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Measurements and Experimentation

ICSE · Class 9 · Physics

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Systems of Units and S.I. System

  • Measurement is the process of comparing a physical quantity with a known standard quantity of the same nature
  • Physical quantity = numerical value × unit
  • Units must be convenient in size, well-defined, reproducible, and constant in space and time
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Measurement of Length - Vernier Callipers

  • Least count is the smallest measurement that can be taken accurately with an instrument
  • Vernier principle uses two scales - main scale (fixed) and vernier scale (movable)
  • Vernier scale has n divisions equal to (n-1) divisions of main scale
3

Measurement of Length - Screw Gauge

  • Screw gauge works on the principle of screw - linear movement proportional to rotational movement
  • Pitch is the distance moved by screw along its axis in one complete rotation
  • Circular scale (head scale) is divided into equal divisions (usually 50 or 100)
4

Simple Pendulum and Time Measurement

  • Simple pendulum consists of a point mass (bob) suspended by a massless, inextensible string
  • One oscillation is one complete to-and-fro motion
  • Time period (T) is time taken for one complete oscillation

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Measurement is the process of comparingDifferent measurement systems include CGS (centimetreThe least count of a measuringAn instrument used to measure lengthUsed to measure very small lengths

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