Scientific Measurement Worksheet
A Grade 11 science worksheet focusing on scientific measurement, significant figures, precision, accuracy, and unit conversions.
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Scientific Measurement
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. Show all your work for calculations.
1. Which of the following is an SI base unit?
Liter
Gram
Kelvin
Newton
2. How many significant figures are in the measurement 0.00520 g?
2
3
4
5
3. The degree of closeness of measurements of a quantity to that quantity's true value is called .
4. The prefix 'mega-' represents a factor of .
5. When adding or subtracting measurements, the result should have the same number of decimal places as the measurement with the number of decimal places.
6. A precise measurement is always an accurate measurement.
True
False
7. The mass of an object is a measure of the amount of matter it contains and is independent of gravity.
True
False
8. Differentiate between accuracy and precision in scientific measurements.
9. Convert 2500 cm to kilometers. Show your work.
10. A student measures the length of a rod three times and obtains the following results: 15.2 cm, 15.3 cm, and 15.1 cm. The actual length of the rod is 16.0 cm. Discuss the accuracy and precision of these measurements.