Reference no: EM132011495

Match the situations listed to the proper type of experimental error and please explain why

A) Random Error B) Systematic Error C) Correction D) Mistake

1) While you are measuring the elongation of a spring due to an applied mass, outside the building workers are drilling the pavement.

2) You use an old wooden ruler, with a worn-down end, to make a measurement.

3) A thermodynamics experiment requires the measurement of room temperature. While you are performing the experiment, the air conditioning system kicks on and off, occasionally blowing cold air in the random.

4) The steel metric tape you utilize for measurements is bent.

5) A calorimetry experiment requires you to measure the temperature of iced water placed inside an aluminum cup. The thermometer touches the bottom of the cup.

6) When measuring the amount of water contained in a graduated plastic cylinder, your eyes are not level with the water.

7) A bent voltmeter needle does not read 0 when 0 Volts are applied.