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Math in Chemistry

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How would you write 4.3756 x 10in standard form?
a)
437,560,000
b)
0.00043756
c)
43,756
d)
4,3756
2.
How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?
a)
50 x 105
b)
5 x 104
c)
5 x 103
d)
.5 x 103
3.
How would you write -5.6 x 10-3 in standard form?
a)
0.0056
b)
-5,600
c)
0.00056
d)
-0.0056
4.
When writing a number in scientific notation, the first number must be greater than 1, but less than 10.
a)
False
b)
True
5.
Which of the following is correct scientific notation?
a)
20.35 x 104
b)
.2035 x 104
c)
2035 4
d)
2.035 x104
6.
Multiply:
(3.4 x 105)(1.2 x 10-3)
a)
4.08 x 10-8
b)
4.8 x 102
c)
4.08 x 102
d)
4.08 x 10-15
7.
Write the answer in scientific notation.
7.3 x 105  +   3.7 x 105  =
a)
11.0 x 105
b)
1.1 x 1010
c)
1.10 x 1011
d)
1.1 x 10 6
8.
(2.9 x 10-9) - (1.7 x 10-9)
a)
1.2 x 10-18
b)
1.2 x 10-9
c)
4.6 x 10-9
d)
1.335 x 10-4
9.

What SI unit is used to measure length?

a)

meters

b)

liters

c)

centimeters

d)

kilograms

10.

What prefix is represented by the following symbol: m

a)

hecto

b)

kilo

c)

milli

d)

mega

11.
Convert 12 km to m
a)
120 m
b)
1,200 m
c)
12,000 m
d)
120,000 m
12.
Convert from meters to cm:  9 meters
a)
900 cm
b)
90 cm
c)
0.9 cm
d)
0.09 cm
13.
Is 20 g greater than, less than, or equal to 2 kg?
a)
greater than
b)
less than
c)
equal to
14.
1 L = _______ mL
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1000
15.
Is 55,000 mg greater than, less than, or equal to 5 kg?
a)
greater than
b)
equal to
c)
less than
16.
17,000 mm = _______ cm
a)
11,700
b)
1,700
c)
700
d)
2,000
17.
UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...
a)
you will get a large number
b)
you will get a small number
18.
There are ___ meters in 25 kilometers (km)
a)
250 m
b)
2500 m
c)
25,000 m
d)
.025 m
19.
convert 650 m to km
a)
6.5
b)
0.65
c)
65
d)
0.065
20.
Convert 300 meters to centimeters:
a)
3000 cm
b)
0.3 cm
c)
30,000 cm
d)
3 cn
21.
949 m = _____mm
a)
0.949
b)
9,490
c)
949,000
d)
0.000949
22.

Convert 9,500 feet/year to inches/day

a)

2.2 inches/day

b)

312.3 inches/day

c)

3,123.4 inches/day

d)

31.23 inches/day

23.
You know that 12 inches = 1 foot.  Convert 60 inches to feet.
a)
720 feet
b)
5 feet
c)
5 inches
d)
72 feet
24.

Convert 3.5 gallons into cups. (1gal = 16cups)

a)

56 cups

b)

0.21875 cups

c)

19.5 cups

d)

48 cups

25.
How many minutes are in a year?
a)
I can't count that high.
b)
525,600min
c)
52,560min
d)
31,536,000min
26.

How many years are in a 3 months?

a)

0.2 yrs

b)

0.75 yrs

c)

0.50 yrs

d)

0.25 yrs

27.
The Olympic record for the high jump is just over 2.6 yards. What is that distance in feet?  (3 ft=1 yd)
a)
0.867 ft
b)
7.8 ft
c)
8.07 ft
d)
8.27 ft
28.
How many minutes are in a year?
a)
I can't count that high.
b)
525,600min
c)
52,560min
d)
31,536,000min
29.
What tool is used to measure liquid volume?
a)
meter stick
b)
triple beam balance
c)
LxWxH
d)
Graduated Cylinder
30.
What is the tool for measuring mass?
a)
Ruler
b)
Triple beam balance
c)
LxWxH
d)
Graduated cylinder
31.
What is the base unit for measuring mass?
a)
Meter
b)
Liter
c)
Gram
32.

What phrase can you use to remember the metrics system?

a)

Dear King Henry Loved Chocolate Milk

b)

Beloved King Henry Died By Chocolate

c)

King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk

d)

Queen Elizabeth Loved Chocolate Milk And Sleep

33.

To measure the distance between two towns, what metric unit of length would you use?

a)

kilometers

b)

meters

c)

millimeters

d)

centimeters

34.

To measure the length of a ship, what metric unit would you use?

a)

millimeters

b)

centimeters

c)

meters

d)

kilometers

35.

Which of the following would you measure using centimeters?

a)

length of an eyelash

b)

width of your desk

c)

length of a drive-thru lane

d)

distance to a shopping mall

36.

Which of the following would you measure using millimeters?

a)

length of a semi-truck

b)

distance across a state

c)

length of a caterpillar

d)

thickness of an earlobe

37.

The base unit of metric length.

a)

Meter

b)

Liter

c)

Gram

38.

The base unit of metric volume.

a)

Meter

b)

Liter

c)

Gram

39.

The base unit of metric mass.

a)

Meter

b)

Liter

c)

Gram

40.
1000 grams = _____ kilograms
a)
0.0001
b)
1,000,000
c)
10
d)
1