Significant Figures
Significant Figures
1. How many significant figures does the following number have: 0.002040
a) 3 b) 6
c) 2 d) 4
a) 1023 b) 1022
c) 0.01023 d) 0.01022
a) 4.0180 b) 4.02
c) 4 d) 4.0
a) .772 b) .7720
c) .77 d) .772030
a) 10.951 b) 10.95
c) 11.0 d) 11
7. Solve and round accordingly.
25.0 x 17 = ?
a) 430 b) 425.0
c) 425 d) 430.0
a) 430 b) 425.0
c) 430.0 d) 425
a) 100 b) 120
c) 124.3 d) 124.34
11. Three different people weigh a standard mass of 2.00 g on the same balance. Each person
obtains a reading of 7.32 g for the mass of the standard. These results imply that the balance
that was used is ____.
12. It is a measure of how close measurements come to each other when they are made in the
same way
a) Extrapolation b) Error
c) Precision d) Accuracy
a) Precision b) Accuracy
c) Estimate d) Significant
14. Which is the more precise measurement?
a) 4.3 mL b) 4.30 mL
c) 4 mL d) 4.300 mL
15. A set of data are all close to each other, but they are not close to the actual value. This set of
data can be described as...
a) accurate b) precise
c) both precise and accurate