Scientific Measurement Mastery

A Grade 12 science worksheet covering fundamental concepts of scientific measurement, significant figures, precision, accuracy, and unit conversions.

Grade 12 Science Units and MeasurementScientific Measurement

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Scientific Measurement Mastery

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Read each question carefully and provide the best possible answer. Show all your work for calculations.

1. Which of the following is the SI unit for temperature?

Celsius

Fahrenheit

Kelvin

Joule

2. How many significant figures are in the measurement 0.00340 g?

3. The closeness of a measurement to the true value is called .

4. refers to the reproducibility of a measurement.

Match the scientific tool with what it measures.

5. Graduated cylinder

a. Mass

6. Thermometer

b. Volume

7. Analytical balance

c. Temperature

8. Convert 2500 cm to kilometers. Show your work.

9. A student measures the length of a rod three times and gets 15.2 cm, 15.3 cm, and 15.1 cm. The actual length of the rod is 16.0 cm. Discuss the precision and accuracy of these measurements.

Examine the image below showing various scientific measurement tools and answer the question.

10. Identify two tools in the image that could be used for measuring length and explain how their precision might differ.