Chp. 1: Decimal Prefixes with SI Units

Question 1

What number does this prefix and symbol represent?

Giga (G)

Answer 1

10⁹ = 1,000,000,000

Question 2

What number does this prefix and symbol represent?

Mega (M)

Answer 2

10⁶ = 1,000,000

Question 3

What number does this prefix and symbol represent?

kilo (k)

Answer 3

10³ = 1,000

Question 4

What number does this prefix and symbol represent?

hecto (h)

Answer 4

10² = 100

Question 5

What number does this prefix and symbol represent?

deca (da)

Answer 5

10¹ = 10

Question 6

What number does this prefix and symbol represent?

deci (d)

Answer 6

10^-1 = 0.1

Question 7

What number does this prefix and symbol represent?

centi (c)

Answer 7

10^-2 = 0.01

Question 8

What number does this prefix and symbol represent?

milli (m)

Answer 8

10^-3 = 0.001

Question 9

What number does this prefix and symbol represent?

micro (µ)

Answer 9

10^-6 = 0.000001

Question 10

What number does this prefix and symbol represent?

nano (n)

Answer 10

10^-9 = 0.000000001

Question 11

What is the name and symbol for the prefix meaning:

10⁹ = 1,000,000,000

Answer 11

Giga (G)

Question 12

What is the name and symbol for the prefix meaning:

10⁶ = 1,000,000

Answer 12

Mega (M)

Question 13

What is the name and symbol for the prefix meaning:

10³ = 1,000

Answer 13

kilo (k)

Question 14

What is the name and symbol for the prefix meaning:

10² = 100

Answer 14

hecto (h)

Question 15

What is the name and symbol for the prefix meaning:

10¹ = 10

Answer 15

deca (da)

Question 16

What is the name and symbol for the prefix meaning:

10^-1 = 0.1

Answer 16

deci (d)

Question 17

What is the name and symbol for the prefix meaning:

10^-2 = 0.01

Answer 17

centi (c)

Question 18

What is the name and symbol for the prefix meaning:

10^-3 = 0.001

Answer 18

milli (m)

Question 19

What is the name and symbol for the SI unit of:

Length

Answer 19

meter (m)

Question 20

What is the name and symbol for the SI unit of:

volume

Answer 20

liter (L)

Question 21

What is this unit used to measure?

kilogram (kg)

Answer 21

Mass

Question 22

What is this unit used to measure?

Joule (J)

Answer 22

Energy

Question 23

What is this unit used to measure?

kelvin (K)

Answer 23

Temperature

Question 24

What is this unit used to measure?

milliliter (mL)

Answer 24

Volume or capacity

Question 25

What is this unit used to measure? **second (s)**

Answer 25

**Time**

Question 26

What is this unit used to measure? **meter (m)**

Answer 26

**Length **

Question 27

What is this unit used to measure? **cubic meter (m³)**

Answer 27

**Volume**

Question 28

What is this unit used to measure? **moles (mol)**

Answer 28

**Amount of a substance**

Question 29

What is the name and symbol for the prefix meaning: **10^-6 = 0.000001**

Answer 29

**micro (µ)**

Question 30

What is the name and symbol for the prefix meaning: **10^-9 = 0.000000001**

Answer 30

**nano (n)**

Question 31

Meters per second (**m/s**) is an example of what kind of unit?

Answer 31

**Derived unit**

Question 32

Obtained by multiplication or division of one or more of the base units.

Answer 32

**Derived units**

Question 33

**1 L = 1000 mL**, which is the same volume as... ?

Answer 33

**1 mL = 1 cm³**

Question 34

Defined as the amount of **mass** in a unit **volume** of a substance.

Answer 34

**Density** **(d = mass/volume)**

Question 35

What number does this prefix and symbol represent? **tera (T)**

Answer 35

**10¹² = 1,000,000,000,000**

Question 36

What is the name and symbol for the prefix meaning: **10¹² = 1,000,000,000,000**

Answer 36

**tera (T)**

Question 37

What is the name and symbol for the prefix meaning: **10^-12 = 0.000000000001**

Answer 37

**pico (p)**

Question 38

Temperature in which **water boils** in **Kelvin**.

Answer 38

**373 K**

Question 39

Normal **body temperature** in **Kelvin**.

Answer 39

**310 K**

Question 40

Temperature in which **water freezes** in **Kelvin**.

Answer 40

**273 K**

Question 41

Temperature in which **water boils** in **Celcius**.

Answer 41

**100 °C**

Question 42

Normal **body temperature** in **Celcius**.

Answer 42

**37.0 °C**

Question 43

Temperature in which** water freezes** in **Celcius**.

Answer 43

**0 °C**

Question 44

What is the **lowest temperature** possible in **Kelvin**?

Answer 44

**0 K**

Question 45

What is the **lowest possible temperature** in **Celcius**?

Answer 45

**-273.15 °C**

Question 46

**Room temperature **in **Kelvin**.

Answer 46

**298.15 K**

Question 47

**Room temperature** in **Celcius**.

Answer 47

**25 °C**

Question 48

**Density** expressed in units of **_____________ ** for **liquids**.

Answer 48

**g/mL**

Question 49

**Density** expressed in units of **_____________ ** for **solids**.

Answer 49

**g/cm³**

Question 50

**Density** expressed in units of **_____________ ** for **gases**.

Answer 50

**g/L**