PHYS 1.2 Formative

What makes the metric system so convenient for science?

• it uses units that are related to one another by multiples of 10

• it uses the same prefixes for each base unit

• units can be easily converted

• all of these are true

A preference for a particular point of view for personal rather than logical or scientific reasons.

• bias

• peer review

• inference

• ethics

Respected scientific journals publish all reports that are submitted to them.

• true

• false

How many meters are in 15 kilometers?

• 15,000 m

• 0.015 m

• 1500 m

• 150,000 m

How many kilometers are in 12,000 meters?

• 12 km

• 120 km

• .012 km

• 1200 km