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ICS, Abu Dhabi
Gr: 9 A, B- Physics Accuracy and Precision
Name:
1. Which one of the following shows low accuracy and low precision?
2. The shooter is aiming for the right corner of the back of the net.
Which one of the following shows high accuracy and high precision?

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3. The shooter is aiming for the right corner of the back of the net.
Which one of the following shows low precision but high accuracy?
4. Four bowlers (A,B,C and D) bowl three balls each.
They are all aiming to hit the off stump (the stick on the left).
Which one has low accuracy and low precision?
5. The bowler bowls three balls and is aiming to hit the "leg stump" (the stick
on the right).
Which one of the following shows high accuracy and high precision?

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6. At the moment there is nothing on the scales.A
packet of cookies is weighed and the reading on the
scales is 300 g.
What is the true weight of the packet of cookies?
7. What is meant by the term accuracy?
A. The extent to which a value approaches its true value.
B. The level of detail at which data is stored.
C. The overall quality of the data.
D. The lack of bias in the data.
8. What is meant by the term precision?
A. how close the measured values are to each other.

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B. The extent to which a value approaches its true value.
C. The overall quality of the data.
D. The lack of bias in the data.
9. Looking at the below rifle target, how would you describe the shooting of this
contestant?
A. Accurate and precise.
B. Accurate and imprecise.
C. Inaccurate and imprecise.
D. Inaccurate and precise.