National Physical Laboratory

Basics of uncertainty analysis quiz

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Question 1 of 5

  • A material being measured expands in length by 0.1 percent for every degree Celcius rise in temperature. For a temperature uncertainty of ± 5 degrees Celsius what would be the length uncertainty in a piece of material 100 centimetre long?

    • ±0.5 °C

    • ±0.1 °C

    • ±0.5 cm

    • ±0.1 cm