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ACCURACY, PRECISION, SIG. FIGS, SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONS, PREVIEW

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jared is practicing for a golf tournament. His normal driver distance is 250 yards. He hits three balls with his driver, and they travel a distance of 190 yards, 195 yards, and 187 yards. Which of the following is true?

a)

His drives are accurate but not precise.

b)

His drives are precise but not accurate.

c)

His drives are both accurate and precise.

d)

His drives are neither accurate nor precise.

2.
This bullseye demonstrates...
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
3.
?
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
4.
This image is an example of...
a)
precision ONLY
b)
accuracy ONLY
c)
BOTH precision and accuracy
d)
NEITHER precision and accuracy 
5.
Describe the accuracy and precision of the image
a)
Accurate and Precise
b)
Accurate and not precise
c)
Not Accurate and Precise
d)
not accurate and not precise
6.

Measurements: 24.9, 25.2, 25.1, 24.8

True Value: 25.0

These measurements are…

a)

Accurate, but not precise

b)

Precise, but not accurate

c)

Both precise and accurate

d)

Neither precise nor accurate

7.

Measurements: 2.5, 14.5, 10.1, 45.3

True Value: 25.0

These measurements are…

a)

Accurate, but not precise

b)

Precise, but not accurate

c)

Both precise and accurate

d)

Neither precise nor accurate

8.

What is the length?

a)

7

b)

7.7

c)

7.70

d)

7.700

9.

What is the volume?

a)

50

b)

45

c)

45.0

d)

40.5

10.

WHAT IS THE VOLUME?

a)

36 mL

b)

36.5 mL

c)

37.0 mL

d)

36.0 mL

11.

WHAT IS THE LENGTH?

a)

11.45

b)

11.4

c)

11

d)

11.450

12.

WHAT IS THE VOLUME?

a)

20.15

b)

20.1

c)

21.5

d)

21.50

13.

WHAT IS THE LENGTH?

a)

29

b)

29.2

c)

29.20

d)

30

14.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 0.002040
a)
6
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
15.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 0.998005
a)
9
b)
10
c)
6
d)
5
16.
Determine the number of Significant Figures in 10-L.
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
17.
Express 23400 in proper scientific notation. 
a)
2.34 x 104
b)
2.3 x 103
c)
2.30 x 105
d)
2.34 x 103
18.
What is 78.5 rounded to one significant figure?
a)
79
b)
78.5
c)
70
d)
80
19.
Calculate 1.23 m x 0.89 m and give your answer with the appropriate number of significant figures.
a)
1.0 m2
b)
1.1 m2
c)
1.0947 m2
d)
1.09 m2
20.
Calculate 12.34 + 1.234 + 0.1234
a)
13.6974
b)
13.697
c)
13.70
d)
13.7
21.
1345.567 / 23.56 = ? (Use significant figures!)
a)
57.11
b)
58.11
c)
56.75
d)
83.49
22.
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
23.
Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457
a)
457 x 106
b)
457 x 10-6
c)
4.57 x104
d)
4.57 x 10-4
24.
Change from standard form to scientific notation:  450,000
a)
4.5  x  105
b)
45  x  105
c)
4.5  x  104
d)
4.5  x  106
25.
Change from standard form to scientific notation: 0.004078
a)
4.078  x  10-3
b)
4.078  x  103
c)
40.78  x  10-4
d)
.4078  x  10-2
26.
125,678,000: Change to scientific notation
a)
1.25678  x  1012
b)
.125678  x  10-9
c)
12.5678  x  108
d)
1.25678  x  108
27.
Which is the smallest?
1.3 x 1020
2.9 x 1021
9.5 x 1032
8.4 x 1019
a)
1.3 x 1020
b)
2.9 x 1021
c)
9.5 x 1032
d)
8.4 x 1019
28.

How many significant figures are there in 0.024507400?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

29.
Write 2.08 x 102  in standard form.
a)
208
b)
0.0208
c)
20,800
d)
0.208
30.
Write this number in standard form:  7.7 x 109
a)
7,700,000,000
b)
7,700,000
c)
7,000,000.000
d)
70,000,000,000
31.
If the exponent on your power of 10 is positive, is your number larger or smaller than 10?
a)
Larger
b)
Smaller
32.

Give the answer to the correct number of significant figures to

145.63 - 28.9

a)

116.73

b)

116.7

c)

116.70

d)

117

33.

Give the answer to the correct number of significant figures to

3.419 + 3.912 + 7.0518 + 0.00013

a)

14.383

b)

14.382

c)

14.3829

d)

14.38293

34.

Give the answer to the correct number of significant figures to

247.89 ÷ 43.5

a)

5.70

b)

5.7

c)

5.699

d)

5.69

35.
Round 0.010229 to four sig figs
a)
1022
b)
1023
c)
0.01023
d)
0.01022
36.

WHAT IS THE VOLUME?

a)

36

b)

36.5

c)

37.0

d)

36.0

37.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
38.

A crayon has a mass of 10.0 g and volume of 5.0 mL. What is the density?

a)

30 g/mL

b)

15 g/mL

c)

1.0 g/mL

d)

2.o g/mL

39.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1, 
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
40.

A piece of copper has a mass of 89g and a volume of 10.0 cm3. What would be the density of the copper?

a)

0.89 g/cm3

b)

89 g/cm3

c)

8.9 g/cm3

d)

890 g/cm3

41.
What is the volume of Object X?
a)
10.0 cm3
b)
15.0 cm3
c)
20.0 cm3
d)
25.0 cm3
42.

The base measurement for mass is...

a)

kilogram

b)

liters

c)

grams

d)

meters

43.
240 cm = ___________ m
a)
2400
b)
24
c)
2.4
d)
0.24
44.
1000 m = ___________ km
a)
100
b)
10
c)
1
d)
0.1
45.
15.6 L = ___________ mL
a)
15,600
b)
156,000
c)
1,560,000
d)
15,600,000
46.
0.57 mL = ___________ L
a)
5.7
b)
0.057
c)
0.0057
d)
0.00057
47.
 330 cm = ___________ m
a)
3,300
b)
33
c)
3.3
d)
0.33
48.
32.9 km = ___________ cm
a)
32,900
b)
329,000
c)
3,290,000
d)
32,900,000
49.
Convert 5 cm to mm:
a)
5,000mm
b)
0.5 mm
c)
0.05 mm
d)
50 mm
50.
240 cm = ___________ m
a)
2400
b)
24
c)
2.4
d)
0.24
51.

Convert 210 mm to cm

a)

2.1 cm

b)

21 cm

c)

210 cm

d)

2100 cm

52.

Convert 3000 g to kg

a)

0.3 kg

b)

3 kg

c)

30 kg

d)

300 kg

53.

Convert 525 ml to cl

a)

52.5 cL

b)

5.25 cL

c)

0.525 cL

d)

0.0525 cL

54.

490,000 g = _______kg

a)

490

b)

49

c)

4900

d)

0.49

55.

285 kg = ______g

a)

285,000

b)

285

c)

2850

d)

28,500