EXERCISE 1-2 Unit Conversions
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1
Convert 3.4 meters to centimeters.
3.4x10
-2
cm
3.4x10
2
cm
3.400x10
2
cm
3.4x10
1
cm
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2
Convert 4.50 mL to liters.
4.50x10
-3
L
4.50x10
3
L
4.5x10
-3
L
0.045 L
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3
Convert 25 mg to grams.
2.5x10
-3
g
2.50x10
-2
g
2.5x10
4
g
2.5x10
3
g
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4
Convert 3.00x10
-2
cm 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.
4.55x10
6
kg
4.55x10
-6
kg
4.55x10
4
kg
4.55x10
-4
kg
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6
Convert 7.90x10
-1
km to cm.
7.90x10
-6
cm
7.90x10
4
cm
7.9x10
4
cm
7.90x10
5
cm
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7
Convert 12 cm
2
to m
2
.
1.2x10
-3
m
2
1.2x10
-1
m
2
1.2x10
5
m
2
1.2x10
3
m
2
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8
Convert 0.95 m
3
to mm
3
.
9.5x10
2
mm
3
9.5x10
5
mm
3
9.5x10
9
mm
3
9.5x10
8
mm
3
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9
Convert 4110 mL to cm
3
.
4.110x10
3
mL
4.11 mL
4.11x10
3
mL
4.11x10
1
mL
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10
Convert 0.235 L to mL
2.35x10
-4
mL
2.35x10
3
mL
2.35x10
-3
mL
2.35x10
2
mL
None of the above.
11
Convert 13 mm
3
to mL.
1.3x10
4
mL
1.3x10
-2
mL
1.3 mL
1.3x10
1
mL
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12
Convert 0.5000 inches to cm.
1.969x10
-1
cm
1.27 cm
1.270 cm
5.08 cm
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13
Convert 2.50 g to ounces.
8.82x10
-2
oz
8.93x10
-2
oz
70.9 oz
11.3 oz
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14
Convert 750 mL to gallons.
0.198 ga
0.18 ga
3.2 ga
0.35 ga
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15
Convert 1.00 ft
3
to gallons.
8.05x10
-3
ga
7.48 ga
1.16 ga
6.70 ga
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16
Convert 65.00 miles/hr to km/hr.
104 km/hr
40.39 km/hr
100 km/hr
1.046x10
2
km/hr
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17
Sodium chloride melts at 801
o
C. What is the melting point of sodium on the Kelvin scale?
-528 K
528 K
1074 K
1.07x10
3
K
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18
Helium boils at 4.2 K. What is the boiling point of helium on the Celsius scale?
-269
o
C
-268.9
o
C
277.4
o
C
-277.4
o
C
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19
Convert -40
o
C to
o
F
-40
o
F
-104
o
F
10
o
F
-54
o
F
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20
The speed of light is 6.7061x10
8
miles/hr. What is the speed of light in m/sec?
1.7987x10
10
m/sec
2.9979x10
10
m/sec
2.9979x10
8
m/sec
2.0819x10
6
m/sec
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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
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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
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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?
1.836x10
3
5.47x10
-4
1.84x10
3
1
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24
Convert 2.55x10
2
cm to km.
2.55x10
7
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 2.5x10
4
mm
3
4.0 mL
2.5 mL
2.5x10
1
mL
2.5x10
4
mL
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26
How many cm
2
are there in a piece of paper 3.0 m by 0.40 m?
1.2 cm
2
1.2 x 10
2
cm
2
1.2 x 10
4
cm
2
1 x 10
4
cm
2
None of the previous answers.
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