Significant Figures & Precision Practice

Significant figures are used to show the precision of a measurement.

• True

• False

Placeholder zeros are always significant.

• True

• False

A correctly recorded measurement ends with an estimated digit.

• True

• False

Imbedded zeros are not significant.

• True

• False

In scientific notation all of the digits in the base number are significant.

• True

• False

Leading zeros are always significant.

• True

• False

A line over a zero indicates that it is the last significant digit.

• True

• False

Trailing zeros to the right of the decimal are always significant.

• True

• False

The number 550,000. has 6 sig figs.

• True

• False

The number 0.00570 has 6 sig figs.

• True

• False