Measure up!
This tool measures mass.
What is a balance?
The independent variable belongs on this axis.
What is the x-axis?
This describes how close a measurement is to the accepted value.
What is accuracy?
Convert 1.2 L to milliliters.
What is 1,200 mL?
The number of significant figures in 0.00400.
What is 3?
This tool accurately measures liquid volume.
What is a graduated cylinder?
The dependent variable belongs on this axis.
What is the y-axis?
This describes how close repeated measurements are to one another.
What is precision?
Convert 375 mg to grams.
What is 0.375 g?
The number of significant figures in 901.
What is 3?
This tool measures temperature.
What is a thermometer?
This graph is best for showing change over time.
What is a line graph?
Measurements form a tight cluster, but the cluster is far from the accepted value.
What is precise but not accurate?
Convert 0.005 g to milligrams.
What is 5 mg?
The number of significant figures in 5000.
What is 4?
Water in a graduated cylinder should be read here at eye level.
What is the bottom of the meniscus?
This graph is best for comparing separate categories.
What is a bar graph?
A student measures 19.6 g when the accepted value is 20.0 g. This is the percent error.
What is 2%?
Convert 42 kJ to joules.
What is 42,000 J?
Calculate and round correctly: 2.005 + 3.6.
What is 5.6?
A cylinder has markings every 1 mL. Its measurement should be recorded to this place.
What is the nearest 0.1 mL?
Name three features every complete scientific graph needs.
What are a title, labeled axes with units, and consistent increments?
A result has 6% error. Using our class guideline, this result is considered this.
What is not accurate?
Convert 0.40 kg to grams.
What is 400 g?
Calculate and round correctly: 3.41 × 48.76.
What is 166?