Lesson: Measurement Accuracy and Precision High School Physics

Physics

In this lesson, we will learn how to define measurement accuracy and precision and explain how different types of measurement errors affect them.

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15:30

Q1:

The diagram shows a target board and four sets of hits on it, (A), (B), (C), and (D). The shots were all aimed at the bull’s-eye of the target.

Which set of hits is both accurate and precise?

Which set of hits is neither accurate nor precise?

Which set of hits is accurate but not precise?

Which set of hits is precise but not accurate?

Q2:

Which of the following statements most correctly describes how zero measurement errors affect the accuracy and the precision of measurements?

Q3:

Which of the following statements most correctly describes how systematic measurement errors affect the accuracy and the precision of measurements?

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