Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Errors and uncertainties

Errors and uncertainties — practice question

A car’s speedometer has a rotating pointer. The pointer is placed a few millimetres away from a calibrated scale. What might produce a random error in the driver’s reading of the car’s speed?

  • AThe car’s speed is affected by the wind direction.
  • BThe driver’s eye is not always in the same position in relation to the pointer.
  • CThe speedometer does not read zero when the car is at rest.
  • DThe speedometer reads $10\%$ higher than the car’s actual speed.

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