Measuring Tools

Q. What does Sundial measure?

1. Time
2. Speed
3. Distance
4. Area

Q. Name the device which is used to measure the distance travelled by a vehicle.

1. Metre scale
2. Speedometer
3. Odometer
4. Thermometer

Q. In a thermometer, there are $100$ major divisions between the freezing point and the boiling point of water. If each major division has $5$ minor divisions, what is the minimum reading that can be taken using the thermometer?

1. $0.2{}^{\circ }C$
2. $1{}^{\circ }C$
3. $1.2{}^{\circ }C$
4. $0.8{}^{\circ }C$

Q. Which of the following instruments is used to measure the length of a line segment?

1. Scale
2. Protractor
3. Compass
4. Beaker

Q. Which of the following device is used to record the distance travelled by a vehicle?

1. Manometer
2. Odometer
3. Barometer
4. Anemometer

Q. A thermometer is used to measure the temperature of a body.

1. False
2. True

Q.

Which thermometer is used to measure the extreme temperatures of the day reported in a newspaper?

1. Clinical thermometer

2. Laboratory thermometer

3. Max-Min thermometer

4. Alcohol thermometer

Q.

The normal temperature of human body is _________

1. 37°C

2. 31°C

3. 43°C

4. 47°C

Q.

Which of the following is used for measuring the mass of costly substances such as gold, silver, diamonds?

1. Physical Balance

2. Beam Balance

3. Electronic or Digital balance

4. Compression balance

Q. To measure the length of a curved line, you will use:

1. only thread
2. only geometric scale
3. iron bar
4. both a and b