CH100: Practice Exam #1
Instructor: Tony Zable 1
1. Define the following terms:
a) fact
b) law
c) hypothesis
d) theory
2. Express 549000000 in scientific notation.
a) 5.49 x 10-8
b) 5.49 x 108
c) 54.9 x 10-7
d) 549 x 108
e) 549 x 106
3. A metric unit for mass is
a) kg
b) pound
c) meter
d) furlong
e) ton
4. Convert: 4.96 kg = _____mg
5. The SI system prefix that corresponds to a factor of 103 is
a) kilo
b) deci
c) centi
d) milli
e) none of these
6. A cubic centimeter (cm3) is equivalent to what other metric volume unit?
a) milliliter
b) liter
c) deciliter
d) centimeter
e) millimeter
