Significant Digits
how man significant digits does the value 0.00460450 have?
6
What power of ten does the prefix milli - represent
10-3
Amount of gravitational pull on an object is defined as?
weight
What is the formula for the volume of a cube?
s3
The science of quantity is?
Mathematics
How is 910000000 represented in scientific notation
9.1 x 108
What prefix is added to a unit to indicate one-thousand
kilo
For measured data to be meaningful, it must include what?
Units
What method would you use to determine the volume of an irregularly shaped solid?
fluid displacement
Mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
Equation
If you type 31,000 x 0.00256 into a calculator; the displayed result will be 79.36. What is the answer in significant digits?
79
What is the SI unit for Volume
cm3
Measure of an objects's thermal energy?
temperature
What is the equation for density?
p=m/v
Closeness of a measurement to the quantities actual value
accuracy
Express the number 15.9 x 10-6 in standard form
0.0000159
What does SI stand for?
International System of Measurement
Total amount of space occupied by an object is defined as?
volume
True/false: In general, for a solid to float in a liquid the solid must have a higher density than the liquid?
False
On many Seconds are in 2 hours
7200
1543.5 + 0.0023 +12.17. What place will you round the final answer to?
Tenth place
What technique of converting units, multiples a measurement in one unit by a conversion factor that will cancel the original unit and give a new desired unit?
Dimensional analysis
C=5/9(F-32)
What quantity relates the density of a substance to the density of a standard substance
Specific gravity
Rearrange the equation D=vt to solve for velocity
v=d/t