PhysicsLAB Worksheet
Circumference vs Diameter Lab Review

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Refer to the following information for the next fifteen questions.

Match each term with its correct definition.
accuracy 

centi 

circumference 

deci 

interpolate 

dependent variable 

diameter 

independent variable 

meter 

mega 

micro 

milli 

extrapolate 

precision 

parallax 

A. A metric prefix representing 0.1 of a quantity

B. A metric prefix representing 0.01 of a quantity

C. A metric prefix representing 0.001 of a quantity

D. A metric prefix representing 0.000001 times a quantity

E. A metric prefix representing 1000000 times a quantity

F. The degree to which an experimental measurement agrees with an accepted standard.

G. The apparent shift in an object's position when viewed from an angle.

H. The degree to which a measurement can be reproduced.

I. The length of a circular object's perimeter.

J. The length of the longest chord in a circle.

K. The distance that light can travel through a vacuum in a certain well-defined fraction of a second.

L. The values for this experimental quantity are graphed along the y-axis.

M. The values for this experimental quantity are graphed along the x-axis.

N. To calculate a numerical value that is beyond the original data range.

O. To calculate a value that is a within the original data range, but was not tested.
 
 
 
 
 
Refer to the following information for the next seven questions.

The following questions refer to information learned from your lab report.
When you graphed Circumference vs Diameter for your ten objects, which values were graphed as the independent variable?
 
When you graphed Circumference vs Diameter for your ten objects, what should have been your graph's ideal slope? 

When you graphed Circumference vs Diameter for your ten objects, what should have been your graph's ideal y-axis intercept? 

If your group's EXCEL graph had a slope of 3.09 and a y-axis intercept of -1.23, what should be the equation for your line? 

Using your group's equation from the previous question, what would you predict to be the circumference of an object whose diameter is 75.00 cm? 

Using the formula C = πD, what should have been the circumference of an object whose diameter is 75.00 cm? 

What was the accuracy of this experiment? 




 
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