Practice - Case Study
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Practice Questions
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What is measurement?
💡 Hint: Think about how we express things in numbers.
Name a tool used for measuring length.
💡 Hint: Consider what you use in a science lab.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
Why was the Mars Climate Orbiter lost?
💡 Hint: Recall the case study we discussed.
True or False: Systematic errors can vary from measurement to measurement.
💡 Hint: Think about how systematic errors differ from random errors.
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Challenge Problems
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A physics laboratory is measuring the height of a tower using a measuring tape that has been incorrectly calibrated and consistently reads 1 meter shorter than the actual height. If the tower was measured to be 50 meters tall with this tape, what is the actual height of the tower?
💡 Hint: Consider how calibration affects accuracy.
During an experiment, a student records the temperature of a solution as 30°C, but the thermometer used has a systematic error of +2°C. What is the actual temperature of the solution?
💡 Hint: Think about how to adjust for systematic inaccuracies.
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