Chapter 1

Question 1

What is the metric unit for length?

Answer 1

Meters (m)

Question 2

What is the metric unit for mass?

Answer 2

Grams (g)

Question 3

What is the metric unit for volume?

Answer 3

Liters (L)

Question 4

What is the metric unit for time?

Answer 4

Seconds (s)

Question 5

What does this prefix mean?: Giga (G)

Answer 5

Billion

Question 6

What is the numerical value and scientific notation of this prefix: Giga (G)

Answer 6

1,000,000,000
10^(9)

Question 7

What does this prefix mean?: Mega (M)

Answer 7

Million

Question 8

What is the numerical value and scientific notation of this prefix: Mega (M)

Answer 8

1,000,000
10^(6)

Question 9

What does this prefix mean?: Kilo (k)

Answer 9

Thousand

Question 10

What is the numerical value and scientific notation of this prefix: Kilo (k)

Answer 10

1,000
10^(3)

Question 11

What does this prefix mean?: Deci (d)

Answer 11

Tenth

Question 12

What is the numerical value and scientific notation of this prefix: Deci (d)

Answer 12

0.1
10^(-1)

Question 13

What does this prefix mean?: Centi (c)

Answer 13

Hundredth

Question 14

What is the numerical value and scientific notation of this prefix: Centi (c)

Answer 14

0.01
10^(-2)

Question 15

What does this prefix mean?: Milli (m)

Answer 15

Thousandth

Question 16

What is the numerical value and scientific notation of this prefix: Milli (m)

Answer 16

0.001
10^(-3)

Question 17

What does this prefix mean?: Micro ( μ^(c) )

Answer 17

Millionth

Question 18

What is the numerical value and scientific notation of this prefix: Micro ( μ^(c) )

Answer 18

0.000 001
10^(-6)

Question 19

What does this prefix mean?: Nano (n)

Answer 19

Billionth

Question 20

What is the numerical value and scientific notation of this prefix: Nano (n)

Answer 20

0.000 000 001
10^(-9)

Question 21

How many cubic centimeters (cc) are in one milliliter (mL)?

Answer 21

1 cubic centimeter (cc) or 1 centimeter to the power of 3 (cm^(3) )

Question 22

What is the significant figure rule for non zero numbers?

Answer 22

All non zero numbers are significant

Question 24

What makes zero a significant figure?

Answer 24

• between two non zero digits
• at the end of a number with a decimal place

Question 25

What makes a zero a non-significant figure?

Answer 25

- at the beginning of a number - at the end of a number without a decimal

Question 26

What equalitites should the answer share with the signifigant figures when multiplying/dividing?

Answer 26

The answer must have the same number of significant figures as the original number with the fewest significant figures

Question 27

What equalitites should the answer share with the signifigant figures when adding/subtracting?

Answer 27

The answer must have the same number of decimal places as the original number with the fewest decimal places

Question 28

Rule for Rounding Numbers if the first digit to be dropped is between 0 and 4

Answer 28

Drop the number and the proceeding digits

Question 29

Rule for Rounding Numbers if the first digit to be dropped is between 5 and 9

Answer 29

Round up the last digit to be retained by adding 1, then drop it and the proceeding digits

Question 30

How many significant figures are in exact numbers?

Answer 30

Infinite

Question 31

What is the Scientific Notation Format

Answer 31

y x 10^(x)

Question 32

What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

Answer 32

The y that represents a number that is greater than or equal to 1, and less than 10

Question 33

What is the exponent in scientific notation?

Answer 33

The x that is a positive or negative whole number

Question 34

How to convert from Standard Number to Scientific Notation

Answer 34

1. Move the decimal point to give a number between 1 and 10 2. Multiply the result by 10^(x), where x = the number of places the decimal was moved

Question 35

Decimal movement rules for converting from standard number to scientific notation

Answer 35

- Decimal moved the left, the exponent is positive - Decimal moved to the right, the exponent is negative

Question 36

How to convert from Scientific Notation to Standard Number

Answer 36

1. See if exponent is positive or negative 2. Move the decimal the amount of spaces that match the exponent

Question 37

Decimal movement rules for converting from scientific notation to standard number

Answer 37

- When the exponent is positive, move the decimal point x places to the right - When the exponent is negative, move the decimal point x places to the left