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1.

When writing a number in scientific notation, the first number must be greater than 1, but less than 10.

a)

False

b)

True

2.

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

a)

50

b)

5

c)

100

d)

10

3.

ANY number raised to a power of 0 will be....

a)

10

b)

itself

c)

1

d)

0

4.

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

5.

How do you write $8.07\times10^{-3}$ in standard form?

a)

8070

b)

0.00807

c)

807000

d)

0.000807

6.

Solve:
(2.1×10²) × (3.0×10⁴)

a)

5.1 x 10²

b)

6.3 x 10⁶

c)

5.1 x 10⁶

d)

6.3 x 10⁸

7.

Solve:
(6 x 10⁶) / (2 x 10³)

a)

12 x 10³

b)

3 x 10⁹

c)

1.2 x 10⁴

d)

3 x 10³

8.

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

a)

50 x 10^-5

b)

5 x 10^-4

c)

5 x 10³

d)

.5 x 10³

9.

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

(a)

10.

If the exponent is a negative number the original number was...

a)

a really large number.

b)

a really small number.

11.

If the exponent is a positive number the original number was...

a)

a really big number.

b)

a really small number.

12.

Simplify 4⁰

a)

1

b)

4

c)

0

13.

(y⁹)^-2

a)

y¹⁸

b)

y¹¹

c)

1/y¹⁸

d)

y⁹/2

14.

a⁷×a⁴÷a⁵

a)

a⁷

b)

a⁶

c)

a⁴

d)

a¹¹

15.

Write (4⁷ x 4³) ∕ 4⁴ as a single power

a)

4¹⁴

b)

4¹

c)

4⁸

d)

4⁶

16.

a)

y⁴

b)

y⁵

c)

y⁶

d)

6^y

17.

a)

z¹

b)

1

c)

0

d)

z^-1

18.

a)

t²⁴

b)

t¹²

c)

t¹⁸

d)

t^-12

19.

How many significant figures: 216 m

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

0

20.

How many significant figures: 2016 m

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

How many significant figures: 153.0 mL

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

How many significant figures: 0.012 km

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

How many significant figures: 1000 mL

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

How many significant figures: 100.000 cL

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

25.

How many sig figs are there? 0.000 008

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

d)

7

26.

How many sig figs are there? 100 000 000

a)

1

b)

9

c)

10

27.

Choose the correct base quantities and their units. (more than one answer)

a)

Temperature - Degree Celcius

b)

Electric Current - Ampere

c)

Mass - Kilogram

d)

Time - Second

e)

Length- Centimeter

28.

Choose the correct value for prefix Mega :

a)

1 000

b)

10

c)

1 000 000

d)

0.01

29.

Choose the correct value of Milli

a)

0.01

b)

0.001

c)

10

d)

0.000 001

30.

Choose the correct standard form for Centi

a)

10¹

b)

10^-2

c)

10³

d)

10^-1

31.

What is the SI unit of electric current?

a)

Ampere (A)

b)

Volt (V)

c)

Ohm

d)

Mole

32.

Which one of these options is NOT a fundamental quantity?

a)

Time

b)

Electric current

c)

Energy

d)

Luminous Intensity

33.

Which one of these options is NOT a derived quantity?

a)

Area

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Temperature

34.

Choose the pair of base quantity

a)

Mass and density

b)

Length and area

c)

Length and mass

d)

Mass and velocity

35.

Which of the following pairs of physical quantity and SI unit is correct ?

a)

Mass - SI unit : Gram

b)

Time - SI unit : Hour

c)

Electric current - SI unit : Volt

d)

Temperature - SI unit : Kelvin

36.

If Force = mass x acceleration, in which of the following derived units can force be expressed? (Unit of mass = kg, unit of acceleration = $ms^{-2}$ )

a)

$kgm^{-2}$

b)

$kgm^{-1}$

c)

$kg^2ms^{-2}$

d)

$kgms^{-2}$

37.

The International System of (SI) unit for mass is:

a)

g

b)

kg

c)

G

d)

KG

38.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

39.

What is the first step in the Scientific Method?

a)

Ask a question

b)

Form hypothesis

c)

Research

d)

Experiment

40.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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