Measurement (Set 2)


1) The temperature outside is 25°C. If it drops by 13°C overnight
   what would the lowest reading on the thermometer be?

2) Jim sleeps late one morning and gets out of bed at 8.30am.
   If it takes him 1/2 hour to get dressed and leave the house,
   15 minutes to get to the bus station, and 24 minutes to get
   to school on the bus - what time does he arrive ?

3) Fill in the missing times on the table below:

              12hr clock                 24hr clock

               8.15 am ...............
              12.30 pm ...............
                       ...............    9.45 hrs
                       ...............    16.00 hrs
               8.20 pm ...............
              11.15 pm ...............
              4mins past midnight ....
              2 o' clock in the morning

4) If the temperature outside is 5°C and it drops by 12°C due to
   a severe frost - what would the lowest temperature be ?

5) What is the boiling point of pure water ?

                        Answers below............




                Measurement (Set 2) : Answers




1) The temperature outside is 25°C. If it drops by 13°C overnight
   what would the lowest reading on the thermometer be [ 12°C ]

2) Jim sleeps late one morning and gets out of bed at 8.30am.
   If it takes him 1/2 hour to get dressed and leave the house,
   15 minutes to get to the bus station, and 24 minutes to get
   to school on the bus - what time does he arrive.

   [ 9.39am or 9.39 hrs - and gets detention for arriving late! ]

3) Fill in the missing times on the table below:

              12hr clock                 24hr clock

               8.15 am ...............   08.15 hrs
              12.30 pm ...............   12.30 hrs
               9.45 am ...............   09.45 hrs
               4.00 pm ...............   16.00 hrs
               8.20 pm ...............   20.20 hrs
              11.15 pm ...............   23.15 hrs
              4mins past midnight ....   00.04 hrs
              2 o' clock in the morning  02.00 hrs

4) If the temperature outside is 5°C and it drops by 12°C due to
   a severe frost - what would the lowest temperature be.

   [ -7°C : Brrrrrrrr very cold!]

5) What is the boiling point of pure water. [100°C : cup of tea?]