Measurement and Precision Quiz

____ is the apparent shift of an object when it is viewed from different angles.

• Accuracy

• Double vision

• Measurement

• Parallax

____ describes how well the results of a measurement agree with the real value.

• Precision

• Accuracy

• Error

• Measurement

The degree of exactness of a measurement is called _____.

• Precision

• Accuracy

• Error

• Measurement

A device with very small divisions on its scale can measure with ____.

• agreement

• precision

• scientific notation

• fundamental units

Four students reported results from an experiment. Which student is more precise?

• Student A

• Student B

• Student C

• Student D

The length of the student desk is measured using a measuring tape as 1.20 m. how many significant figures is this measurement?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4