Assignment 1 [TOTAL: 25]

1. Showing full working, convert the following leaving your answer in scientific

notation:

a. Convert 4.0 cm to m. [1]

b. Convert 40.0 μL to L . [2]

c. Convert 4.0 m to cm. [2]

d. Convert 400.00 L to dL. [2]

e. Convert 40 km to mm. [3]

2. Determine the actual readings of the following measurements.

a. Vernier Calliper

i. What is the main scale reading in cm? [1]

ii. What is the vernier scale reading in cm? [1]

iii. What is the actual reading in cm? [1]

iv. If the calliper had a zero error of -0.03 cm, what is the new actual

reading? [1]

b. Micrometer Screw Gauge (Fractional scale has 50 divisions)

 i. What is the main scale reading in mm? [1]

ii. What is the rotating scale reading in mm? [1]

iii. What is the actual reading in mm? [1]

iv. If there was a zero error of +0.002 cm, what is the new actual reading in

mm? [2]

3. An empty displacement can has a mass of 340 g. When it is completely filled, it

holds 500 cm3 of water and weighs 840 g.

a. Calculate the density of water. [2]

b. A large glass marble is added to the displacement can. 20 cm3 of water

overflows into a beaker, and the displacement can now weighs 872 g.

Calculate the density of glass. [3]

4. An experimenter uses an electronic balance to measure the mass of an

irregularly shaped rock. He forgets to zero the balance and produces mass
measurements that are always “off” by the same amount. What type of error,

systematic or random, did he make? [1]