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measuring, s.f., sci not

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Calculate 923 g ÷ 20312 cm3 and give your answer with the correct number of significant figures.
a)
0.04 g/cm3
b)
0.045 g/cm3
c)
0.0454 g/cm3
d)
0.05 g/cm3
2.
Calculate 12.47 m ÷ 3.2 s and give your answer with the correct number of significant figures.
a)
4 m/s
b)
3.9 m/s
c)
3.90 m/s
d)
3.897 m/s
3.

When multiplying and dividing measured quantities, the number of significant figures in the result should be equal to the number of significant figures in ____.

a)

all of the measurements

b)

the least and most precise measurements the most precise

c)

measurement

d)

the least precise measurement

4.

Which answer is rounded to the correct place for the equation below?

457.1 + 459.32 = 916.42

a)

916.42

b)

916.4

c)

916.0

d)

916

5.

Calculate and report the answer in scientific notation using the correct number of significant figures.

         6.02 x 1023    X    5.47 x 1017





a)

3.29 x 1040

b)

3.3 x 1040

c)

3.3 x 1041

d)

3.29 x 1041

6.

Calculate and report the answer in scientific notation using the correct number of significant figures.

5.47 x 10176.02 x 1023\frac{5.47\ x\ 10^{17}}{6.02\ x\ 10^{23}}





a)

9.09 x 107

b)

9.09 x 10-7

c)

9.09 x 10-6

d)

9.09 x 10-8

7.

When adding or subtracting numbers, the minimum number of which should be reported? 

ex: 45.5 + 12
    

a)

significant figures

b)

decimals

c)

digits

8.

When multiplying or dividing numbers, the minimum number of which should be reported?

ex: 45.5 x 12

a)

significant figures

b)

decimals

c)

digits

9.

Which digits are significant?

0.0039270

a)

0.0039270

b)

0.0039270

c)

0.0039270

d)

0.0039270

10.

Which digits are significant?

36000.

a)

36000.

b)

36000.

c)

36000.

d)

36000.

11.

What is 78.5 rounded to one significant figure?

a)

79

b)

78.5

c)

70

d)

80

12.

What is 7.555 rounded to two significant figures?

a)

7.6

b)

7.5

c)

70

d)

76

e)

7.60

13.
Round 0.00258954 to 4 significant figures.
a)
0.0025
b)
0.002589
c)
0.002580
d)
0.002590
14.
Calculate 0.020 cm x 50 cm x 11.1 cm and give your answer with the correct number of significant figures.
a)
10 cm3
b)
11.1 cm3
c)
11 cm3
d)
11. cm3
15.
How many sig figs are there?
100000000
a)
1
b)
9
c)
10
16.
How many sig figs are there?
4004
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 0.002040
a)
6
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
18.

Determine the number of Significant Figures in 10.0 grams

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

19.
How many Significant Figures in the number below?
4.56 x 103
a)
5
b)
4
c)
6
d)
3
20.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 1740200
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
5
21.
Round 0.010229 to four sig figs
a)
1022
b)
1023
c)
0.01023
d)
0.01022
22.

Round 1.08945 to 3 s.f

a)

1.089

b)

1.090

c)

1.09

d)

1.08

23.
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
24.
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
25.
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
26.
Change from standard form to scientific notation: 12,000,000
a)
12.0  x  107
b)
0.12  x  107
c)
1.2  x  106
d)
1.2  x  107
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
Write 2.08 x 102  in standard form.
a)
208
b)
0.0208
c)
20,800
d)
0.208
31.
Calculate 5.50 cm + 5.5 cm and give your answer with the correct number of significant figures.
a)
11 cm
b)
11.0 cm
c)
11.00 cm
d)
11.000 cm
32.
It is a measure of how close measurements come to each other when they are made in the same way
a)
Accuracy
b)
Precision
c)
Error
d)
Extrapolation
33.

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

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Significant

d)

Estimate

34.

Which Student is the most Precise?

a)

Alex

b)

Shandra

c)

Luis

35.
This bullseye demonstrates...
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
36.

Volume?

a)

63.50 mL

b)

63.5 mL

c)

63.55 mL

d)

6 mL

37.

