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HL - Scientific Skills & Tools

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

DP IB HL Physics Quiz

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1. A ball is projected with an initial speed of  making an angle of  with the horizontal as shown.

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Which expression gives the vertical component of the velocity vector?

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2. 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  and the angle  between the velocity of the boat and the side of the stream?

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3. An object moves  east, then  north.

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

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

  • I.
    II.
    III.

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

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The length of one side of a cube is .

What is the ratio

[absolute uncertainty of volume of the rectangular prism]/[absolute uncertainty of volume of one cube?

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

Estimate the order of magnitude of its momemtum.

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7. Vectors  and  are in the shown directions.

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Which of the following shows the sum of the two vectors?

A. B.
PH0489QA PH0489QB
C. D.
PH0489QC PH0489QD

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

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

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

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

 

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10. A pilot intends to fly a plane from point A to point . Due to strong winds, she points the nose of the plane in the direction shown by the vector P. Which of the choices below best represents the direction of the wind encountered by the plane?

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A. B.
PH0259A PH0259B
C. D.
PH0259C PH0259D

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

 

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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.
PH0496A PH0496B
C. D.
PH0496C PH0496D

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13. Two trucks X and Y are pulling a car out of thick mud along a straight path. The only other horizontal force acting on the car is a drag force opposite to the direction of motion. The diagram shows the direction of the force applied by truck  and the direction of motion of the car.

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Which of the following vectors shows the direction of the force applied by truck Y?

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14. 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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15. 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 10^16 ps
B. 1.5×10^4 dm 10^16 ps
C. 1.5×10^9 μm 10^−16 ps
D. 1.5×10^−9 μm 10^−16

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16. As a truck is brought to rest, the brakes apply a force of 5.1×10^3N. Which answer best describes the magnitude of the change in momentum of the truck if the brakes are applied for 3.0 ?

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17. Express 0.04758 to 3 significant figures.

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

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

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20. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

 

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21. A rectangle has length  and width W=(3 ± 0.2) cm.

What is the uncertainty of the perimeter of the rectangle?

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

 

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23. Which of the following units is not a unit of power?

 

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

 Quantity  Uncertainty
P ± 2 %
V ± 6 %
T ± 1 %

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

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25. How many significant figures are there in 0.000017000?

 

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