where k is a constant and  is the extension of the spring.

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What are the gradient and y-intercept of the graph?

 Gradient  y-intercept
 A. 1/k l
 B. 1/k lo
 C. k lo
 D. 1/k Δl

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18. An experiment requires the measurement of the radius  and height  of a cylindrical battery to determine its volume. The uncertainty in R is  and the uncertainty in  is .

What is the fractional uncertainty in the volume of the battery?

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19. A student is using the equation  to solve for  with the following percentage uncertainties in the measurements.

 Quantity  Uncertainty
P
V
T

What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated value of n?

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20. The volume of a cylinder is calculated from the product of its base area and height. The measurement of the height has an uncertainty of 5% and the uncertainty of the diameter is 1%. What is the uncertainty of the volume of the cylinder?

 

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21. In finding the area of a circular metal plate, a student measures the radius  of the plate and calculates the area to be , where a is the absolute uncertainty on the area. Which of the following would give the fractional uncertainty on R?

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22. A student models the relationship between the velocity v of a moving charge in a magnetic field, and the force F acting on it as , with  being a constant

What are the units for  expressed in fundamental SI units?

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23. A car is moving with a kinetic energy of .

Estimate the order of magnitude of its momemtum.

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24. A body moves a distance of 1.5 in 10.

Which of the following gives the correct magnitudes of both of distance and time?

Distance Time
A. 1.5×10^−4 dm 10^6ps
B. 10^16ps
C.
D.

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25. How many significant figures are there in 0.000017000?

 

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