Discovering Design with Chemistry Chapter 1 Review

What unit is used to measure mass?

• pounds

• grams

• Newtons

• Both (a) and (b)

What does the prefix “milli” mean?

• 1,000

• 10

• 0.01

• 0.001

Which prefix means 1,000?

• kilo

• milli

• centi

• mega

If you see a measurement listed as 15.7 milliliters, what was measured?

• Mass

• Time

• Volume

• Distance

For the measurement listed in problem 4, which digit has some error in it?

• 1

• 5

• 7

• There is no error in any of the digits

Which has more mass, a 10 g object or a 1,000 mg object?

• The 10 g object

• The 1,000 mg object

• Neither, they are equal in mass.

• It is impossible to solve this problem, because not enough information is given

Four different students measure the volume of a 15.2-gallon container. Their results are:

Student A: 16 gallons Student B: 14.1 gallons

Student C: 12.34 gallons Student D: 15.0 gallons.

• Student A

• Student B

• Student C

• Student D

In the question above, which student was most accurate?

• Student A

• Student B

• Student C

• Student D

What is the volume of liquid in the graduated cylinder on the left?

• 10 mL

• 20 mL

• 15.0 mL

• 15 mL

How should a measurement of 0.0410 liters be expressed in scientific notation?

• 4.10×10^2 liters

• 4.10×10^-2 liters

• 4.1×10^2 liters

• 4.1×10^{-2} liters