Scientific Method and Measurement Jeopardy

Significant Figures

100

The number of significant figures in 123.

What is 3?

200

The number of significant figures in 0.0045

What is 2?

300

The type of zero that is never significant.

What is leading zero?

400

Trailing zeros are significant if...

there is a decimal present.

500

The number of significant figures in 0.2020

What is 4?

Scientific Notation

100

6.77 x 10¹ written in standard notation would be this number.

What is 67.7?

200

8.90 x 10^-3 could be taken out of scientific notation by moving the decimal this many places in this direction. 

What is 3 places to the left?

300

The number 430, written in scientific notation, would have this exponent.

What is +2?

400

0.00035 would be written as this in scientific notation.

What is 3.5 x 10^-4?

500

This is where the decimal goes when writing a number in scientific notation.

Where is after the first nonzero number?

KHDbdcm

100

10 g = ______ mg

What is 10000 mg?

200

The number of mL in 800 cm³.

What is 800?

300

35 DL = __________ dL

What is 3500?

400

0.5 cm = ___Hm

What is 0.00005 Hm?

500

The temperature 45^oC converted to Kelvin.

What is 318? 

Dimensional Analysis

100

Solve: 45 days x _{1 week}

                                  ^{7 days}

What is 45/7 or 6.43 weeks?

200

True or false: conversion factors can be flipped in either direction depending on your starting unit.

What is true?

300

This is where you unit you are looking for goes.

Where is on top of the conversion factor?

400

This should always be the first thing you write on your paper. (2 things)

What is the number and unit you are given?

500

1 foot = 12 inches

This is the SETUP for how you would convert 100 inches into feet.

100 in x  _{1 foot}

            ^{12 inches}

Density

100

When drawing the density triangle, this letter goes on top.

What is m (or mass)?

200

Substance A = 0.70 g/mL

Substance B = 0.65 g/mL

Substance C = 1.2 g/mL

A density column is filled with A, B, and C. The three substances separate. This is what the column looks like.

What is

B (least dense)

A

C (most dense)

300

Mass = 10 g

Density = 20 g/mL

This is the volume.

What is 0.5 mL?

400

Mass = 30 g

Cube measures 2.0 cm x 2.0 cm x 2.0 cm

This is the density.

What is 3.75 g/cm³?

500

This is how to find the volume of an irregular solid using water displacement. (step by step)

1. Fill a grad. cyl. partway with water. 

2. Note initial volume

3. Add substance

4. Note final volume

5. Object's volume = final - initial