Dimensional Analysis

Dimensional Analysis

Multiple Choice

The Olympic record for the high jump is just over 2.6 yards. What is that distance in feet? (3 ft = 1 yd)

• 0.867 ft

• 7.8 ft

• 8.07 ft

• 8.27 ft

Multiple Choice

Americans drink 5,604,000 gallons of sweet tea each day. How many liters is that? (1 gal = 3.79 L)

• 21,200,000 L

• 21,239,160 L

• 21,207,190.2 L

• 21,000,000 L

Multiple Choice

How many minutes are in a school year, 187 days?

• 279,280 min.

• 16, 200 min.

• 16, 156 min.

• 269,280 min.

Multiple Choice

How many kilograms of calcium are there in 173 pounds of calcium? (1 lb = 454 g; 1 kg = 1000 g)

• 1.10 kg

• 78.5 kg

• 110 kg

• 78500 kg

Multiple Choice

Convert 62 miles/hour to feet/second. (5,280 ft = 1 mi)

• 5,456 ft/s

• .003 ft/s

• 91 ft/s

• 909 ft/s

Multiple Choice

Convert 70,000 quarts/year to pints/day

• 383.6 pints/day

• 767.1 pints/day

• 1,534.2 pints/day

• 191.8 pints/day

Multiple Choice

Convert 20 tons/year to ounces/day

• .0004 ounces/day

• 6.8 ounces/day

• 109.6 ounces/day

• 1,753.42 ounces/day

Poll

How confident do you feel in your dimensional analysis skills?

• Not a clue

• I need some practice

• Nailed it!

• I could teach the class!