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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 


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    • 1. A measure of the repeatability of a measurement of some quantity is

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    • A. error
    • B. precision
    • C. accuracy
    • D. significant
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    • 2. Which of the following is expressed in engineering notation?

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    • A. 470 × 105
    • B. 82 × 10?2
    • C. 9.1 × 10?6
    • D. 14.7 × 108
    • Discuss
    • 3. Dividing 24 × 1011 by 3 × 104 equals

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    • A. 8 × 104
    • B. 8 × 107
    • C. 8 × 1011
    • D. 8 × 1015
    • Discuss
    • 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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    • 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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    • 6. The number 14.8 can also be expressed as

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    • A. 1.48 × 10?1
    • B. 1.48 × 100
    • C. 1.48 × 101
    • D. 1.48 × 102
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following metric prefixes could replace 10?9?

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    • A. Nano
    • B. Mega
    • C. Kilo
    • D. Micro
    • Discuss
    • 10. Adding 27.5 × 103 to 8.9 × 104 equals

    • Options
    • A. 36.4 × 107
    • B. 116.5 × 104
    • C. 28.39 × 103
    • D. 1.165 × 105
    • Discuss


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