In: Physics
1. Errors associated with the calibration and zeroing of measurement instruments or techniques are called ______________________
2. Errors resulting from unknown and unpredictable variables in experimental situations are called ________________________
3. In general, the accuracy of an experimental value depends on ____________________ and the precision on __________________
4. If there is no decimal point in a number, the ____________________ digit is the least significant figure.
5. To avoid problems with zeros in significant figures, _____________________________ may be used.
6. The number of significant figures in the result of a multiplication or division is equal to the number of significant figures in the data with _________________________
7. In general when a calculation involves several operations, rounding should be done _______________
8. To express percent error, an _______________________ value must be known.
9. The average value of a set of measurements is sometimes called the ___________ value.
10. In the equation of a straight line, y = ax + b, the a is the ___________ of the line and b is the _____________
1. Errors associated with the calibration and zeroing of measurement instruments or techniques are called
_ Systematic errors _
2. Errors resulting from unknown and unpredictable variables in experimental situations are called _ Random errors _
3. In general, the accuracy of an experimental value depends on _ systematic errors _ and the precision on _Random errors __
4. If there is no decimal point in a number, the _right most__ digit is the least significant figure.
5. To avoid problems with zeros in significant figures, _decimal_ may be used.
6. The number of significant figures in the result of a multiplication or division is equal to the number of significant figures in the data with _ least number of significant figures _
7. In general when a calculation involves several operations, rounding should be done _for each operation_
8. To express percent error, an _accepted_ value must be known.
9. The average value of a set of measurements is sometimes called the _mean_ value.
10. In the equation of a straight line, y = ax + b, the a is the _slope/gradient_ of the line and b is the _Y intercept_