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scientific notation and prefixes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the base SI units for length, mass, and time?

a)

mm, lb, hr

b)

cm, g, h

c)

m, kg, s

d)

km, ton, min

2.

Convert 5000 meters to kilometers.

a)

50 kilometers

b)

5 kilometers

c)

0.5 kilometers

d)

500 kilometers

3.

Convert 2.5 kilograms to grams.

a)

2000 grams

b)

2500 grams

c)

2.5 grams

d)

25 grams

4.

What are the prefixes used in SI units for 10^3, 10^-3, and 10^6?

a)

kilo, milli, mega

b)

hecto, nano, peta

c)

micro, deci, tera

d)

centi, deca, giga

5.

Which quantity is a base quantity?

a)

area

b)

speed

c)

temperature

d)

weight

6.

A length of a living thing is 70 nm. What is the length expressed in metres (m)?

a)

70 x 109 m

b)

70 x 106 m

c)

70 x 10-6 m

d)

70 x 10-9 m

7.

Which of the following are examples for basic quantities?

a)

Temperature, Current, Time, Mass

b)

Length, velocity, mass, time

c)

Current, acceleration, pressure, luminous intensity

d)

Frequency, Area, Length, Time

8.

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

a)

Mass - SI unit: Gram

b)

Electric current -SI unit: Volt

c)

Temperature -SI unit: Kelvin

d)

Time - SI unit: Hour

9.

The SI unit consists of _____________ fundamental units.

a)

seven

b)

six

c)

three

d)

two

10.
Which prefix
.000045
a)
micro
b)
nano
c)
Mega
d)
Giga
11.
Which prefix?
10,030,400,000
a)
Tera
b)
Giga
c)
pico
d)
nano
12.
Which value matches?
10,030,400,000
a)
1.00304 x 109
b)
1.00304 x 1010
c)
1.00403 x 1010
d)
1.00304 x10-10
13.
Which prefix?
520,000,000  
a)
milli
b)
kilo
c)
Mega
d)
micro
14.
Which value matches
520,000,000  
a)
52 x 107
b)
5.2 x 107
c)
5.2 x 108
d)
0.52 x 109
15.
Which value matches
0.0000002203
a)
.02203 x 107
b)
22.03 x 10-6
c)
2.203 x 10-7
d)
22.03 x 106