PIEAS Physics MCQs

Vector addition replaces multiple vectors with an equivalent single vector.
Its direction and magnitude depend on the original vectors.

Perpendicular vector components form a right triangle.
The resultant magnitude is found from the sum of squared components.

One kilometre equals 1,000 metres.
Therefore 3.5 km = 3.5×1,000 = 3,500 m.

One metre equals 100 centimetres.
Therefore 250 cm ÷ 100 = 2.5 m.

Percentage uncertainty is absolute uncertainty divided by measured value times 100.
0.2/10.0×100 = 2%.

Percentage error is |48-50|/50×100.
The result is 2/50×100 = 4%.

The second is the SI base unit of time.
Minutes and hours are accepted non-SI units derived from it.

A scalar has magnitude only.
Speed has no associated direction.

The metre is the SI base unit of length.
Other metric length units are derived from it using prefixes.

The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass.
The gram is one-thousandth of a kilogram.

Percentage uncertainty is absolute uncertainty divided by measured value times 100.
0.2/10.0×100 = 2%.

Percentage error is |48-50|/50×100.
The result is 2/50×100 = 4%.