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Ciara Leila Del Rosario, Andrian Floro, Rio Cabading, Princess Cacatian,
Princess Malasa, Krista Avila, Kate Ledesma*
General Physics I, Quezon City Polytechnic University
ABSTRACT:
ABSTRACT:
The dimension and density of the box, and the volume of the
marble ball was measured by means of using different measuring
tools provided and assigned for the proponents to use such as
measuring stick, ruler, vernier caliper, triple beam balance, and
graduated cylinder. The proponents made three trials of
measuring the solid objects by having three proponents
measuring the same object as the preceeding proponent had used
to determine if there would be discrepancies and uncertainty of
errors present. The authors realized after the activity that the
using vernier caliper is much more accurate than using ruler. The
authors of this journal have concluded that there will always be a
degree of uncertainty in every measurements.
1 Introduction
A measurement tells us about a property of something and gives number to that
property by means of using measuring instruments such as ruler, protractor, vernier caliper,
meter stick, etc. Different measuring tools or devices have different uses and differe nt
degree of accuracy which makes all measurements to have a degree of uncertainty.
Specifying a range of values that is determined in the formula below may indicate where
the "true value" or the accurate measurement falls within.
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2 Methodology
To find the dimensions and density of the solid objects, the proponents used a
ruler, an empty cup, graduated cylinder, vernier caliper, and triple beam balance. The
proponents made three trials to determine the approximate and estimated measurement of
the solid objects. The proponents used the following to determine the approximate
measurement of the solid objects:
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4 Conclusion
The authors were able to generalize that in evey measurements, there will always
be a degree of uncertainty or errors in measurement. The exact values of the measureme nts
falls within a specified range of values and by using a measuring tool or device that has
less degree of uncertainty can determime the most accurate value. Aside from that, the
authors were able to know the advantages or disadvantages of using ruler or vernier caliper
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in some measurements. The advantage of using vernier caliper to ruler is that even when
the measurement was uncertain, it's values are closer to the exact valie since it has a smaller
interval compared to ruler. The disadvantage of using vernier caliper is that some of it
doesn't have a lock which can contribute to some errors in measurements. While when
using the ruler, it must be straight and placed on a flat surface or at the edge of a table for
a better measurement.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors of this paper would like to thank Sir Nelson Lazare for guiding us througho ut
conducting this activity, for giving us the format on how to make a scientific journal, and
for letting the authors use the equipment inside the faculty office. Also, the authors would
like to thank the faculty professors who accepted our request to do the activity inside the
faculty office at the fourth floor of SB building in QCPU, and Sir Marjim Dela Cruz for
letting the authors borrow some of the equipment used in the activity.
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2nd trial 98 60 98 62
3rd trial 97 59 98 61
Average 97 61 98 60
Table 2: Values of the Length, Width, Thickness and the Computed Volume Of the
Rectangular Carton
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Computation 1: The density of the rectangular carton
Average Volume: 218.053 0.05 cm3
Mass: 9.5 grams
Density: 0.044 0.05 cc/g
Table 3: Values for the Volume of the Marble Using Water Displacement
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