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Measurement & Uncertainty

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT true for systematic errors?

a)

They arise due to errors in the measuring instruments used.

b)

Repeating the observations or increasing the sample size can eliminate them

c)

They are reproducible inaccuracies that are consistently in the same direction.

d)

They arise from the design of the study.

2.

Systematic errors lead to a lack of:

a)

accuracy in the measurement.

b)

significant digits in the measurement.

c)

precision in the measurement.

d)

gradation of the measuring instrument

3.

Random errors lead to a lack of:

a)

accuracy in the measurement.

b)

significant digits in the measurement.

c)

precision in the measurement.

d)

gradation of the measuring instrument

4.

Repeated measurements of a quantity can reduce the effects of

a)

both random errors and systematic errors

b)

neither random errors nor random errors

c)

random errors

d)

systematic errors

5.

How close a measurement is to the true value is called..

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Significant

d)

Estimate

6.

This bullseye demonstrates...

a)

High Accuracy & High Precision

b)

High Accuracy & Low Precision

c)

Low Accuracy & High Precision

d)

Low Accuracy & Low Precision

7.

length?

a)

3.2 cm

b)

3.12 cm

c)

3 cm

d)

3.219 cm

8.

Which of the following is the answer for the problem with the correct number of significant digits?

23.91 x 12.861 = 307.50651

a)

308

b)

307.51

c)

307.5

d)

307

9.
Which of the following is the answer for the problem with the correct number of significant digits?
0.0025 x 1.41 = 0.003525
a)
0.00
b)
0.004
c)
0.00353
d)
0.0035
10.
What is 67,490 rounded to 2 significant figures?
a)
67 500
b)
60 000
c)
68,000
d)
67, 000
11.

How many significant figures are in the measurement 0.0570 min?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

12.

Which of the following is a base unit

a)

length

b)

area

c)

volume

13.

A quantity that can be measured is a

a)

base quantity

b)

physical quantity

c)

derived quantity

d)

scalar quantity

14.

what is the SI unit for length?

a)

cm

b)

m

c)

km

d)

mm

15.
How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?
a)
5.64 x 10-7
b)
5.64 x 106
c)
5.64 x 108
d)
56.4 x 107
16.
Convert the following measurement in the SI units
245 kmh-1
a)
6.8 x 101 ms-1
b)
2.45 x 103 ms-1
c)
6.8 x 1010 ms-1
d)
2.45 x 101 ms-1
17.
 Convert 3 cm to mm
a)
3 mm
b)
0.3 mm
c)
0.03 mm
d)
30 mm
18.
5000 millimeters = ____ meters
a)
5
b)
50
c)
500
d)
25
19.

physical quantities that cannot be derived from other physical quantities are

a)

base quantity

b)

derived quantity

c)

physical quantity

d)

scalar quantity

20.

what is the SI unit for mass?

a)

g

b)

kg

c)

N

d)

mg

21.

which one is a derived quantity?

a)

area

b)

temperature

c)

mass

d)

electric current

22.

how many zero does the prefix Tera has?

a)

6

b)

9

c)

12

d)

3

23.

All of the following are base units of the SI system except:

a)

kilogram

b)

kelvin

c)

meter

d)

volt

24.

The metric prefix for one one-thousandth is

a)

mili

b)

centi

c)

kilo

d)

mega

25.

What is the temperature and uncertainty indicated by this thermometer?

a)

24.1 ± 0.5 °C

b)

24.05 ± 0.05 °C

c)

24 ± 1 °C

d)

28.0 ± 0.1°C

26.

Which is the correct symbol of prefix of 10 -12?

a)

f

b)

p

c)

G

d)

M

27.

State the order of magnitude of the following: 539

a)

600

b)

500

c)

10 3

d)

10 2

28.

A number rounded to the nearest power of 10 is called:

a)

Estimation

b)

Orders of magnitude

c)

Metric multipliers

d)

Prefixes

29.

True or False?

Zero error are random errors.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What is an outlier

a)

something very different from the rest of the data

b)

something very similar from the rest of the data

c)

another name for best value

d)

another name for uncertainty