Precision, Accuracy, and Significant Figures Quiz

What does precision refer to?

• How close a measured value is to an accepted value

• How close together a series of measurements are to each other

• How far a measured value is from an accepted value

• How far apart a series of measurements are from each other

What does accuracy refer to?

• How far a measured value is from an accepted value

• How close together a series of measurements are to each other

• How close a measured value is to an accepted value

• How far apart a series of measurements are from each other

How many significant figures does the measurement 6.7 have?

• 1

• 4

• 3

• 2

If a number has a decimal point, are the trailing zeros significant?

• Sometimes

• It depends

• No

• Yes

According to the Atlantic rule, how many significant figures does the number 700,000 have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1

When applying the Pacific rule, how many significant figures does the measurement 0.0025 have?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 1

What is the mnemonic device for remembering the number of significant figures in a measurement?

• The North and South rule

• The East and West rule

• The Up and Down rule

• The Atlantic and Pacific rule

If a number has no decimal point, are the trailing zeros significant?

• Sometimes

• It depends

• No

• Yes

How many significant figures does the measurement 1500 have?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

What is the estimated digit in the measurement 6.7?

• 7

• 6

• 0

• 5