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When using the terms "accuracy" and "precision" for measurements
Options
A. "precision" implies less measurement error than "accuracy"
B. "accuracy" implies less measurement error than "precision"
C. "precision" measures the repeatability of a measurement
D. both terms mean the same thing
Correct Answer
"precision" measures the repeatability of a measurement
Quantities and Units problems
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1. A measure of the repeatability of a measurement of some quantity is
Options
A. error
B. precision
C. accuracy
D. significant
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Correct Answer: precision
2. Which of the following is expressed in engineering notation?
Options
A. 470 × 10
5
B. 82 × 10
?2
C. 9.1 × 10
?6
D. 14.7 × 10
8
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Correct Answer: 9.1 × 10
?6
3. Dividing 24 × 10
11
by 3 × 10
4
equals
Options
A. 8 × 10
4
B. 8 × 10
7
C. 8 × 10
11
D. 8 × 10
15
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Correct Answer: 8 × 10
7
4. Pico is what relation to micro?
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A. one-tenth
B. one-hundredth
C. one-thousandth
D. one-millionth
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Correct Answer: one-millionth
5. Another name for "fundamental units" is
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A. base units
B. atoms
C. the metric system
D. letter symbols
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Correct Answer: base units
6. The number 14.8 can also be expressed as
Options
A. 1.48 × 10
?1
B. 1.48 × 10
0
C. 1.48 × 10
1
D. 1.48 × 10
2
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Correct Answer: 1.48 × 10
1
7. Scientific notation is a method
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A. of expressing a very large number
B. of expressing a very small number
C. used to make calculations with large and small numbers
D. All of the above
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Correct Answer: All of the above
8. The digits in a measured number that are known to be correct are called
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A. accuracy digits
B. significant digits
C. error digits
D. precision digits
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Correct Answer: significant digits
9. Which of the following metric prefixes could replace 10
?9
?
Options
A. Nano
B. Mega
C. Kilo
D. Micro
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Correct Answer: Nano
10. Adding 27.5 × 10
3
to 8.9 × 10
4
equals
Options
A. 36.4 × 10
7
B. 116.5 × 10
4
C. 28.39 × 10
3
D. 1.165 × 10
5
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Correct Answer: 1.165 × 10
5
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