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WorksheetsSI BASE UNITS & PREFIXES, SCIENTIFIC NOTATION DIMENSIONAL ANALYS
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
What is the SI base unit for length?
kilogram (kg)
meter (m)
second (s)
ampere (A)
Which of the following is the SI base unit for mass?
mole (mol)
candela (cd)
kilogram (kg)
Kelvin (K)
What is the unit symbol for time in the SI base units?
s
m
A
K
The SI base unit for electric current is:
Kelvin (K)
ampere (A)
mole (mol)
candela (cd)
Which quantity is measured in Kelvin (K) in the SI base units?
Length
Mass
Temperature
Light intensity
What is the SI base unit for substance amount?
mole (mol)
candela (cd)
kilogram (kg)
meter (m)
Which of the following quantities is measured in candela (cd) in the SI base units?
Time
Light intensity
Electric current
Substance amount
What is the unit symbol for temperature in the SI base units?
K
m
s
A
Which of the following quantities is measured in meters (m) in the SI base units?
Mass
Length
Time
Electric current
What is the SI base unit for mass?
gram (g)
kilogram (kg)
tonne (t)
milligram (mg)
What is scientific notation?
A long way to write really short numbers
A short way to write really long numbers
I don't know...
None of the above
Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The second part is a power of base 10.
True
False
When writing a number in scientific notation, the first number must be greater than 1, but less than 10.
False
True
Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The first part should be a number between 1 and 100.
True
False
The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ____.
50
5
100
10
UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a positive number...
you will get a large number
you will get a smaller number
UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...
you will get a large number
you will get a small number
ANY number raised to a power of 0 will be....
10
itself
1
0
What is it called when you go from this form to this next form?
0.0088 to 8.8 x 103
Standard form to scientific notation
Scientific notation to regular form
Scientific notation to standard form
Standard form to regular form
When your exponent is negative, you move your decimal....
to the right
to the left
to both sides
nowhere.... the decimal goes nowhere
Write in standard form:
8 x 104
8,000
80,000
.00008
How would you write 4.3756 x 104 in standard form?
437,560,000
0.00043756
43,756
4,3756
Which number is correctly written in scientific notation?
5.67 x 105
56.7 x 103
0.567 x 106
Write in scientific notation:
0.0000378
3.78 x 10-5
3.78 x 10-6
0.378 x 10-5
Which of the following is correct scientific notation?
20.35 x 104
.2035 x 104
2035 4
2.035 x104
What is the standard form?
1.245 x 103
0.001245
12.45
1245
How would you write 4.3756 x 104 in standard form?
437,560,000
0.00043756
43,756
How do you write
8.317 x 106
in standard form?
8, 371, 000
83, 170, 000
837, 100
8, 317, 000
Convert to scientific notation:
520,000,000
52 x 107
5.2 x 107
5.2 x 108
0.52 x 109
The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ____.
50
5
100
10
Which SI unit is used to measure time?
K
s
mol
N
Which SI unit is used to measure mass?
s
m
kg
Pa
Which SI unit is used to measure length?
mol
m
kg
m2
What is the symbol for the prefix kilo-?
L
m
k
kg
What number is the metric system based?
10
20
1
100
The Equation symbol for mass is?
m
s
I
t
The abbreviation for kilogram is...
kg
gg
g
Kg
Which unit is the smallest?
km
mm
m
cm
Which SI unit is used to measure current?
mol
K
cd
A
Which SI unit is used to measure temperature?
m
K
s
A
Which SI unit is used to measure luminous intensity?
cd
K
mol
s
Which SI unit is used to measure amount of substance?
m
K
mol
A
Which unit is the largest?
km
mm
m
cm
What is the multiplying factor for the prefix centi-?
10
0.01
0.1
100
What is the multiplying factor for the prefix kilo-?
1
0.000001
1000
10
What is the multiplying factor for the prefix mega-?
1,000,000
0.000001
100
0.01
What is the symbol for the prefix hecto-?
(a)
What is the symbol for the prefix nano-?
(a)
What is the symbol for the prefix deca?
(a)
What is the symbol for the prefix deci-?
(a)
The Olympic record for the high jump is just over 2.6 yards. What is that distance in feet? (3 ft = 1 yd)
0.867 ft
7.8 ft
8.07 ft
8.27 ft
Americans drink 5,604,000 gallons of sweet tea each day. How many liters is that? (1 gal = 3.79 L)
21,200,000 L
21,240,000 L
21,207,190.2 L
21,000,000 L
You know 1000 mg = 1 g. Convert 2.5 grams into milligrams. (Hint: You can Bunny Hop this one!)
25 mg
25,000 mg
250 mg
2500 mg
The waiting time to ride a roller coaster is 20 minutes when 150 people are in line. How long is the waiting time when 240 people are in line?
32 people
32 minutes
12.5 minutes
12.5 people
How many kilograms of calcium are there in 173 pounds of calcium? (1 lb = 454 g; 1 kg = 1000 g)
1.10 kg
78.5 kg
110 kg
78500 kg
How many minutes are in a school year, 187 days?
269,280 min.
16, 200 min.
16, 156 min.
269,000 min.
Convert 62 miles/hour to feet/second. (5,280 ft = 1 mi)
5,456 ft/s
.003 ft/s
91 ft/s
909 ft/s
A child weighs 40.0 lb and is to receive 0.10 mg of an antibiotic for each kg of body weight. How many milligrams of the antibiotic shall the child receive? (1 kg = 2.2 lbs)
18.2 mg
182 mg
0.182 mg
1.82 mg
How many inches are in 1 mile? (5280ft = 1mi; 12in = 1ft)
66330in
63360in
63660in
63066in
Convert 20 tons/year to ounces/day
.0004 ounces/day
6.8 ounces/day
109.6 ounces/day
1,753.42 ounces/day
Convert 700 centiliters/day to Liters/year
2,555 Liters/year
255.5 Liters/year
25.55 Liters/year
2.555 Liters/year
Convert 2,500 gallons/year to cups/day
109.6 cups/day
54.8 cups/day
27.4 cups/day
.43 cups/day
A bicycle has a speed of 6.00 m/s. What is its speed in km/h?
21.6 km/h
16.67 km/h
2.16 km/h
1.67 km/h
How many gallons are in a pool that holds 758,000 Liters?
(1 gallon = 3.79 Liters)
2.00 x 105 gallons
200,000. gallons
200,000 gallons
2 gallons
Three ounces of cinnamon cost $2.40. If there are 16 ounces in 1 pound, how much does cinnamon cost per pound? Ignore significant figures
$12.80
$21.20
$38.40
$45.20
