Sample Questions

 

 

1) Convert the following numbers to scientific notation:

a)      4587
b)      0.75
c)       9785
d)      0.00045

 
2) Convert the following numbers to standard notation:

a)      7.5 x 104
b)      0.58 x 108
c)       5.987 x 107
d)      0.458 x 10-4


3) Convert the following:

a)      175 mL to L
b)      65.7 m to cm
c)       48 pounds to kg
d)      8 mm to m


4) Using the following conversion factors, fill in the blanks below:

1 g = 10-3 kg
1 mg = 10-3 g
1 µg = 10-3 mg

a)      8 kg = ? g = ? mg = ? µg
b)      ? kg = 0.0095 g = ? mg = ? µg
c)       ? kg = ? g = ? mg = 4 x 10-9 µg

 

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