Metric, Scientific Notation, Jocks and Nerds

SI Units

100

This is the base unit for mass

What are grams (g)

200

These TWO base units represent the same measure of temperature, just from different starting points

What is Celsius and Kelvin (C and K)

300

This is the base unit for luminosity

What is candella

400

This prefix represents one billion base units

What is giga (G)

500

This SI prefix notes a value of 1 millionth of the base unit

What is micro (µ)

Jocks Unite!

100

The name of Portland Oregon’s National Women’s Soccer League team

Who are the Portland Thorns

200

He is the head coach of the OSU Beavers football team

Jonathan Smith

300

This staff member at Sheridan High School competed in the 1992 Olympic Decathlon and took home the Bronze medal

Dave Johnson

400

This player was the only member of the famous 1992 Olympic Basketball team, nicknamed the Dream Team, that came from the Portland Trailblazers.

Who was Clyde, "The glide", Drexler

500

This Portland Trailblazer won the MVP for his help in bringing Portland its only NBA Championship in 1977

Who is Bill Walton

Scientific Notation

100

Convert the following number into scientific notation

653,000

What is

6.52 x 10⁵

200

Convert the following number into standard notation

3.44 x 10⁸

What is:

344,000,000

300

Convert the following number into scientific notation

0.0000436

What is:

4.36 x 10^-5

400

Convert the following number into standard notation:

-2.101 x 10^-6

What is:

-0.000002101

500

Correct the following number that is IMPROPERLY written in Scientific notation so that it is PROPERLY written:

387.2 x 10^-0

What is:

3.872 x 10²

Nerds Unite!

100

Carried the One Ring across Middle Earth to destroy it at Mt. Doom?

Who is Frodo Baggins

200

Classic sci-fi character who coined following phrase: “Live long and prosper”

Who is Spock

300

Young Billy Batson shouts this in order to turn into his magically-superpowered alter ego

What is "SHAZAM!"

400

With over 500 million copies sold, it is the most popular manga comic of all time

What is One Piece

500

In the iconic show Dr. Who, The 10th Doctor (played by David Tennant) faced these terrible gothic statues that could only move when no one was looking at them

What are the Weeping Angels

Conversions

100

Convert 345 meters into km

What is 0.345 km

200

Convert 44 grams into mg

What is 44,000 mg

300

Convert 84,700 cl into kl

What is 0.847 kl

400

Convert 752 feet into meters

What is 229 meters (approximately)

500

Convert 823 cups into liters

 What is 194.7 liters