Physics Unit 1 Review

Scientific and Standard Notation

100

Convert 1,280 into scientific notation.

1.28 x 10³

200

Convert 0.007594 into scientific notation.

7.594 x 10^-3

300

Convert 7.503 x 10⁶ into standard notation.

7,503,000

400

Convert 1.429 x 10^-4 into standard notation.

0.0001429

500

Solve:  4.98 x 10⁴ / 5.901 x 10⁶

Answer should be in scientific notation and rounded to 2 decimal places.

8.44 x 10^-3

Metric System and Metric System Conversions

100

Which is larger, a decameter or a millimeter?

decameter

200

When converting from kilograms to grams, which way will the decimal move?

right

300

Convert:  808 mm = ? cm

80.8 cm

400

Convert:  405 km = ? m

405,000 m

500

Convert: 4,925,492 g = ? kg

4,925.492 kg

Measurement with the Metric System

100

The distance from school to your house would best be measured in which unit?  

mm, cm, m, or km

km

200

How many centimeters are on the ruler you are using for class?

30

300

Measure the length of you calculator in cm.

I'll take any answer between 14-18 cm.

400

Measure the length your driver's license in mm.

85 mm

500

Measure the width of your chrome book in m.

I'll accept any answer between 0.25 and 0.4 m.

Dimensional Analysis

100

Convert 6 in. into cm.

2.54 cm = 1 in

15.24 cm

200

Convert 3 days into minutes.

4,320 min

300

Convert 942 cm to ft.

1 ft = 0.3048 m

30.9 ft

400

Convert 54 m/s to mi/hr.

1 ft = 0.3048 m

1 mi = 5,280 ft

120.79 mi/hr

500

Convert 0.497 mL/s to L/day.

42.94 L/day