BLHSChemistryProcessesofSciencePracticeName_________________________

19MultipleChoice.Writetheletterofthebestresponseintheblank.
__A__1.Whichisawrongwayforthequantities0.93m,465mm,and8.9cmtobeadded?[A]0.93m+465mm+
8.9cm=;[B]93cm+46.5cm+8.9cm=;[C]930mm+465mm+89mm=;[D]0.93m+0.465m+0.089m=.
__C__ 2. Comparetheprecisionandaccuracyofthefollowingmeasurementsfortheheightofanapple.
Measurement1:65.2cm. Measurement2:65.4cm. Measurement3:8cm.
[A]Measurements1,2and3areequallypreciseandequallyaccurate.;[B]Measurements1,2arepreciseand
moreaccuratethan3.;[C]Measurements1,2areprecisebut3ismoreaccurate.;[D]Measurement3is
precisebut1and2areaccurate.
_D_ 3. Thesumof43.92g+147.6g+1.387g+561gisbestexpressedas[A]753.907g;[B]753.91g;
[C]753.9g;[D]754g.
_A_ 4. The result obtained by dividing 105 by 10-2 is [A] 107; [B] 102.5; [C] 10-2.5; [D] 103.
_C__ 5. Using a centimeter rule with 1 mm scale divisions, you carefully find the sides of an aluminum
plate to be 4.54 cm and 13.85 cm. The calculated product is 62.8790 cm2. Using significant figures, the result
is correctly expressed as [A] 62.879 cm2; [B]62.88 cm2; [C] 62.9 cm2; [D] 63 cm2.
_C_ 6. The difference between an observed value and the 'correct' value is called the [A]relative
deviation; [B] absolute deviation; [C] absolute error; [D] relative error.
_B_ 7. The agreement (consistency) between the numerical values in a set of measurements that
have been made in the same way denotes the [A] accuracy; [B] precision; [C] absolute error; [D]
relative error.
_C_ 8. The milliliter is a special name for a cubic [A] m; [B] dm; [C] cm; [D] mm.
_B _ 9. The number of significant figures in the measure 0.006040 cm is [A] 3; [B] 4; [C] 5; [D] 6.
10. How many significant figures are there in each of the following measurements?
a. 9.32 mL __3 __ b. 0.009 76 g _3 __ c. 21.060 cm _5 _ d. 240 000 kg _2 _
11. Express the following numbers in scientific notation:
a. 4540 __4.54 X 104__ b. 0.000 73 _____ 7.3 X 104_____
12. Express the following numbers in standard notation.
a. 3.02 X 104 = ___30 200__ b. 2.1 X 10-7 = ____0.000 000 21______________
13. In four attempts to find the length of a snake you get the following results:
42 cm 39 cm 37 cm 38 cm
a. Calculate the precision of your work by completing the following table:
mean mean relative %
length's length deviations deviation deviation
__42___ __3___
__39___ _39___ __0____ __1.5__ _4%__ 1.5/39
__37___ __2___
__38__ _1___

An expert herpetologist measured the snake at 40.0 cm.

b. What was your mean length for the snake? __39 cm__
c. What was your mean's absolute error? _1 cm_ (40.0 39)
d. What was your % relative error? __3%__ (1/40.0)