LIMITS OF ACCURACY

Accuracy v. Precision, Sig Figs, and Scientific Notation

Multiple Choice

Describe the accuracy and precision of the image

• Accurate and Precise

• Accurate and not precise

• Not Accurate and Precise

• not accurate and not precise

Multiple Choice

Which is the more precise measurement?

• 4 mL

• 4.3 mL

• 4.30 mL

• 4.300 mL

Multiple Choice

Describe the accuracy and precision of the image

• Accurate and Precise

• Accurate and not precise

• Not Accurate and Precise

• not accurate and not precise

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is in scientific notation?

• 8.987000

• 8.98 x 10⁶

• 80.987 x 10

• 8.98⁶

Multiple Choice

How do you write

8.317 x 10⁶

in standard form?

• 8, 371, 000

• 83, 170, 000

• 837, 100

• 8, 317, 000

Accuracy v. Precision, Sig Figs, and Scientific Notation

Multiple Choice

Describe the accuracy and precision of the image

• Accurate and Precise

• Accurate and not precise

• Not Accurate and Precise

• not accurate and not precise

Multiple Choice

Which is the more precise measurement?

• 4 mL

• 4.3 mL

• 4.30 mL

• 4.300 mL

Multiple Choice

Describe the accuracy and precision of the image

• Accurate and Precise

• Accurate and not precise

• Not Accurate and Precise

• not accurate and not precise

Multiple Choice

Describe the accuracy and precision of the image

• Accurate and Precise

• Accurate and not precise

• Not Accurate and Precise

• not accurate and not precise

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is in scientific notation?

• 8.987000

• 8.98 x 10⁶

• 80.987 x 10

• 8.98⁶

Multiple Choice

How do you write

8.317 x 10⁶

in standard form?

• 8, 371, 000

• 83, 170, 000

• 837, 100

• 8, 317, 000

Multiple Choice

How do you write

1001

in scientific notation?

• 1.0001 x 10⁴

• 1.01 x 10⁵

• 1.001 x 10³

• 10.1 x 10³

Multiple Choice

How would you write -5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form?

• 0.0056

• -5,600

• 0.00056

• -0.0056

Multiple Choice

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10⁵

• 5 x 10⁴

• 5 x 10³

• .5 x 10³

Multiple Choice

How many sig. fig. are in the number below:

0.0005

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many sig. fig. are in the number below:

350.540

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Multiple Choice

Round 1047.78 to three sig figs

• 104

• 105

• 1050

• 1050.00

Multiple Choice

Round 1009 to three sig figs

• 100

• 101

• 1010

• 1000

Multiple Choice

0.9/2.3

• 0.391

• 0.39

• 0.40

• 0.4

Multiple Choice

5.9 x 6.01

• 35.459

• 35.46

• 35.5

• 35

Multiple Choice

340.123 - 63.02

• 277.103

• 277.10

• 277.1

• 277

Multiple Choice

3.05 + 0.013

• 3.063

• 3.06

• 3.1

• 3