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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. Vector  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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2. An apple falls 5 m 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 . What is an estimate of the magnitude of the average net force on the apple when it strikes the ground?

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3. 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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4. A car is moving with a kinetic energy of .

Estimate the order of magnitude of its momemtum.

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

What are the units for  expressed in fundamental SI units?

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7. 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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8. 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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9. An object moves  east, then  north.

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

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10. Electrons are accelerated between two conducting plates that have a potential difference of . Estimate the total energy that would be delivered to 10^21 electrons by the conducting plates.

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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. An object is moving at constant velocity. Which of the following could be the free-body diagram representing the forces acting on the object?

A. B.
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C. D.
PH0551C PH0551D

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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. Which of the following gives the unit for work in fundamental SI units?

 

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19. 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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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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The diagram shows a cube of side length 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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22. Which of the following is not a fundamental SI unit?

 

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23. 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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24. How many significant figures are there in 0.000017000?

 

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25. 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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