Hannah Odom

Biology

2 January, 10:27

Marquis is using a balance to measure the mass of a rock. After recording a reading, he removes the rock, clears the balance, and measures the rock again using the same balance. He repeats this process two more times. Each time he measures the rock, he records the result in a table, shown below.

Trial Mass (g) 1 5.43 2 5.37 3 5.35 4 5.41

If the actual mass of the rock is 5.39 g, which of the following is true about the balance Marquis is using? A.

The balance has a low level of precision and a high level of accuracy. B.

The balance has a high level of precision and a low level of accuracy. C.

The balance has a high level of precision and a high level of accuracy. D.

The balance has a low level of precision and a low level of accuracy.