1) A measurement is a comparison between an unknown quantity and a) another unknown quantity b) a prediction c) a standard d) an estimate 2) Which describes how close a measurement is to the true value? a) significance b) reproducibility c) precision d) accuracy 3) Which describes a measurement that is repeatable and consistent? a) low accuracy b) low precision c) high precision d) high accuracy 4) A thermometer always reads 2°C higher than the actual temperature. This shows: a) Accurate but not precise b) Precise but not accurate c) Both accurate and precise d) Neither accurate nor precise 5) Your group measures the length of a desk as 1.52 m, 1.50 m, and 1.51 m. The true length is 1.51 m. This shows: a) Accurate only b) Precise only c) Both accurate and precise d) Neither accurate nor precise

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