Sig Figs
Math with Sig Figs
Accuracy and Precision
Unit Converstions
Trig
100

Round 4.56 to one sig. fig.

What is 5?

100

addition: 2.72 + 34.1 + 270.463

What is 307.3?

100

The definition of accuracy.

What is the closeness of a measurement to the true value of what is being measured.

100

Convert 0.0036 g to mg

What is 3.6 mg?

100

The trig function used to find side AB.

What is tangent?

200

Round 39.823 to two sig. fig

What is 40.?

200

addition and subtraction: 900. - 370.2 + 101.037

What is 631?

200

A quantity used by general agreement of the scientific community.

What is the definition of theoretical value?

200

Convert 8.9x10-8 seconds to picoseconds. 

What is 89000 ps?

200

The trig function that would be used to find angle x:

What is sine? (More specifically what is sine-1)

300

Round 0.0003561 to two sig figs. and put in scientific notation.

What is 3.6 x 10-4?

300

Multiplication:  640 x 20.44 x 13.611

What is 1.8 x 105?

300

Peter measured the volume of a 2.00 liter bottle of soda. the actual volume of the soda was 1.923 liters. This is the percent error of the volume of soda.

What is 3.85%?

300

63200 centiliters ----> microliters

What is 6.32x108 uL

300

The length of side BC.

What is 8.2?

400

The number of sig figs in the following numbers:

1800 ; 4.105 ; 0.000300

What are 2, 4, and 3?

400

Muliplication and division:

(34.91 x 0.0053)/(17.1)

What is 0.011?

400

This describes the closeness, or reproducibility, of a set of measurements taken under the same conditions.

What is precision?

400

Convert 82000 millipascals (mPa) to Terapascaps (TPa)

What is 8.2 x 10-8 TPa?

400

The lenth of the hypotenuse:

What is 16?

500

What the last significant number in a measurement represents.

What is an estimated digit?

500

Mulitiplation and addtion with units (Give answer with unit that would remain)

(6.11 m/s x  8.0 s) + (0.5 x -0.671 m/s2 x (8.0 s)2)

What is 27 m?

500

The density of lead is 11.6 g/mL.  If a student measures a 57.543 g lead sinker to have a volume of 5.30 mL, what is the student's percent error for density?

What is 6.0%?

500

Convert 3.26 dm3 to cm3

What is 3260cm3?

500

The measurement of angle x:

What is 37 degrees?

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