Units
Measurement
Uncertainty
Data
Math
100
Defined unit in a system of measurement that is based on an object or event in the physical world.
What is BASE UNIT
100
Unit for volume
What is LITER
100
Your single shot hit the center of the target.
What is ACCURATE
100
Visual display of data
What is GRAPH
100
What is the density of a rock that has a volume of 20.00 mL and a mass of 15.00 grams?
What is .75 g/mL
200
SI unit for time
What is SECOND
200
Mass per unit volume
What is DENSITY
200
Your three shots are all close together but did not hit the target.
What is PRECISE
200
The number of all known digits reported in measurements plus one estimated digit.
What is SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
200
What is 1,392,000,000,000 in scientific notation?
What is 1.392 X 10^12
300
SI unit for length
What is METER
300
Unit defined by a combination of base units
What is DERIVED UNIT
300
All of your free throws were made with a swish.
What is ACCURATE AND PRECISE
300
Used to express numbers as a number between 1&9 multiplied by 10 raised to a power.
What is SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
300
What is (5 X 10^-5) + (2 X 10^-5)?
What is 7 X 10^-5
400
Unit for mass. Large
What is KILOGRAM
400
The difference between an experimental value and an accepted value
What is ERROR
400
Your 1st field goal is wide left, the second is wide right, and your third is short.
What is NOT PRECISE NOR ACCURATE
400
A systematic approach to problem solving that uses conversion factors to move, or convert, from one unit to another.
What is DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
400
Round this number to 5 significant figures: 38.5432
What is 38.543
500
SI Unit for Temperature
What is KELVIN
500
Error expressed as a percentage of the accepted value
What is PERCENT ERROR
500
A ruler that can measure down to a nanometer is more ___________________ than a ruler than can only measure to centimeters.
What is PRECISE
500
A ratio of equivalent values having different units. 12 inches to 1 foot.
What is CONVERSION FACTOR
500
If the accepted value for is 1.59, and you measured 1.70, what is your the error of your measurement. DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU CAN FIND THE PERCENT ERROR
What is 0.11
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