Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Physical quantities and measurement techniques

Physical quantities and measurement techniques — practice question

To find the period of a pendulum, a student measures the time for one full oscillation with an analogue stop-watch that has a second hand. Which modification to the method gives the largest increase in accuracy?

  • Aasking a friend with a shorter reaction time to take the measurement
  • Bmeasuring the time for 100 swings of the pendulum and dividing it by 100
  • Cmeasuring the time for a half swing of the pendulum and doubling it
  • Dusing a digital timer

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