GRADE 12 SCIENCE · CHAPTER 2

Observation & scientific inquiry

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  1. Measurement & evidence

    Interpret measurement uncertainty

    Use explicitly defined uncertainty intervals to report measurements without claiming more precision than the method supports.

AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER

For this exercise, 10.0 ± 0.2 cm means an interval from reading minus 0.2 to reading plus 0.2. What is that interval?

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9.8 to 10.2 cm

10.0 − 0.2 = 9.8 and 10.0 + 0.2 = 10.2.

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