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General Physics1
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Title: Units of Measurements
Science – Grade 12
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Quarter 1 – Module 1: Units of Measurements
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General Physics1
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Units of Measurements
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Units and Measurements!

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
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textbook you are now using.

The module has one lesson, namely:

● Lesson 1 – Accuracy and Precision
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. define accuracy and precision;
2. differentiate accuracy and precision; and
3. illustrate an example of accuracy and precision
 What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. It is described as the degree of how close the measurements are to the

true value.
a. accuracy c. reliability
b. precision d. validity

2. It refers to the degree to which successive measurements agree with each

other.
a. accuracy c. reliability
b. precision d. validity

3. Which group of measurements is most precise?

a. 0.005 g, 0.0049 g, 0.0051 g
b. 1.23 cm3, 2.21 cm3, 9.92 cm3
c. 23.4 mm, 12.4 mm, 50.2 mm
d. 2.3 x 10-2 kg, 2.31 x 102 kg, 2.29 x 1012 kg

4. The volume of a liquid is 20.5 ml. Which of the following sets of

measurement the value with good accuracy?
a. 18.6 ml, 17.6 ml, 19.6 ml, 17.2 ml
b. 18.8 ml, 19.0 ml, 19.2 ml, 18.8 ml.
c. 19.3 ml, 19.2 ml, 18.6 ml, 18.7 ml
d. 20.2 ml, 20.5 ml, 20.3 ml 20.1 ml
5. The mass of unknown substance is 2.86 g. Which of the following sets of
measurement represents the value with both accuracy and precision?
a. 1.78 g, 1.80 g, 1.76 g, 1.81 g
b. 1.95 g, 2.02 g, 1.96 g, 2.01 g
c. 2.81 g, 1.98 g, 2.40 g, 2.78 g
d. 2.85 g, 2.86 g, 2.84 g, 2.81 g

6. The mass of a sample of a copper nitrate is 3.82 g. A student measures

the mass and finds it to be 3.81 g, 3.82 g, 3.79 g and 3.80 g in the first,
second, third and fourth trial, respectively. Which of the following
statements is true for his measurements?
a. They have good accuracy but poor precision.
b. They have poor accuracy but good precision.
c. They are neither precise nor accurate.
d. They have good accuracy and precision.

Mass Data Sample

TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 TRIAL 4
Student A 1.43 g 1.52 g 1.47 g 1.42 g
Student B 1.43 g 1.40 g 1.46 g 1.44 g
Student C 1.54 g 1.56 g 1.58 g 1.50 g
Student D 0.86 g 1.24 g 1.52 g 1.42 g

7. Four students each measured the mass of one 1.43 g sample four times.
The results in the data above indicate that the data collected by reflect
the greatest accuracy and precision.
a. Student A b. Student B c. Student C d. Student D
 8. The accepted value is 1.43. Which correctly describes this student’s
experimental data?

Trial Measurement
1 1.29
2 1.93
3 0.88

a. Accurate but not precise c. Precise but not accurate

b. Both accurate and precise d. Neither accurate nor precise

9. What is meant by the term accuracy?

a. The extent to which the value approaches its true value.
b. The level of detail at which data is stored.
c. The lack of bias in the data.
d. The overall quality of data.

10. What is meant by the term precision?

a. The extent to which the value approaches its true value.
b. The level of detail at which data is stored.
c. The lack of bias in the data.
d. The overall quality of data.

11. The volume of a liquid is 25.5 ml. A student measures the volume and
finds it to be 25.2 mL, 25.1 mL, 24.9 mL, and 25.3 mL in the first, second,
third, and fourth trial, respectively. Which of the following statements is true
for his measurements?
a. They have poor precision.
b. They have poor accuracy.
c. They are neither precise nor accurate.
d. They have good precision.
12. The mass of an unknown substance is 2.86 g. Which of the following sets
of measurement represents the value with both accuracy and precision?
a. 1.78 g, 1.80 g, 1.76 g, 1.81 g
b. 1.98 g, 2.02 g, 1.96 g, 2.01 g
c. 2.85 g, 2.86 g, 2.84 g, 2.81 g
d. 2.81 g, 1.98 g, 2.40 g, 2.78 g

13. The volume of a sample of concentrated hydrochloric acid is 10.5 ml. A

student measures the volume and finds it to be 8.6 mL, 8.8 mL, 8.2 mL, and
8.6 mL in the first, second, third, and fourth trial, respectively. Which of the
following statements is true for his measurements?
a. They have poor precision.
b. They have poor accuracy.
c. They are neither precise nor accurate.
d. They have good precision.

