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The SI units of mass and weight are ______

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  1. kg and kg

  2. N and kg

  3. kg and N

  4. N and N

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mass is intrinsic nature of any object or material and it doesn't vary or depend on gravitational field around it.
Weight is the force experienced by an object and it depends on both the mass as well as gravitational field which it experiences in a particular place.

Name the physical quantities related to the following units km$^2$

physics measurements and units some examples of derived units fundamental and derived quantities fundamental and derived units

  1. Mass

  2. Volume

  3. Length

  4. Area

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Every unit of length has a corresponding unit of area, namely the area of a square with the given side length. Thus areas can be measured in square kilometres, or ${ km }^ { 2 }$.

How watt is related to the fundamental units?

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  1. kg m$^2 s^{-3}$

  2. kg m$^2 s^{-2}$

  3. Nm $s^{-1}$

  4. Nm

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

SI unit of mass is Kg , acceleration is $ms^{-2}$ ad of velocity is $ms^{-1}$.

Now power is defined as $=$ force $\times  $ velocity, where $F=m\times a$
So, $P=m\times a\times v$ , putting the SI unit of $m, a, v$
We get SI unit of power is $kgm^2s^{-3}$.

Which pair of following quantities has dimensions different from each other. 

physics measurements and units some examples of derived units fundamental and derived quantities fundamental and derived units

  1. Impulse and linear momentum

  2. Planck's constant and angular momentum

  3. Moment of inertia and moment to force

  4. Young's modulus and pressure

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Moment of inertia $=\dfrac { 1 }{ 2 } \times mass\times { \left( Radius\quad of\quad gyration \right)  }^{ 2 }= \left[ { M }^{ 1 }{ L }^{ 2 }{ T }^{ 0 } \right] $


Moment of force $=$ torque $= N.m = $$\left[ { M }^{ 1 }{ L }^{ 2 }{ T }^{ -2 } \right] $

Both are different from each other.

$\displaystyle { g\ cm\ s }^{ -2 }$ is also known as 

physics measurements and units some examples of derived units fundamental and derived quantities fundamental and derived units

  1. newton

  2. erg

  3. pascal

  4. dyne

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

CGS unit of force is dyne.

$F=mg$, CGS unit of mass is gram  and gravity is $cm/s^2$ 
So, unit of dyne is $gcms^{-2}$.

In the SI system, the unit of P.E. is

physics measurements and units some examples of derived units fundamental and derived quantities fundamental and derived units

  1. Erg

  2. Dyne-cm

  3. J

  4. Watt

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

SI unit of potential energy is Joule $(J)$.

Identify the uncommon quantity

Weight, spring balance, newton, kilogram 

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  1. kilogram

  2. Weight

  3. spring balance

  4. newton

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The spring balance is the device used for measurement of weight. The weight of a body is measured in terms of the newton. On the other hand, kilogram is the unit for the mass of the body.


Therefore, spring balance, weight and Newton are related to the same thing i.e.the weight of a body whereas the kilogram is related to the mass of the body. So, kilogram is different.

Identify the common unit used to measure energy?

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  1. Newtons

  2. Joules

  3. Grams

  4. Meters

  5. Liters

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Newton is the unit of force.

Joules is the SI unit of energy. It is equivalent to newton-meter($N-m$).
Grams is a unit of mass.
Meter is the SI unit of distance.
A liter is a unit of volume and equivalent to $dm^3$.

Therefore option $B$ is correct.

Volume is a derived quantity of length. True or false

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Volume is calculated by the multiplying length, breadth and height.
Volume  $V = l\times b\times h$
Thus volume is a derived quantity.

Identify the derived quantities among the following.

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  1. Gravitational constant

  2. Frequency

  3. Electric charge

  4. Electric current

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Correct Option: A,B,C
Explanation:

The derived quantities are the one which depends on the other fundamental quantities for their representation. Among the following quantities, an electric current is a fundamental quantity whereas gravitational constant, frequency and electric charge are the derived quantities.