Sig Figs
0.037 has this many sig figs.
What is 2 sig figs?
This number determines the number of sig figs used in an addition or subtraction problem.
This is what the exponent in scientific notation tells you about the decimal.
What is how many spaces to move the decimal to the right or left?
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This is the amount of pounds (lbs) in 1.83 kg.
1 lb = 2.2 kg
What is 0.832 lb?
1.83 kg x 1 lb = 0.832
1 2.2 kg
This is the definitions of accuracy and precision.
What is (a) how close a set of measurements are to the true/accepted value and (p) how close a set of measurements are to one another.
1000. has this many sig figs.
This is what 34,659,126.1 will round to with 4 sig figs.
What is 34,660,000
or
3.466 x 107
This is the scientific notation form of 190,000,000
What is 1.9 x 108?
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This is 7600. mL converted to liters.
mL is 3 spaces to the right of L on the metric line.
What is 7.600 L?
7600. mL x 1 L = 7.600 L
1 1000 mL
This is the digit you record to when taking measurements (i.e. with a graduated cylinder, ruler, meter stick, etc.).
What is the estimated digit (one decimal place beyond what the instrument is marked)?
34700 has this many sig figs.
What is 3 sig figs?
This is the answer for 81.32 m / 6.50 s recorded with the correct number of significant figures.
What is 12.5 m/s?
This is the standard form of 4.72 x 10-5
What is 0.0000472?
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This is how many decigrams are in 6.71 x 10-3 kg.
kg and dg are on opposite sides of the base unit. kg is 3 space away from the base, dg is 1 space away.
What is 67.1 dg?
What is 6 sig figs?
This is the density for an object that has a mass of 35.49 g and a volume of 7.2 cm3.
What is 4.9 g/cm3?
This is the answer to 6.18 x 1010 cm3 / 2.1 x 105 cm2, with correct sig figs.
What is 2.9 x 105 cm?
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1730 cm3 is equal to this quantity in L.
1 cm3 = 1 mL, mL is 3 spaces to the right of L
What is 1.73 L?
These are the units for distance/length, mass, volume, and temperature used in chemistry.
What is meter, gram, liter, and Celcius?
These are the rules for each type of zero (0) when counting sig figs?
What is:
Leading zeros never count
Trapped zeros always count
Trailing zeros count if there is a decimal in the number
This is the answer to 134.0 cm + 298.55 cm + 48.56 cm + 5.00 cm, with the correct number of sig figs.
What is 486.1 cm?
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This is the answer to 6.30 x 10-7 m – 5.1 x 10-7 m, expressed in scientific notation and with correct sig figs.
What is 1.2 x 10-7 m?
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This is 91,806 cm in miles.
2.54 cm = 1 inch(in), 12 in = 1 ft, 5280 ft = 1 mile(mi)
What is 0.57046 mi?
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This is how many seconds are in one year.
What is 31,536,000 sec?