EXERCISE 1-2 Unit Conversions

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1 Convert 3.4 meters to centimeters.
3.4x10-2 cm
3.4x102 cm
3.400x102 cm
3.4x101 cm
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2 Convert 4.50 mL to liters.
4.50x10-3 L
4.50x103 L
4.5x10-3 L
0.045 L
None of the previous answers.

3 Convert 25 mg to grams.
2.5x10-3 g
2.50x10-2 g
2.5x104 g
2.5x103 g
None of the previous answers.

4 Convert 3.00x10-2cm to mm.
3x10-1 mm
3.00x10-3 mm
3.00x10-1 mm
0.3 mm
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5 Convert 455 mg to kg.
4.55x106 kg
4.55x10-6 kg
4.55x104 kg
4.55x10-4 kg
None of the previous answers

6 Convert 7.90x10-1km to cm.
7.90x10-6 cm
7.90x104 cm
7.9x104 cm
7.90x105 cm
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7 Convert 12 cm2 to m2 .
1.2x10-3 m2
1.2x10-1 m2
1.2x105 m2
1.2x103 m2
None of the previous answers.

8 Convert 0.95 m3 to mm3.
9.5x102 mm3
9.5x105 mm3
9.5x109 mm3
9.5x108 mm3
None of the previous answers.

9 Convert 4110 mL to cm3.
4.110x103 mL
4.11 mL
4.11x103 mL
4.11x101 mL
None of the previous answers.

10 Convert 0.235 L to mL
2.35x10-4 mL
2.35x103 mL
2.35x10-3 mL
2.35x102 mL
None of the above.

11 Convert 13 mm3 to mL.
1.3x104 mL
1.3x10-2 mL
1.3 mL
1.3x101 mL
None of the previous answers.

12 Convert 0.5000 inches to cm.
1.969x10-1 cm
1.27 cm
1.270 cm
5.08 cm
None of the previous answers.

13 Convert 2.50 g to ounces.
8.82x10-2 oz
8.93x10-2 oz
70.9 oz
11.3 oz
None of the previous answers.

14 Convert 750 mL to gallons.
0.198 ga
0.18 ga
3.2 ga
0.35 ga
None of the previous answers.

15 Convert 1.00 ft3 to gallons.
8.05x10-3 ga
7.48 ga
1.16 ga
6.70 ga
None of the previous answers.

16 Convert 65.00 miles/hr to km/hr.
104 km/hr
40.39 km/hr
100 km/hr
1.046x102 km/hr
None of the previous answers.

17 Sodium chloride melts at 801oC. What is the melting point of sodium on the Kelvin scale?
-528 K
528 K
1074 K
1.07x103 K
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18 Helium boils at 4.2 K. What is the boiling point of helium on the Celsius scale?
-269oC
-268.9oC
277.4oC
-277.4oC
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19 Convert -40oC to oF
-40oF
-104oF
10oF
-54oF
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20 The speed of light is 6.7061x108 miles/hr. What is the speed of light in m/sec?
1.7987x1010 m/sec
2.9979x1010 m/sec
2.9979x108 m/sec
2.0819x106 m/sec
None of the previous answers.

21 The mass of a proton is 1.6726x10-27 kg. What is the mass of the proton in grams?
1.6726x10-24 g
1.6726x10-30 g
1.6726x10-25 g
1.6726x10-21 g
None of the previous answers.

22 The mass of an electron is 9.11x10-31 kg. What is the mass of the electron in g?
9.11x10-29 g
9.11x10-25 g
9.11x10-34 g
9.11x10-28 g
None of the previous answers.

23 From the answers to numbers 21 and 22 above, what is the ratio of the mass of a proton to the mass of an electron?
1.836x103
5.47x10-4
1.84x103
1
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24 Convert 2.55x102 cm to km.
2.55x107 km
2.55x10-3 km
2.55x10-1 km
2.55 km
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25 What is the volume in milliliters of an object that has a volume of 2.5x104 mm3
4.0 mL
2.5 mL
2.5x101 mL
2.5x104 mL
None of the previous answers.

26 How many cm2 are there in a piece of paper 3.0 m by 0.40 m?
1.2 cm2
1.2 x 102 cm2
1.2 x 104 cm2
1 x 104 cm2
None of the previous answers.


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