Units of Measurement and scientific notation Quiz

Which of the following is a unit of length in the metric system?

• Inches

• Feet

• Yards

• Meter

Which of the following is a unit of volume in the metric system?

• Fluid ounces

• Cup

• Pints

• Liter

What is the metric unit for measuring the volume of a bottle of soda?

• Gram

• Liter

• Meter

• Ounce

Which prefix has a multiplication factor of 1,000 = 10^3?

• Mega

• Kilo

• Hecto

• Deca/Deka

What is the meaning of the prefix "Milli"?

• Tenth

• Hundredth

• Thousandth

• Millionth

Which of the following is equivalent to 100 meters?

• 1 km

• 1 hm

• 1 dam

• 1 dm

Which of the following is equivalent to 0.01 meters?

• 1 cm

• 1 mm

• 1 dm

• 1 dam

Convert to a real number: 4.5 x 10^-4

• 4500

• .00045

• .045

• 45,000

Which of the following is NOT a reason to use scientific notation?

• To make numbers more complex

• To simplify the presentation of numbers

• To eliminate large amounts of zeroes

• To handle extremely large or small numbers

Convert from scientific notation to real: 4.566 x 10^3

• 4,566

• .004566

• 456,600

• .4566