What is the SI unit for length or distance? What is the abbreviation?
meter
m
100
All non-zero numbers are...
significant or not significant?
significant
100
How many sig-digs in 78091.0?
6
100
What is BOTH the prefix AND the abbreviation for x10^6?
mega
M
100
To put a number with a magnitude smaller than 1 in scientific notation, you move the decimal place to the (left/right) and the power of 10 will be (positive/negative).
right
negative
200
What is the SI unit for temperature? What is the abbreviation?
kelvin
K
200
All zeros to the left of the _________________ are NOT significant.
first non-zero number
200
How many sig-digs in 0.002?
1
200
What is the power in scientific notation for the metric prefix pico?
x10^-12
200
To put a number with a magnitude of 10 or greater into scientific notation, you move the decimal to the (right/left) and the power of 10 will be (positive/negative)
left
positive
300
What is the SI unit for time? What is the abbreviation?
seconds
s
300
Zeros to the right of the last nonzero number are only significant IF there is a ___________ anywhere in the number.
decimal
300
How many sig-digs in 0.0009400?
4
300
What is the power (in scientific notation) for kilo?
x10^3
300
.000000134 in scientific notation is?
1.34 x 10^-7
400
What is the SI unit for luminous intensity? What is the abbreviation?
candelas
cd
400
In multiplication and division, how do we determine how to round our answer?
Use the same number of significant digits as the number with the FEWEST significant digits.
400
16.779 - 9.22035411
How many decimal places (digits after the decimal) will be in your answer?
3 digits after the decimal
400
BOTH the abbreviation AND the prefix for x10^-6
micro
μ (mu)
400
1013000 in scientific notation is?
What is 1.013 x 10^6
500
What is the only SI unit that is not also a base unit? What is the abbreviation, and what does it measure?
Kilograms are not the base unit (which would be grams).
kg
mass
500
In addition and subtraction, how do we determine how to round our answer?
Use the same number of decimal places as the number with the FEWEST decimal places.
500
0.0063500 x 1.202
How many sig-digs will be in your answer?
4
500
BOTH the prefix AND the abbreviation for x10^9
giga
G
500
If you needed to write the number 134,000,000 with 5 significant digits, how would you do it?