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Making rough estimates of physical quantities is usefulA. So that you can see if the answer to a problem makes physical sense.B. Because we only use approximate numbers in problems.C. Because the laws we use are not exact, so using exact numbers is not crucial.D.So that you can compute answers doing simpler math.

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Answer:

A. So that you can see if the answer to a problem makes physical sense.

Step-by-step explanation:

Science can be defined as a branch of intellectual and practical study which systematically observe a body of fact in relation to the structure and behavior of non-living and living organisms (animals, plants and humans) in the natural world through experiments.

An experiment can be defined as an investigation which typically involves the process of manipulating an independent variable (the cause) in order to be able to determine or measure the dependent variable (the effect).

This ultimately implies that, an experiment can be used by scientists to show or demonstrate how a condition causes or gives rise to another i.e cause and effect, influence, behavior, etc in a sample.

Measurements refers to the process which typically involves the process of identifying and determining the dimensions of a physical object. The dimensions include important parameters such as width, height, length, area, volume, circumference etc.

In Science, making rough estimates of physical quantities is useful so that you can see if the answer to a problem makes physical sense.

For example, you could make a rough estimate of a storage tank and deductively determine whether or not it's in tandem with its physical size in reality.

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