Significant figures starter

How many significant figures in 200m?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• none of the above

Ameera walked from her house to Starbucks which is a total distance of 345,50 m from her house.

How many significant figures?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 2

In the number 0,002 there is only 1 significant number because ...

• there is only 1 non zero number

• the trailing zeros are not significant

• there are not enough numbers

• the leading zeros are not significant

Why does the value 7005 have 4 significant figures?

• The zeros occur between two non-zero numbers

• There are 4 numbers

• It is a number more than 1 and less than 10

• None of the above

A measurement that has more significant figures is more accurate.

• True

• False

 Sara measures the temperature of a solution to be 36°C .

Mahra measures the temperature of the same solution as 36,3°C .

Select the correct statement. 

• Sara and Mahra both have recorded the same temperature 

• Mahra's measurement is more accurate. 

• Sara's measurement has 1 significant figure.

• All the above