14. Looking at the above rifle target, how would you describe the shooting of
this contestant?
a. accurate and imprecise c. inaccurate and precise
b. accurate and precise d. inaccurate and imprecise

15. Which of the following will allow measurement of a liquid's volume with the
greatest precision?
a. 50 ml cylinder graduated in 1ml increments
b. 100 ml cylinder graduated in 0.5 ml increments
c. 100 ml cylinder graduated in 1 ml increments
d. 200 ml cylinder graduated in 5 ml increments
Lesson

1 Units of Measurement

Science is based on experimentation that requires good measurements. The validity of

a measurement can be described in terms of its accuracy and its precision.

What’s In

How to be accurate and precise in conversion of units and in expressing numbers in

scientific notation.

A student measures a test tube, she reported 15 g in mass, but the actual mass of the
test tube was 32 g. Is the data accurate?

A student measures the following temperature 40.30C, 410C and 400C. Is the data
given precise?

Notes to the Teacher

It is significant that learners had background on the use of
measuring device such as ruler, protractor and platform balance.
 What’s New

Accuracy vs Precision
 What is It

Accuracy
It is how close a measurement is to the correct value for that measurement. For
example, let us say that you are measuring the length of standard piece of bond paper.
The packaging in which you purchased the paper states that it is 11 inches long, and
suppose this stated value is correct. You measure the length of the paper three times
and obtain the following measurements: 11.1 inches, 11.2 inches, and 10.9 inches.
These measurements are quite accurate because they are very close to the correct
value of 11.0 inches. In contrast, if you had obtained a measurement of 12 inches,
your measurement would not be very accurate. This is why measuring instruments
are calibrated based on a known measurement. If the instrument consistently returns
the correct value of the known measurement, it is safe for use in finding unknown
values.

Precision
It states how well repeated measurements of something generate the same or similar
results. Therefore, the precision of measurements refers to how close together the
measurements are when you measure the same thing several times. One way to
analyze the precision of measurements would be to determine the range, or difference
between the lowest and the highest measured values. In the case of the printer paper
measurements, the lowest value was 10.9 inches and the highest value was 11.2
inches. Thus, the measured values deviated from each other by, at most, 0.3 inches.
These measurements were reasonably precise because they varied by only a fraction of
an inch. However, if the measured values had been 10.9 inches, 11.1 inches, and 11.9
inches, then the measurements would not be very precise because there is a lot of
variation from one measurement to another.
The measurements in the paper example are both accurate and precise, but in some
cases, measurements are accurate but not precise, or they are precise but not
accurate. Let us consider a GPS system that is attempting to locate the position of a
restaurant in a city. Think of the restaurant location as existing at the center of a
bull’s-eye target. Then think of each GPS attempt to locate the restaurant as a black
dot on the bull’s eye.
 What’s More

Activity 1.1 Accuracy vs Precision

1. Measure the length, width and height of your 60 leaves notebook to determine the
volume of it using a ruler in centimeter (cm).

2. Determine the true value of volume of notebook.

3. Make 3 trials of the said measurement.

4. Record your data table.

True value of Volume of Notebook: __________________________

Notebook Length Width Height Volume

Trial 1
Trial 2
Trial 3
Average

5. What is the accurate measured volume?

6. What is the precise measure volume?

 What I Have Learned

1. Accuracy refers to the closeness of a measured value to a standard value or known

value.
2. Precision refers to the closeness of two or more measurements to each other.
 What I Can Do

Do you experience accurateness and preciseness of data or information in your

daily living?
Do you have encounter on some news in particular to the use of social media?
How accuracy and precision applicable to this situation.
Cite some ways or techniques to be utilized to get accurate and precise
information.

