Kognity IB Physics A.0 Measurements & Uncertainty (id: 294aaa607)

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本题目来源于试卷: Kognity IB Physics A.0 Measurements & Uncertainty，类别为 IBDP Physics

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The length of a pencil is measured usixo 0ktk8*jc7 juqrm *tj+f-5nng part of a mea ycbo 95qbu.1hsuring tape as shown belowb.uob 5 1h9qyc.

What is the length of the pencil?

A. $4.5 \pm 0.1 \; cm$
B. $11.5 \pm 0.2 \; cm$
C. $11.5 \pm 0.3 \; cm$
D. $11.5 \pm 0.5 \; cm$


参考答案:  D


本题详细解析:
We should be looking at the cm scale! The uncertainty in a reading on a s-6pv ibap9,t3qdp aq4cale is usually taken as half the smallest division. Here the smallest division is 0.5 cm so we can read each point on the scale to an accuracy of 0.25 cm. To find the length of the pencil we must take two measurements - one for each end of the pencil. This means that we must also add the uncertainties, giving a3-pvd ,9it4pq6b aqapn uncertainty of 0.5cm.