The multiplier for SI units with the prefix pico is __________. 1. a. 1,000,000 b. 1/1,000,000,000,000 c. 1/1,000,000,000 d.

1,000,000,000,000,000 A picometer is 1/1,000,000,000,000 m. 2. Convert 243 ng to its equivalent in kilograms. a. 2.431010 kg b. 2431010 kg c. 2.431012 kg d. 2.4310-10 kg 243 ng is equal to 2.4310-7 g. 3. The multiplier for SI units with the prefix micro is __________. a. 1/1,000,000,000,000 b. 1/1,000,000,000 c. 1/1,000,000,000,000,000 d. 1/1,000,000 A microgram is 1/1,000,000 g. 4. The standard SI unit of mass is the __________. a. kilogram b. kilometer c. kilomole d. pound The International Prototype Kilogram is composed of a platinum-iridium alloy. 5. Express the quantity 0.00000095 kg in scientific notation. a. 9.5107 kg b. 9.5/1,000,000 kg c. 9.510-7 kg d. 95/1,000,000,000 kg 9.510-7 kg is equal to 0.00000095 kg. 6. The SI base unit of length is the __________. a. meter b. mole c. candela d. kilogram The symbol for meter is m.

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The standard SI unit of time is the __________. a. parsec b. second c. millisecond d. solar day

The second is defined in terms of the frequency of one type of radiation emitted by a cesium-133 atom. 8. Solve the following problem and express the answer in scientific notation: 2.4610 4 kg + 5.75108 kg. a. 5.75104 kg b. 8.21104 kg c. 8.21108 kg d. 5.75108 kg This problem could also be written as 0.000246 kg + 575,000,000 kg. 9. Convert 57.7 kg to grams. a. 577,000 g b. 5.77104 g c. 5.77103 g d. 57.7104 g 5.7710 is equal to 57.7103. 10. Convert 1.45 km to meters. a. 1.4510-3 ft b. 1.45103 m c. 14.5103 km d. 0.14510-3 m 1.4510 is equal to 14.5102. 11. In order to convert a quantity expressed in one unit into the same quantity in a different unit, use a(n) __________. a. notation factor b. conversion factor c. calculation coefficient d. algebraic quantity A conversion factor is a multiplier that is equal to 1. 12. Solve the following problem and express the answer in scientific notation: 710 6 m + 2106 m. a. 5106 m b. 9106 m c. 910-6 m d. 7106 m
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If the numbers have the same exponent, n, add or subtract the values of M and keep the same n. 13. The multiplier for SI units with the prefix mega is __________. a. 1/1,000,000 b. 1,000,000 c. 1000 d. 1/1000 Scientific notation for a megagram is 106 g. 14. Combinations of SI base units are called __________. a. base quantities b. dimensional analogs c. derived units d. straight measurements The meter per second and the joule are both common derived units. 15. In Figure 1-4, if the operation were changed to 3.90 divided by 7.2, what would the answer be with the correct number of significant digits? a. 0.542 b. 0.54 c. 0.5417 d. 1 When dividing or multiplying, the answer will have the same number of significant digits as the least-precise number in the operation. 16. Solve the following problem and express the answer in scientific notation: 4.7510 3 kg + 8.24103 kg. a. 1,299.0 kg b. 12.99103 kg c. 12,990 kg d. 1299103 kg If the numbers have the same exponent, n, add or subtract the values of M and keep the same n. 17. The multiplier for SI units with the prefix deci is __________. a. 1/10 b. 10 c. 100 d. 1/100 There are 10 deciliters in one liter. 18. The multiplier for SI units with the prefix femto is __________. a. 1,000,000 b. 1/1,000,000,000

c. 1/1,000,000,000,000,000 d. 1,000,000,000,000 A femtosecond is 1/1,000,000,000,000,000 s. 19. __________ is useful for writing numbers that are very large or very small. a. Parallax b. Scientific notation c. Accuracy d. Estimating In scientific notation, the numerical part of a quantity is written as a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a whole-number power of 10. 20. In Figure 1-4, which of the following operations would yield an answer of 0.5417 to the correct number of significant digits? a. 3.90/ 7.20 b. 3.900/7.2 c. 3.900/7.200 d. 3.9000 / 7.2000 When dividing or multiplying, the answer will have the same number of significant digits as the least-precise number in the operation. 21. The valid digits in a measurement are called __________. a. significant digits b. uncertain digits c. powers of 10 d. scientific notation All nonzero digits and zeros that transmit information are significant digits.