Express the quantity in regular
notation along with its appropriate unit.
3.60 x 10 5 s
360,000 s
300
Convert 4800 g to kg.
4.8 kg
300
If you move the decimal place to the left to
convert a number into scientific notation, will
the power of ten be positive or negative?
positive
300
Round the number to four significant figures, and write the answer in scientific notation.
0.00054818 g
5.482 x 10 -4g
400
Why does oil float on water?
Oil floats on top of water because the density of
oil is less than that of water.
400
Solve the problem and express the answer in
scientific notation.
a. (5 x 10 -5) + (2 x 10 -5)
7 x 10 -5
400
convert 78g to mg
78,000 mg
400
The accepted length of a steel pipe is 5.5 m.
Calculate the percent error for this measurements:
5.2 m
5.5%
400
Add and subtract as indicated, and round when
necessary.
258.3 kg + 257.11 kg + 253 kg
768 kg
500
Samples A, B, and C have masses
of 80 g, 12 g, and 33 g and volumes of 20 mL,
4 cm3, and 11 mL, respectively. Which of the
samples have the same density?
b and c
500
Solve the problem, and express the answer in
(2 x 10 -4) x (3 x 10 2)
6 x 10 -2
500
How many seconds are in 24 h?
86,400 s
500
What advantages do SI units have over the units commonly used
in the United States?
units based on powers of ten are easy to convert from
one to another. To make it efficient to communicate accurate results throughout the whole world.
500
Round the number to four significant
figures, and write the answer in scientific
notation: 2.0145 mL