Assessment

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. It is described as the degree of how close the measurements are to the true
value.
a. accuracy c. reliability
b. precision d. validity

2. It refers to the degree to which successive measurements agree with each

other.
a. accuracy c. reliability
b. precision d. validity

3. Which group of measurements is most precise?

a. 0.005 g, 0.0049 g, 0.0051 g
b. 1.23 cm3, 2.21 cm3, 9.92 cm3
c. 23.4 mm, 12.4 mm, 50.2 mm
d. 2.3 x 10-2 kg, 2.31 x 102 kg, 2.29 x 1012 kg
4. The volume of a liquid is 20.5 ml. Which of the following sets of
measurement the value with good accuracy?
a. 18.6 ml, 17.6 ml, 19.6 ml, 17.2 ml
b. 18.8 ml, 19.0 ml, 19.2 ml, 18.8 ml.
c. 19.3 ml, 19.2 ml, 18.6 ml, 18.7 ml
d. 20.2 ml, 20.5 ml, 20.3 ml 20.1 ml

5. The mass of unknown substance is 2.86 g. Which of the following sets of

measurement represents the value with both accuracy and precision?
a. 1.78 g, 1.80 g, 1.76 g, 1.81 g
b. 1.95 g, 2.02 g, 1.96 g, 2.01 g
c. 2.81 g, 1.98 g, 2.40 g, 2.78 g
d. 2.85 g, 2.86 g, 2.84 g, 2.81 g

6. The mass of a sample of a copper nitrate is 3.82 g. A student measures the

mass and finds it to be 3.81 g, 3.82 g, 3.79 g and 3.80 g in the first, second,
third and fourth trial, respectively. Which of the following statements is true
for his measurements?
a. They have good accuracy but poor precision.
b. They have poor accuracy but good precision.
c. They are neither precise nor accurate.
d. They have good accuracy and precision.

Mass Data Sample

TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 TRIAL 4
Student A 1.43 g 1.52 g 1.47 g 1.42 g
Student B 1.43 g 1.40 g 1.46 g 1.44 g
Student C 1.54 g 1.56 g 1.58 g 1.50 g
Student D 0.86 g 1.24 g 1.52 g 1.42 g
7. Four students each measured the mass of one 1.43 g sample four times.
The results in the data above indicate that the data collected by reflect the
greatest accuracy and precision.
b. Student A b. Student B c. Student C d. Student D

8. The accepted value is 1.43. Which correctly describes this student’s

experimental data?

Trial Measurement
1 1.29
2 1.93
3 0.88

a. Accurate but not precise c. Precise but not accurate

b. Both accurate and precise d. Neither accurate nor precise

9. What is meant by the term accuracy?

a. The extent to which the value approaches its true value.
b. The level of detail at which data is stored.
c. The lack of bias in the data.
d. The overall quality of data.

10. What is meant by the term precision?

a. The extent to which the value approaches its true value.
b. The level of detail at which data is stored.
c. The lack of bias in the data.
d. The overall quality of data.
11. The volume of a liquid is 25.5 ml. A student measures the volume and
finds it to be 25.2 mL, 25.1 mL, 24.9 mL, and 25.3 mL in the first, second,
third, and fourth trial, respectively. Which of the following statements is true
for his measurements?
a. They have poor precision.
b. They have poor accuracy.
c. They are neither precise nor accurate.
d. They have good precision.

12. The mass of an unknown substance is 2.86 g. Which of the following sets
of measurement represents the value with both accuracy and precision?
a. 1.78 g, 1.80 g, 1.76 g, 1.81 g
b. 1.98 g, 2.02 g, 1.96 g, 2.01 g
c. 2.85 g, 2.86 g, 2.84 g, 2.81 g
d. 2.81 g, 1.98 g, 2.40 g, 2.78 g
13. The volume of a sample of concentrated hydrochloric acid is 10.5 ml. A
student measures the volume and finds it to be 8.6 mL, 8.8 mL, 8.2 mL, and
8.6 mL in the first, second, third, and fourth trial, respectively. Which of the
following statements is true for his measurements?
a. They have poor precision.
b. They have poor accuracy.
c. They are neither precise nor accurate.
d. They have good precision.

14. Looking at the above rifle target, how would you describe the shooting of
this contestant?
a. accurate and imprecise c. inaccurate and precise
b. accurate and precise d. inaccurate and imprecise
15. Which of the following will allow measurement of a liquid's volume with the
greatest precision?
a. 50 ml cylinder graduated in 1ml increments
b. 100 ml cylinder graduated in 0.5 ml increments
c. 100 ml cylinder graduated in 1 ml increments
d. 200 ml cylinder graduated in 5 ml increments
 Additional Activities

A grocery store sells 5-lb bags of mangoes. You purchase four bags over the course of
a month and weigh the mangoes each time. You obtain the following measurements:

Week 1 weight: 4.8  lb

Week 2 weight: 5.3  lb

Week 3 weight: 4.9  lb

Week 4 weight: 5.4  lb

Is the measurement accurate or precise?