Significant figures
How many significant figures are in: 0.02 g
1 sig fig
What is the conversion line you would use to convert hectometers to meters?
"hecto"
102____ = 1h_____
What is 1.2 x 103 in standard notation?
1,200
Density is calculated using what two measurements, or variables?
Mass and volume
What is the base unit for measuring volume?
Liters
How many significant figures are in: 3, 210 mL
3 significant figures
Is the following a one step or two step conversion: "how many kilometers are in 544cm?"
two step conversion
What is 9.78 x 10-5 in standard notation
0.0000978
What is the formula to find density?
Mass / volume = Density
What does a graduated cylinder measure?
Volume, Liters, milliliters
How many significant figures are in: 0.080
2 s.f.
How many meters are in 53cm?
0.53 m
What is 0.065 written in scientific notation?
6.5 x 10-2
Aluminum has a density of 2.7 g/mL and iron has a density of 7.8 g/mL. Which is more dense?
The iron.
What is the unit for density (one option)?
g/mL or g/cm3
What is "3.2 x 0.2" properly rounded to the correct number of significant figures or decimal places?
0.6
Convert 300 deciliters into hectometers:
0.3 hm
Scientific notation is used to:
Write large or small numbers more easily, with less space
Water has a density or 1.0 g/mL. If an unknown piece of wood has a density of 1.3 g/mL, will it sink or float in water?
It will sink!
The method for finding the volume for an "irregular object" using a graduated cylinder is called:
Displacement