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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. 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 X and the direction of motion of the car.

PH0490

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

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2. A pilot intends to fly a plane from point  to point . Due to strong winds, she points the nose of the plane in the direction shown by the vector . 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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3. Which of the following is not a fundamental SI unit?

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4. An object moves  east, then  north.

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

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5. 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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6. 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.
PH0551A PH0551B
C. D.
PH0551C PH0551D

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7. 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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8. As a truck is brought to rest, the brakes apply a force of 5.1×10^3 N. 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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9. Which of the following units is not a unit of power?

 

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10. How many significant figures are there in 0.000017000?

 

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11. 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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12. The mass and circumference of a standard volleyball are 270±10 g and 66±1 cm respectively. What is the percentage uncertainty in the density of the ball calculated from these values?

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13. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

 

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

 

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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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.

PH0496

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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21. Express 0.04758 to 3 significant figures.

 

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

 

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

Estimate the order of magnitude of its momemtum.

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25. 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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