WorksheetsPercent Error, Scientific Notation and Significant figures
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
What is the proper way to report this calculation ?
17.34 / 3.45?
5.026 because the 17.34 has the most sigfigs
5.03 because the 3.45 has the fewest sigfigs
5.026087 because you need the most decimal places for accuracy
5 because you should round the final answer to the nearest whole number
5.1% error
5.19% error
5.0% error
You know that 12 inches = 1 foot. Convert 60 inches to feet.
720 feet
5 feet
5 inches
72 feet
Americans drink 5,604,000 gallons of sweet tea each day. How many liters is that? (1 gal = 3.79 L) Leave answer to 4 significant figures.
21,200,000 L
21,240,000 L
21,239160
21,000,000 L
How many miles will a person run during a 10.0 km race? (0.621 mi = 1.00 km)
16.1 mi
6.21 mi
0.0621 mi
6 mi
This bullseye demonstrates...
High Accuracy & High Precision
High Accuracy & Low Precision
Low Accuracy & High Precision
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
A student's measured length during a science experiment was 12.00 cm. The actual size was 14.25 cm.
What was the percent error?
*Hint: You now know how to calculate error, and you should know how to calculate a percent, so put the two together to find this answer.
15.79%
18.80%
15.78%
Describe the accuracy and precision of the image
Very accurate and somewhat precise
Very accurate but not precise at all
Not accurate at all but very precise
not accurate and not very precise
A set of data are all close in value to each other, but they are not close to the actual value. This set of data can be described as _________________.
precise
accurate
(6.0 x 104) + (3.0 x 104)
(8.0 x 10^22) - (7.0 x 10^22)
(7 x 10^15) + (5 x 10^15)
(6 x 10^45) x (5 x 10^2)
(3.2 x 10^16) x (4 x 10^16)
(20 x 10^50) / (4 x 10^15)
