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1.

What does 10⁵= ?

a)

100,000

b)

10 x 5

c)

50

d)

5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5x5

e)

500000

2.

The first number in scientific notation must be...

a)

Bigger than 0 and smaller than 10

b)

Bigger than 1 and smaller than 10

c)

Bigger than 1 and smaller than 9

d)

Bigger than 0 and smaller than 9

e)

Positive

3.

Which of the following is correctly expressed in scientific notation?

a)

20.35 x 10⁴

b)

.2035 x 10⁴

c)

2035⁴

d)

2.035 x10⁴

4.

How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?

a)

5.64 x 10^-7

b)

5.64 x 10⁶

c)

5.64 x 10⁸

d)

56.4 x 10⁷

5.

The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ____.

a)

50

b)

1

c)

100

d)

10

6.

How do you write
1001
in scientific notation?

a)

1.0001 x 10⁴

b)

1.01 x 10⁵

c)

1.001 x 10³

d)

10.1 x 10³

7.

Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457

a)

457 x 10⁶

b)

457 x 10^-6

c)

4.57 x10⁴

d)

4.57 x 10^-4

8.

UNDERSTANDING

If the exponent (of a power of ten )is a negative number...

a)

the number is greater than 10 and negative

b)

the number is less than 1 and positive

c)

the number is greater than 1 and negative

d)

the number is less than 1 and negative

9.

Write 7.113 x 10⁷ in standard form.

a)

71,130,000

b)

7,113,000

c)

0.0000007113

d)

7,113

10.

How would you write -5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form?

a)

0.0056

b)

-5,600

c)

0.00056

d)

-0.0056

11.

What is the ONLY thing that matters when adding and subtracting numbers in scientific notation?

a)

That the exponents are different

b)

That the constants are the same

c)

That the exponents are the same

d)

That both constants are positive

12.

Which is most likely the length of a student’s textbook?

a)

30 centimeters

b)

30 millimeters

c)

30 hectometers

d)

30 meters

13.

Which lists metric units, in order, from smallest to largest?

a)

milligram, centigram, gram

b)

kilogram, gram, centigram

c)

decagram, hectogram, milligram

d)

kilogram, hectogram, decagram

14.

Which lists metric units, in order, from largest to smallest?

a)

mm, cm, nm

b)

Gm, Mm, Tm

c)

nm, Tm, Mm

d)

m, $\mu m$ , pm

15.

What is the SI base unit for volume?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

liter

d)

foot

16.

When measuring the length of a paperclip, you would use what SI units?

a)

kilometers

b)

meters

c)

millimeters

d)

grams

17.

How many millimeters are in a centimeter?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

0.001

18.

Convert 17 m to cm:

a)

0.17 cm

b)

0.017 cm

c)

1,700 cm

d)

170 cm

19.

Convert 300 meters to centimeters:

a)

3000 cm

b)

0.3 cm

c)

30,000 cm

d)

3 cn

20.

Convert 8 kilometers to meters

a)

800 m

b)

80,000 m

c)

8,000 m

d)

.008 m

21.

Convert 5 cm to mm:

a)

5,000mm

b)

0.5 mm

c)

0.05 mm

d)

50 mm

22.

Convert 300 cm to m:

a)

3 m

b)

30 m

c)

0.3 m

d)

0.03 m

e)

30000 m

23.

1000 grams = _____ kilograms

a)

0.0001

b)

1,000,000

c)

10

d)

1

24.

7,000 g = ____ kg

a)

70

b)

700

c)

7

d)

0.07

e)

0.7

25.

490,000 mg =____ kg

a)

490

b)

49

c)

4,900

d)

0.49

e)

4.9

26.

285 kg = ____ Mg (hint- M is Mega not micro)

a)

285,000

b)

285

c)

2,850

d)

28,500

e)

0.285

27.

A textbook weighs about a _________

a)

gram

b)

kilogram

c)

milliliter

d)

Liter

28.

The prefix "mega" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10⁹

b)

1 x 10⁶

c)

1 x 10³

d)

1 x 10²

29.

The prefix "kilo" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10^-1

b)

1 x 10³

c)

1 x 10^-3

d)

1 x 10²

30.

