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Tutorial 1
B1004 SAINS JURUTEKNIK

Question 1…
a) What is the base SI unit of length?
b) Why is length classified as a base quantity?

Measuring instrument Length

X 12.0 cm
Y 8.75 cm
z 0.633 cm
Table 1
c) Table 1 shows three reading o length measured using three different
instruments, X, Y, and Z. Name the three instruments used.

Question 2
a)

I. What is difference between base quantities and derived quantities?

II. Name the five base quantities and state their base SI units.
III. State the unit of force in terms of base SI unit.

b) List in correct order the steps involved in the process of scientific

investigation. [10marks ]

Question 3

Do the following unit conversions:

(a) A length of 15 meters to feet
(b) A month with 30 days to seconds
(c) A speed of 50 miles/hour to meters/second

Question 4

A hall bulletin board has an area of 2.5m2. What is this area in square
centimetres(cm2)?

Question 5

The amount of energy E in joule emitted by a black body is given by the

equation
E = σtAT 4

where t, A, T represent time in s, area in m2 and temperature in K. Determine

the unit of the constant σ.
 Question 6

As we have seen, the metric unit of mass was originally related to the length
standard, with a litre (1000cm3) of water having a mass of 1kg. The standard
metric unit of volume is the m3 (cubic meter) and this volume of water was
used to define a larger mass unit called the metric ton. A metric tone is
equivalent to how many kilograms? Shows the calculations.

Question 7

Two students measure the lengths of adjacent sides of their dorm room. One
reports 15ft 8in. and the other reports 4.25m. What is the area of the room in
square meter?

Question 8

According to the Guiness Book of Records, the world’s tallest person was Robert
Wardlow who measured 8ft 11in. and weighed 439lb when he died in 1940.
Translate these measurements for a metric Book of Records. Incidentally,
Robert wore a size 37AA shoe, which is 47cm in length. What is the length in
inches? [Hint: 1lb = 0.4535924kg]

Question 9

A solid sphere has a radius of 12cm. What is its surface are in (a) square
centimetres and square meters? (c) If it has a mass of 9kg, what is its density in
4
kg/m3? [Hint: Asphere = 4πr and Vsphere = πr 3 ]
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Question 10

Do the following unit conversions:

a). 0.37 meters to unit desimeter

b). 500 miligram to unit gram
c). 56 km/j to unit m/s
d). 40 N/m to unit kN/m
e). 700 mg/cm3 to unit g/cm3
f). 900 g/cm3 to unit kg/m3