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WorksheetsMetric conversions, Density, Sig. Figs. & Scientific Notatio
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many meters are in a kilometer?
a)
1 meter
b)
10 meters
c)
100 meters
d)
1,000 meters
2.
There are 10 millimeters in a centimeter.
a)
true
b)
False
3.
How many milliliters are in a liter?
a)
100 milliliters
b)
1,000 milliliters
c)
10,000 milliliters
d)
10 milliliters
4.
Convert 30 cm to m:
a)
300
b)
3
c)
0.03
d)
0.3 m
5.
Convert 9 km to mm:
a)
900,000
b)
9,000,000
c)
9,000
d)
90,000
6.
Which is greater?
9,000 milliliters or 10 liters
9,000 milliliters or 10 liters
a)
9,000 mL
b)
10 L
7.
6,000 milliliters = ______ liters
a)
60
b)
600
c)
6
d)
6,000
8.
The volume of water in a graduated cylinder in 12 mL. A marble is dropped in & the volume raises to 15 mL. What is the volume of the marble?
a)
3 mL
b)
12 mL
c)
15 mL
d)
27 mL
9.
Approximately 10 football fields equals the length of a:
a)
meter
b)
megameter
c)
kilometer
d)
millimeter
10.
The abbreviation for gram is...
a)
G
b)
gg
c)
g
11.
2.0 centigrams is
a)
2.0 x 10-3 grams
b)
2.0 x 10-6 grams
c)
2.0 x 10-2 grams
d)
2.0 x 10-9 grams
12.
True or false: 1,000 milligrams = 1 gram
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
13.
2.0 milligrams is equal to:
a)
2.0 x 10-3 grams
b)
2.0 x 10-6 grams
c)
2.0 x 10-2 grams
d)
2.0 x 10-9 grams
14.
Which length is the longest?
a)
10 m
b)
2,000 dm
c)
1 km
d)
100,000 mm
15.
How many decimeters are in a meter?
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
.1
16.
The metric system is based on powers of ___.
a)
Thor
b)
10
c)
a shamrock
d)
hexadecimal
17.
Which unit is the smallest?
a)
km
b)
m
c)
mm
d)
cm
18.
To convert meters to millimeters, which direction would you move the decimal point?
a)
To the left
b)
To the right
c)
Up
d)
Down
19.
To convert from centimeters to meters, move the decimal place to the ___.
a)
Left
b)
Right.
c)
Force
d)
Beginning of the number
20.
What is the SI unit for length?
a)
mile
b)
meter
c)
foot
d)
kilometer
21.
What is the SI unit for temperature?
a)
degrees
b)
Celsius
c)
Kelvin
d)
Fahrenheit
22.
What is the SI unit for time?
a)
day
b)
hour
c)
minute
d)
second
23.
What is the SI unit for mass?
a)
gram
b)
kilogram
c)
pound
d)
ounce
24.
Convert .020m to mm.
a)
2mm
b)
20mm
c)
200mm
d)
2,000mm
25.
What is the proper order of the following metric units from largest to smallest?
a)
km, m, cm, dm, mm
b)
km, m, mm, dm, cm
c)
km, dm, m, cm, mm
d)
km, m, dm, cm, mm
26.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 0.002040
a)
6
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
27.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 0.998005
a)
9
b)
10
c)
6
d)
5
28.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 100.00210
a)
7
b)
5
c)
10
d)
8
29.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 14.600
a)
2
b)
5
c)
4
d)
7
30.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 0.0046
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
31.
How would you write 4.3756 x 104 in standard (decimal) form?
a)
437,560,000
b)
0.00043756
c)
43,756
d)
4,3756
32.
How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?
a)
50 x 105
b)
5 x 10-4
c)
5 x 103
d)
.5 x 103
33.
How do you write
1001
in scientific notation?
1001
in scientific notation?
a)
1.0001 x 104
b)
1.01 x 105
c)
1.001 x 103
d)
10.1 x 103
34.
How do you write
8.317 x 106
in standard form?
8.317 x 106
in standard form?
a)
8, 371, 000, 000
b)
83, 170, 000
c)
837, 100
d)
8, 317, 000
35.
Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457
.000457
a)
457 x 106
b)
457 x 10-6
c)
4.57 x104
d)
4.57 x 10-4
36.
UNDERSTANDING Scientific Notation
If the exponent is a positive number...
a)
you will get a large number
b)
you will get a smaller number
37.
What is scientific notation?
a)
A long way to write really short numbers
b)
A short-hand way to write really long numbers (big or small)
c)
I don't know...
d)
None of the above
38.
UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...
If the exponent is a negative number...
a)
you will get a large number
b)
you will get a small number
39.
How many zeros would be in this number if written in standard form?
6.47 x 1011
6.47 x 1011
a)
11
b)
9
c)
10
d)
12
40.
What is the volume of the fish?
a)
18.0 cm3
b)
6.0 cm3
c)
38.0 cm3
41.
Which lab tool might you use to measure the volume of a liquid?
a)
electric scale
b)
bunsen burner
c)
test tube
d)
graduated cylinder
42.
Frank has a paper clip. It has a mass of 9g and a volume of 3cm3. What is its density?
a)
3 g/cm3
b)
1/3 g/cm3
c)
27 g/cm3
d)
39 g/cm3
43.
What is the formula for density?
a)
density = mass x volume
b)
density = mass / volume
c)
density = mass + volume
d)
density = mass - volume
44.
A student knows the mass of an object. What other variable does the student need to know to calculate the object's density?
a)
Color
b)
Weight
c)
Volume
d)
Length
45.
What is the volume of 150 grams of lead if it has a density of 11.3 g/cm3?
a)
13.3 g
b)
13.3 cm3
c)
0.075 g
d)
1695 cm3
46.
D= 6 g/mL
V= 42 mL
What is the mass?
V= 42 mL
What is the mass?
a)
252 g
b)
7g
c)
.14 g
d)
10 g
47.
M= 4 g
D= 2 g/mL
What is the volume?
D= 2 g/mL
What is the volume?
a)
2 mL
b)
8 mL
c)
.5 mL
48.
M= 12 g
V= 13 mL
What is the density?
V= 13 mL
What is the density?
a)
.923 g/mL
b)
156 g/mL
c)
1.083 g/mL
49.
How do you find the volume of a REGULAR object?
a)
L*W*H
b)
Water Displacement
c)
L*W
d)
none of these
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