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Date: _________________ Per: _____

Chemistry
Assessment #8: SI, Accuracy, Precision & Error PRACTICE
For each of the following questions or statements, select the most appropriate response and write its
letter on the answer line:

_____ 1. Three different people weigh a standard mass of 2.00 g on the same balance. Each person
obtains a reading of exactly 7.32 g for the mass of the standard. These results imply that the
balance that was used is:
A. accurate but not precise
B. precise but not accurate
C. both accurate and precise
D. neither accurate nor precise

_____ 2. The closeness of a measurement to its true value is a measure of its:

A. precision
B. accuracy
C. reproducibility
D. usefulness

_____ 3. The diameter of a carbon atom is 0.000 000 000 154 m. What is this number expressed in
nanometers?
A. 154 nm
B. 0.154 nm
C. 0.000 154 nm
D. 0.000 000 154 nm

_____ 4. Which of the following equalities is NOT correct?

A. 100 cg = 1 g
B. 1000 mm = 1 m
C. 1 cm3 = 1 mL
D. 10 kg = 1 g

_____ 5. What is the SI unit of length?

A. meter
B. inch
C. mile
D. foot

_____ 6. Which of the following units is an official SI base unit (i.e. NOT a derived unit)?
A. Liter
B. second
C. milligram
D. Fahrenheit
_____ 7. Which of the following lengths is the same as one meter?
A. one centimeter
B. ten centimeters
C. one hundred centimeters
D. one thousand centimeters

_____ 8. What is the quantity 7.5 millimeters expressed in centimeters?

A. 0.075 cm
B. 0.75 cm
C. 7.5 cm
D. 75 cm

_____ 9. Which of the following is NOT a unit of temperature?

A. Celsius
B. Fahrenheit
C. Joule
D. Kelvin

_____ 10. A reaction takes place that is expected to yield 171.9 g of product, but only yields 154.8 g.
What is the percent error for this experiment?
A. 9.9%
B. 17.1%
C. 90.1%
D. 111.0%
Answers:
1. B
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. C
10. A