UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

GENERAL PHYSICS 1
1st Quarter, AY 2017-2018

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LABORATORY ACTIVITY 1
Errors, Uncertainties and Measurements

DATA AND OBSERVATIONS:

A. Sphere Diameter
Diameter of Sphere
Trials
Foot ruler Vernier caliper Micrometer caliper
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Mean Diameter
COMPUTATION

Computation for
Average Deviation
 Δ𝒙
̅ = = =

Computation for
Mean Average
Deviation

AD = = =

B. Sphere Density

Density of Sphere
Trials Circumference Diameter
1
2
3
Average = =
Mass (g) =
COMPUTATION

Computation for
volume

V (cm3) =

Computation for
density

Density (g/cm3) =

Computation for
%Error

%E =
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION:
1. Give some advantages and disadvantages of using the foot ruler,
vernier caliper and the micrometer caliper in measuring the
diameter of a sphere.
2. Which of the measuring devices used can give the most accurate
measurement? Why?
3. What are the possible sources of experimental errors in this
experiment?