Chapter 1 & 3 Test Review

Front

Express the number 0.007381 in scientific notation.

Back

7.381 x 10^-3

Front

Express the number 77590 in scientific notation.

Back

7.759 x 10^4

Front

What will the resulting units be for a flow rate of 285 kg per hour?

Back

cubic feet per hour

Front

Convert 285 kg to grams.

Back

285,000 g

Front

What SI unit is used to measure volume?

Back

liters

Front

What is scientific notation?

Back

A way to express numbers as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.

Front

How do you convert kilograms to grams?

Back

Multiply the number of kilograms by 1,000.

Front

What is the formula for converting a number to scientific notation?

Back

Move the decimal point to create a number between 1 and 10, then count the number of places moved to determine the exponent.

Front

What is the significance of the exponent in scientific notation?

Back

It indicates how many places the decimal point has been moved and whether the number is greater than or less than 1.

Front

What is the SI unit for mass?

Back

kilogram (kg)