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A scale in a lab measures the mass of object consistently more by 500 g than their actual mass. How would you describe the scale in terms of accuracy and precision? |
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Answer» The scale is precise but not accurate. Explanation: Precision measures how consistently a device records the same answer; even though it displays the wrong value. Hence, the scale is precise. Accuracy is how well a device measures something against its accepted value. As scale in the lab is always off by 500 g, it is not accurate. [Note: The goal of the observer should be to get accurate as well as precise measurements.] |
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