The prefix "milli" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10^-3

b)

1 x 10³

c)

1 x 10⁶

d)

1 x 10^-6

31.

The prefix "micro" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10^-6

b)

1 x 10⁶

c)

1 x 10³

d)

1 x 10^-3

32.

The prefix "nano" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10^-9

b)

1 x 10⁹

c)

1 x 10⁶

d)

1 x 10^-2

33.

64,600,000 cm = ____ km

a)

646

b)

64.6

c)

6,460

d)

6.46

e)

64,600

34.

0.0000000332 km = ___ mm

a)

0.0332

b)

0.332

c)

3.32

d)

0.00332

e)

0.000332

35.

Which is Not True?

a)

There are exactly 4000 g in 4 kg

b)

There are exactly 200 cm in 2 m

c)

There are exactly 808ml in 0.808L

d)

There are exactly 34000ms in 3.4s

36.

Select the largest unit.

a)

milliliter

b)

centiliter

c)

deciliter

d)

decaliter

37.

What is the approximate width of the classroom door?

a)

10⁰ m

b)

10¹ m

c)

10^-1 m

d)

10^-2 m

38.

What is the approximate mass of an automobile?

a)

10¹ kg

b)

10² kg

c)

10³ kg

d)

10⁶ kg

39.

Which is most likely the mass of a high school student?

a)

10 kg

b)

50 kg

c)

600 kg

d)

2500 kg

40.

If 1 mile is 5280 ft, how many miles are in 528 feet?

a)

10

b)

0.01

c)

100

d)

0.1

41.

If 1 mile is 5280 ft, how many feet are in 0.1 miles?

a)

52800

b)

5280

c)

528

d)

0.528

42.

There are 39.4 inches in a meter and 5280 feet in a mile. How many meters are in 5 miles? To answer this question, which of the following is the correct use of unit conversion?

a)

$\frac{5\ miles}{ }\times\frac{5280ft}{1mile}\times\frac{12in}{1ft}\times\frac{1meter}{39.4in}$

b)

$\frac{39.4in}{ }\times\frac{1ft}{12in}\times\frac{1mile}{5280ft}\times\frac{1000meter}{1mile}$

c)

$\frac{5\ miles}{ }\times\frac{1ft}{5280mile}\times\frac{12in}{1ft}\times\frac{1m}{39.4in}$

d)

$\frac{39.4in}{m}\times\frac{1ft}{12in}\times\frac{1mile}{5280ft}\ \times\frac{5000meters}{5miles}\$

43.

You have 12 neeps. There are exactly 372 neeps in one krub and 25 krubs make up a ting. How many millitings do you have?

Which unit conversion shows the correct solution?

a)

$\frac{12neeps}{ }\times\frac{1\ krub}{372\ neeps}\times\frac{1\ ting}{25krubs}\times\frac{\left(1000\ \right)mt}{1\ ting}$

b)

$\frac{12neeps}{ }\times\frac{1\ krub}{372\ neeps}\times\frac{1\ ting}{25krubs}\times\frac{1mt}{1000\ ting}$

c)

$\frac{12neeps}{ }\times\frac{372krub}{\ neeps}\times\frac{25\ ting}{1krubs}\times\frac{\left(1000\ \right)mt}{1\ ting}$

d)

$\frac{12neeps}{ }\times\frac{372krub}{\ neeps}\times\frac{1\ ting}{25krubs}\times\frac{\left(1000\ \right)mt}{1\ ting}$

44.

The prefix "giga" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10⁹

b)

1 x 10⁶

c)

1 x 10³

d)

1 x 10²

45.

The prefix "deci" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10^-1

b)

1 x 10¹

c)

1 x 10³

d)

1 x 10^-2

46.

The prefix "centi" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10^-2

b)

1 x 10²

c)

1 x 10^-1

d)

1 x 10³

47.

How many sig figs are there?
100.00

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

48.

How many sig figs are there?
0.000008

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

d)

7

49.

How many sig figs are there?
0.00400

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

50.

Round 1047.78 to three sig figs

a)

104

b)

105

c)

1050

d)

1050.00

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