Quiz 2 App. Physics I Winter 25

Error due to arbitrary reasons during experiment is

• Relative error

• Systematic error

• Random error

• Instrumental error

Parallax error is a

• Systematic error

• Random error

While measuring volume of a solid cylinder, the percentage error in the observed diameter and length are found to be 2% and 3% respectively. What is the percentage error in volume?

• 1%

• 2%

• 5%

• 7%

If the length of a rectangular prism is measured with a 1% error and the width with a 2% error, what is the total percentage error in the calculated surface area?

• 3%

• 4%

• 5%

• 6%

Which of the following is an example of systematic error?

• Fluctuations in temperature during an experiment

• Consistent miscalibration of a measuring instrument

What type of error occurs when measurements are affected by environmental factors?

• Random error

• Human error

• Instrumental error

• Systematic error

How many significant figures are present in the number 0.000608030

• 5

• 6

• 9

• 10

0.0105 and 13500 have equal number of significant figures.

• True
• False

The ratio between the mean absolute error and the mean value of the observable is known as the

• Relative error

• Percentage error

• Parallax error

• Random error

The total percentage error in a calculated volume is the sum of the percentage errors in its dimensions.

• False

• True