Complete question
A student measures the mass of a 1.0 kg standard bar. He obtains measurements of 0.77 kg, 0.78 kg, and 0.79 kg. Which describes his measurements
a)precise but not accurate
b)accurate but not precise
c)neither precise nor accurate
d)both precise and accurate
Answer:
The measurement is precise but not accurate
Explanation:
A measurement can either be precise or accurate.
- A Precise measurement describes how close the measured values are to each other.
- An accurate measurement describes how close a measured value is to the true value.
In this question, the measured values (0.77 kg, 0.78 kg and 0.79 kg) are far from the true value (1.0 kg), therefore the measurement is not accurate.
However, the measured values (0.77 kg, 0.78 kg and 0.79 kg) are close to each other, therefore the measurement is precise.
Therefore the correct option is 'a' the measurement is precise but not accurate
High school???
No way
It's work.
They differ because they are transverse wave. That is their direction of travel is perpendicular to its vibrations.
Change in temperature
A calorimeter directly measures temperature change and this information, along with the substance's mass and specific heat, is used to calculate the amount of heat.<span />
