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Answerkey Physics Lesson 4

The document contains 15 multiple choice questions testing understanding of significant figures in: 1) Identifying the number of significant figures in given values 2) Expressing values in scientific notation to the correct number of significant figures 3) Performing calculations to the correct number of significant figures by rounding appropriately 4) Identifying the correctly rounded answer among options The answers provided follow 8 rules for determining significant figures in measurements, calculations, and approximations.

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Answerkey Physics Lesson 4

The document contains 15 multiple choice questions testing understanding of significant figures in: 1) Identifying the number of significant figures in given values 2) Expressing values in scientific notation to the correct number of significant figures 3) Performing calculations to the correct number of significant figures by rounding appropriately 4) Identifying the correctly rounded answer among options The answers provided follow 8 rules for determining significant figures in measurements, calculations, and approximations.

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A. How many significant figures are in each of the following numbers?

1. 1.234
2. 1.2340
3. 1.234 x 10^-3
4. 1.2340 x 10^-3
5. 1234
6. 12340
7. 0.012340
8. 12.34
9. 123.4
10. 1.23400 x 10^-5

B. Express the following number in scientific notation with correct significant figure.
1. 900 000 (3SF)
2. 3400 (2SF)
3. 45 (3SF)
4. 0.815 (2SF)
5. 0.00891 (2SF)
6. 4 500 (2SF)
7. 0.00766 (1SF)
8. 56 000 (2SF)
9. 34 000 (3SF)
10.8930 (4SF)

C.
1. Considering the correct number of significant figures, evaluate the following operation,
3.73 x 5.7 = _____.
a. 21 c. 21.26
b. 21.00 d. 21.261

2. Compute 3.24 m + 0.532 m to the correct number of significant figures.


a. 3.77 c. 3.8
b. 3.772 d. 4.00

3. The sum of 1.04 + 2.1135 + 3.1 + 3.403 is_____


a. 9.6565 c. 9.66
b. 9.6 d. 9.70

4. Solve: 7.45 x 10^8 + 4.97 x 10^-2 - 6.67 x 10^5 is equal to___


a. 7443.33 x 10^5 c. 7.44333 x 10^-2
b. 7.44 x 10^8 d. 7443.330000497

5. Which of the following examples illustrates a number that is correctly rounded to three
significant figures?
a. 0.03954 g to 4.040 g c. 20.0332 g to 20.0 g
b. 4.05438 g to 4.054 g d. 103.692 g to 103.7 g
6. Which of the following numbers contains the designated CORRECT number of significant
figures?
a. 0.00302 2 significant figures
b. 0.04300 5 significant figures
c. 1.04 2 significant figures
d. 3.0560 4 significant figures
e. 156 000 3 significant figures

7. A calculator answer of 423.6059 must be rounded off to three significant figures. What
answer is reported?
a. 420 b. 423 c. 423.6 d. 423.7 e. 424

8. Which of the following is CORRECT?


a. 2.450 x 10^7 rounded to two significant digits 2.4 x 10^7
b. 3.56 rounded to two significant digits is 3.6
c. 77.889 x 10^6 rounded to three significant digits is 77.8 x 10^6
d. 122.5 rounded to two significant digits is 120

9. The following observations have been made: 64.52, 3.0, 11.081. the correctly written sum
is
a. 78.6
b. 78.60
c. 78.6010
d. 79

10. The quantity 0.245 x 36.74 / 200.0 = 0.045007, computed from measured values,
should be written in an engineering report as
a. 0.04500 c. 4.50 x 10^-2
b. 4.5 x 10^-2 d. 5 x 10^-2

11. The mass of a watch glass was measured four times. The masses were 99.997 g,
100.008 g, 100.001 g, 100.005 g. What is the average mass of the watch glass?
a. 100.00 g c. 100.005 g
b. 100.01 g d. 100.00525 g

12. When performing the calculation 34.530 g + 12.1 g + 1 222.34 g, the final answer must
have
a. only one decimal place c. three significant figures
b. three decimal places d. unit of g^3

13. How many significant figures are in the measurement of 102 400 meters?
a. three b. four c. five d. six

14. 923 g is divided by 20 312 cm^3


a. 0.045 g/cm^3 c. 0.0454 g/cm^3
b. 4.00 x 10-2 g/cm^3 d. 0.04 g/cm^3
15. Complete the following problem: A piece of stone has a mass of 24.595 grams and a
volume of 5.34 cm3. What is the density of the stone? (remember that density = m/v)
a. 0.22 cm^3/g
b. 4.606 g/cm^3
c. 4.61 g/cm^3
d. 0.217 cm^3/g

A
1) 4
2) 5
3) 4
4) 5
5) 4
6) 4
7) 5
8) 4
9) 4
10) 6

B)
1) 9.00×105
2) 3.4×103
3) 4.50×101
4) 8.2×10−1
5) 8.9×10−3
6) 4.5×103
7) 7×10−3
8) 5.6×104
9) 3.40×104
10) 8.930×103

C)
1) a) 21
2) a) 3.77
3) b) 9.6
4) b) 7.44×108
5) c) 20.0332 g to 20.0 g
6) e) 156000 3 significant figures
7) e) 424
8) b) 3.56 rounded of to two significant figures is 3.6
9) a) 78.6
10) c) 4.50×10−2
11) c) 100.005 g
12) a) only one decimal place
13) b) four
14) a) 0.0454g/cm3
15) c) 4.61g/cm3

Since all these approximations are based on 8 rules. I haven't mentioned them against each
question. they are

1)All non-zero digits are considered significant


2)Zeros appearing anywhere between two significant figures are significant
3)Zeros to the left of the significant figures (leading zeros) are not significant
4)Zeros to the right of the non-zero digits (trailing zeros) are significant if they are to the
right of the decimal point as these are only necessary to indicate precision

addition and subtraction


5) For addition and subtraction, look at the places to the decimal point. Add or subtract in
the normal fashion, then round the answer to the LEAST number of places to the decimal
point of any number in the problem.

Multiplication and division


6)The LEAST number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the
number of significant figures in the answer.

approximation
7)if the next digit is 5 or more, increase the previous digit by one
8)if its's 4 or less, keep the previous digit the same

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