Chapter 12 measurement and motion
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The document discusses measurement and the importance of using standard units. It explains that using body parts like hands and feet to measure length can be unreliable because their sizes vary between individuals. Standard units like meters remain consistent regardless of who is measuring. The International System of Units (SI units) was developed to avoid confusion from different measurement systems used in various countries. Accurate measurement requires using the proper tools and techniques, such as avoiding parallax errors when taking readings and accounting for worn portions of measuring devices.
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- 2. How did you come to school today? If we are planning a trip to Malaysia, how will we go?
- 5. • How many metres long cloth is needed to cover this table? • We need to know the weight of the vegetables that we buy. • We need to measure milk while we prepare coffee or tea. • We need to calculate the time to cross the road before a vehicle reaches.
- 6. • Length, weight, volume, time, speed and temperature are some quantities that can be measured. • Any quantity that can be measured is called physical quantity.
- 7. It is necessary to make measurements. Should we always make the accurate measurements?
- 11. Hand span Is the measure of the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the little finger in a fully stretched hand.
- 12. Cubit Is the measure of the distance between the elbow and the tip of the middle finger of a fully stretched hand.
- 14. Will you all please measure the length of your table using hand span . 1. 2. 3. 4 5.
- 15. Is it the same? Are your tables of different sizes? Then, why was it different?
- 16. This is because the length of the foot or hand differs from person to person. So using body parts to measure length is not reliable. For accurate measurements, we need STANDARD UNITS.
- 17. A standard unit is a standard measure that remains the same whenever, wherever and by whomever it is used.
- 18. SI units and symbols Quantity SI units Symbols Length metre m Mass Kilogram kg Temperature kelvin K Time Second s
- 19. For a long time, different countries devised and used their own systems of units. It created a lot of confusion. To avoid this confusion the General conference of weights and Measures recommended that a common system called The International system of units should be used all over the world.
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- 25. Is a measure of distance. It is used to express measures such as height, breadth, depth, distance etc.
- 28. 1. Place the metre scale along the reading.
- 30. 3. Make sure that the starting end is at zero. If the portion near zero is worn out , place the ruler from 1 cm and then decrease 1 cm from the total.
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