Measurements: 12.3, 14.5, 10.1, 16.9

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

38.

7,000 mL = ____ L

a)

70 L

b)

700 L

c)

7 L

d)

0.07 L

39.
The metric unit of measurement for mass is the: 
a)
gram
b)
liter 
c)
meter
40.
What is the abbreviation for milliliters?
a)
ML
b)
Ml
c)
mL
d)
ml
41.

What is the correct measurement of the red line?

a)

2 cm

b)

2.3 cm

c)

2.5 cm

d)

2.30 cm

42.

What kind of glassware is this?

a)

Beaker

b)

Burette

c)

Graduated Cylinder

d)

Flask

43.

What kind of glassware is this?

a)

Beaker

b)

Burette

c)

Graduated Cylinder

d)

Flask

44.
a)

6.5

b)

6.60

c)

6

d)

6.65

45.

Volume?

a)

63.5 mL

b)

63 mL

c)

63.55 mL

d)

6 mL

46.
What is the volume of liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
43.0 mL
b)
43 mL
c)
43.05 mL
d)
44.5 mL
47.
What is the length of this line?
a)
5 cm
b)
4.300 cm
c)
4.30 cm
d)
4.3 cm
48.

What is the length of the object in centimeters?

a)

3.40 cm

b)

4.3 cm

c)

3.5 cm

d)

1 1/4 inches

49.

Which answer best approximates the metric temperature reading on the thermometer?

a)

82.9 F

b)

86 C

c)

30 C

d)

30.0 C

50.

What is the length of the screw?

a)

5.0cm

b)

5.1cm

c)

5.11cm

d)

51mm

51.

The ____________ of a measurement is determined by how close the measurement is to the actual value.

a)

percent error

b)

accuracy

c)

precision

d)

mass

52.

Which of the following ruler choices could have been used when making the following measurement: 4.52 cm

a)
b)
c)
53.
a)
Student A
b)
Student B
c)
Student C
d)
Cannot be determined
54.
It is a measure of how close measurements come to each other when they are made in the same way
a)
Accuracy
b)
Precision
c)
Error
d)
Extrapolation
55.
?
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
56.
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
57.
A set of data are all close to each other, and they are close to the actual value.  This set of data can be described as...
a)
accurate
b)
precise
c)
both precise and accurate
58.
Where do we read the level of liquid?
a)
The highest point the liquid touches.
b)
The bottom of the meniscus.
c)
Half way between, we make an educated guess and round it.
d)
Somewhere about there.
59.

What is the volume of the water?

a)

21 mL

b)

21.5 mL

c)

20.5 mL

d)

22.0 mL

60.

How do we measure B with 3 significant digits?

a)

9.2

b)

9.20

c)

9.25

d)

9.00

61.

How would you record measurement A?

a)

7.8

b)

7.82

c)

7.825

d)

7.90

62.

What is the volume shown in this graduated cyclinder?

a)

24.0 mL

b)

24 mL

c)

23.7 mL

d)

23 mL

63.

What is the volume shown in this graduated cyclinder?

a)

4.30 mL

b)

4.35 mL

c)

4.4 mL

d)

4.40 mL

64.

What is the volume shown in this graduated cyclinder?

a)

56 mL

b)

60 mL

c)

57.0 mL

d)

55.9 mL

65.

Using proper measuring techniques, the length of the leaf should be recorded as

a)

3 cm

b)

3.5 cm

c)

3.50 cm

d)

35 cm

e)

4.0 cm

66.
2. Which of these scenarios describes something that's accurate, but not precise?
a)
a. A thermometer that reads 36 degrees, when the actual temperature is 37 degrees
b)
b. Making an educated guess on a test question and getting the wrong answer
c)
c. An archer who hits the same spot on her target 10 times in a row
d)
d. A stopwatch that correctly measures time to the nanosecond
67.
8. You shoot four arrows. All of them hit the target, but they aren't grouped close together. Your shooting was:
a)
a. Both accurate and precise
b)
b. Neither accurate nor precise
c)
c. Accurate but not precise
d)
d. Precise but not accurate

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