Precision and accuracy - class-VIII
Description: precision and accuracy | |
Number of Questions: 29 | |
Created by: Varsha Mane | |
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Are senses reliable for accurate measurement?
Which of the following time measuring devices is most precise?
Students A, B and C measure the diameter of a wire using three different screw gauges of least count 0.01 cm, 0.05 cm and 0.001 cm respectively. Each one makes 10 measurements.The measurements will be more precise for
Students A,B and C measure the diameter of a copper ball using the same screw gauge. A takes 5 readings, B takes 9 readings and C takes 8 readings. The measured value will be most accurate for
In lab one student obtained a weight measurement of $3.2 kg$ for a given substance, but the actual or known weight is $10 kg$, then his measurement is :
If measurements for a given substance are close to the known value, but the measurements are far from each other, then you have _______ without _______. Fill the appropriate answers.
The mass of an object is measured by two students (true weight is 12 kg)
Student 1: He measures 12 kg
Student 2: She measures 12.5 kg
Measurement of which student is more accurate.
The extent to which a given measurement agrees with the standard value for that measurement is known as :
________ refers to the degree of conformity and correctness of something when compared to a true or absolute value. Fill the appropriate answer.
_______ refers to a state of strict exactness.Fill the appropriate answer.
If we weigh a given substance five times, and get 5 kg each time, then your measurement is very __________.
The degree to which several measurement provide answer very close to each other is known as:
Accuracy of potentiometer can be easily increased by :
________ reflects quality of measuring instrument.
In the context of accuracy to measurement and significant figures in expressing results of experiment, which of the following is/are correct?
(1) Out of the measurements 50.14 cm and 0.00025 ampere, the first one has greater accuracy.
(2) If one travels 478 km by rail and 397 m. by road, the total distance traveled is 478 km.
Find the maximum possible percentage error in the measurement of force on an object(on mass m) travelling at velocity v in a circle of radius r, if m=(4.0 plus minus 0.1)kg, v=(10 plus minus 0.1)m/s and r=(8.0 plus minus 0.2)m
Least count of spring balance, if a spring balance has a range of $0-25\ kg$ and consists for every $kg$ increment in weight the needle moves by $10$ divisions?
The accuracy in the measurement of the diametre of a hydrogen atom as ${ 1.06\times 10 }^{ -10 }$ m is
Out of the following the more precise value is .....
Which of the following reading is most accurate
The mean length of an object is $5\ cm$. Which of the following measurements is most accurate?
When the jaws of a vernier callipers are in contact with each other, the zeroeth division of the vernier scale does not coincide with the zeroeth division. of the main scale but coincides with the second division on it. Discuss the accuracy of the observed readings done with the instrument
Why are shields made of iron usually provided around precision instruments?
The length of two rods measured by a meter scale are 60.0 cm and 20.0 cm respectively. The least count of meter scale is 1 mm. Then
The time of 25 oscillations of a simple pendulum is measured to be $50.0 s$ by a watch of least count $0.1 s$. The percentage error in time is
The error in the measurement of length of a simple pendulum is $0.1\%$ and error in the time period is $2 \%$. The possible maximum error in the quantity having dimensional formula $LT^{-2}$ is
Which of the following measurements is most accurate?
Which is most accurate?
The mathematical operation in which the accuracy is limited to least accurate term is :