Uncertainties in measurement

Uncertainties in measurement

11th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Uncertainties in measurement

Uncertainties in measurement

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Physics

11th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All measurements in physics can be taken with infinite precision.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Precision is a measure of the degree of scale of a measuring instrument.

True

False

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As technology progresses we are able to measure quantities to greater degrees of precision.

False

True

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Resolution is:

the same as reliability

the same as accuracy

the same as precision

the same as quantity

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When repeat measurements cannot be taken, uncertainty is:

the same as the resolution of the instrument

the same as the precision of the instrument

taken as half of the resolution of the instrument

taken as one quarter of the resolution of the instrument

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Absolute uncertainty is:

the same as half of the resolution of the instrument

the same as the percentage uncertainty

calculated by resolution/value x 100

never constant

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Absolute uncertainty and percentage uncertainty will always be constant when taking a range of measurements.

True

False

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