Scientific Notation
Significant figures (identification)
Accuracy vs. Precision
Percent Error
Significant figures (calculation)
100

Convert 0.000000045769 to scientific notation

What is 4.5769 x 10-8

100
How many significant figures are in 901.1?

What is...4?

100

_____ is a determination of how correct something is.

What is accuracy?

100

Experimental = 62.5 g and accepted value = 65.2 g. Solve for percent error.

What is 4.14%?

100

Answer the following with correct significant figures:

12 x 54.2

What is 650?

DOUBLE JEOPARDY if you answer in scientific notation! (6.5 x 102)

200

Compare: 4.25 x 10-17 __ 3.28 x 10-16

 4.25 x 10-17 _<_ 3.28 x 10-16

200

You have a sample of 2.50 moles of NaCl and you are going to mix it into a solution containing 60.0 L of water. For the calculation of this solution's molarity, which number(s) seen above determine the number of significant figures for the answer?

What is...both!

200

____ is shown when multiple numerical results are all similar in nature, regardless of whether or not they are correct.

What is...precision?

200

A student measured the temperature of boiling water and got an experimental reading of 97.5°C. This is the percent error.

What is 2.50%?

200

Answer the following with correct significant figures:

500./8.40 x 10-5

5,950,000

OR 

5.95 x 106

300

Convert 2.17 x 109 to standard notation

2,170,000,000

300

Identify which of the following numbers does NOT have five significant figures.

0.000093040

768,930

98.345

768,930. 


What is 768,930. ?

300

You're using a bow and arrow to shoot at a target several feet away. You aim for the bullseye with all four shots, but they all strike about 6 inches to the right. This is an example of high ___ and low ____

What is....high precision and low accuracy?

300

The experimental calculation of the specific heat of aluminum was found to be 0.156 cal/g°C, but the actual value was given as 0.185 cal/g°C. This is the percent error.

What is 15.7%?

300

Answer the following with accurate significant figures:

34.5 - 12

What is 23?

400

Compare: 854,111 __ 1.93 x 107

Compare: 854,111 _<_ 1.93 x 107

400

How many significant figures are in 0.00485900?

What is 6?
400

If your % error for an experiment is low, this means your results are displaying a high ___.

What is....accuracy?

400

A student's calculation was found to have a 35.5% error, and his experimental measurement was 15.6 cm. These are the two possible values for the actual measurement.

What is 10.1 cm and 21.1 cm?

400

Answer the following with accurate significant figures: 

(0.090/43.2) + 9.282 x 10-3

What is...0.0114?

500

Convert 567 nm to meters and answer using scientific notation.

5.67 x 10-7 m

500

What is the sum of the significant figures from the following numbers?

3.695

39,090

0.100020

4.01


What is 17?
500

During Superbowl LVII, Patrick Mahomes threw the football 157 times. Of those 157 passes, 151 were within easy catching distance of the wide receiver. Is this an example of high accuracy, high precision, or both?

What is...both!

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500

A student's calculation was found to have a 15.6% error, and the actual value was determined to be 25.7 mL. These are the two possible values for the student's experimental measurement in LITERS.

What is 0.0297 L and 0.0270 L?

DOUBLE JEOPARDY if you answered in correct scientific notation!

500

Assuming that the phone numbers for Imo's pizza and Bobby's frozen custard are both integers, what would be the result if you were to add them together? Use correct significant figures AND scientific notation.

Imo's: 618-692-6100

Bobby's: 618-345-3002

1.23703791 x 1010