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WorksheetsUnits of measurement: SI units
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
The abbreviation for the base unit for length is the
Km
m
M
K
The abbreviation kg stands for
kilometer
kilomole
kilogram
kiloliter
True or False: SI is the abbreviation for the Spanish term Le Système International d’Unités.
true
false
True or False: All metric units are based on multiples of ten.
true
false
An 8 gigabyte computer memory chip can be purchased for $73.99. This memory capacity is equivalent to
800 megabytes
8000 megabytes
80 megabytes
80,000 megabytes
The SI prefix kilo has an exponential factor of
1 x 10^3
1 x 10^4
1 x 10^5
1 x 10^2
It takes _________ mL to make 2.5 L.
250
0.25
2500
25
True or False: One decaliter = ten liters.
true
false
True or False: It takes one hundred kilometers to make one megameter.
true
false
Give the scientific notation: 10240
(a)
Give the decimal notation: 4.98 x 10^2
(a)
Which temperature scale is typically not used for scientific measurements?
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Centigrade
Kelvin
The Celsius scale has ____ degrees between the freezing point and the boiling point of water.
75
271
200
100
The boiling point of water on the Kelvin scale is (a) .
The units of volume are derived from units of
sound
length
mass
weight
The SI unit of volume is the cubic
meter
liter
gram
candela
Weight measures the effect of __________ on an object
temperature
pressure
sunlight
gravity
units obtained by combining other units
(a)
mass per unit of volume
(a)
SI unit of time
(a)
