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O-LevelPhysicsMeasurement5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q21 Mark

A manufacturer measures the three dimensions of a wooden floor tile using three different instruments. The approximate dimensions of the tile are shown. length 0.4 m width 0.08 m thickness 0.005 m (not to scale) Which instruments are used to measure accurately each of these dimensions?

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Ametre rule, micrometer, calipers
Bmetre rule, calipers, micrometer
Cmicrometer, metre rule, calipers
Dcalipers, micrometer, metre rule

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A: metre rule, micrometer, calipers

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Measurement, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 2.

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