Deck 1: Introduction, Measurement, Estimating

Question 1

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What is the result of 1.58 ÷ 3.793 written with the correct number of significant figures?

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Question 2

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The length and width of a rectangle are 1.125 m and 0.606 m, respectively. Multiplying, your calculator gives the product as 0.68175 . Rounding properly to the correct number of significant figures, the area should be written as

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Question 3

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What is the sum of 1.53 + 2.786 + 3.3 written with the correct number of significant figures?

A) 8
B) 7.6
C) 7.62
D) 7.616
E) 7.6160

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7.6

Question 4

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A weight lifter can bench press 171 kg. How many milligrams (mg) is this?

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Question 5

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The wavelength of a certain laser is 0.35 micrometers, where 1 micrometer Express this wavelength in nanometers.

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Question 6

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A plot of land contains 5.8 acres. How many square meters does it contain?

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Question 7

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Express in scientific notation.

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Question 8

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What is to the proper number of significant figures?

A) 0.9108
B) 0.91
C) 0.9
D) 0.911

Question 9

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Convert a speed of 4.50 km/h to units of ft/min .(1.00 m=3.28 ft)

A) 246 ft/min
B) 886 ft/min
C) 82.3 ft/min
D) 0.246 ft/min
E) 165 ft/min

Question 10

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A certain CD-ROM disk can store approximately megabytes of information, where bytes =1 megabyte. If an average word requires 9.0 bytes of storage, how many words can be stored on one disk?

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Question 11

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A person on a diet loses 1.6 kg in a week. How many micrograms/second are lost?

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Question 12

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The shortest wavelength of visible light is approximately 400 nm. Express this wavelength in centimeters.

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Question 13

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What is expressed to the proper number of significant figures?

A) 0.3
B) 0.35
C) 0.3477
D) 0.348

Question 14

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What is the sum of 1123 and 10.3 written with the correct number of significant figures?

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C) 1133
D) 1133.3000
E) 1133.3

Question 15

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0.0001776 can also be expressed as

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Question 16

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Write out the number in full with a decimal point and correct number of zeros.

A) 0.00000735
B) 0.0000735
C) 0.000735
D) 0.00735
E) 0.0735

Question 17

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Add 3685 g and 66.8 kg and express your answer in milligrams (mg).

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Question 18

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The following exact conversion equivalents are given: 1 m=100 cm, 1 in =2.54 cm, and 1 ft=12 in. If a computer screen has an area of this area is closest to

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Question 19

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cm can also be expressed in mm as

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Question 20

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Albert uses as his unit of length (for walking to visit his neighbors or plowing his fields) the albert (A), the distance Albert can throw a small rock. One albert is 92 meters. How many square alberts is equal to one acre?

Question 21

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Estimate the number of times the earth will rotate on its axis during a human's lifetime.

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Question 22

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Approximately how many times does an average human heart beat in a year?

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Question 23

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A marathon is 26 mi and 385 yd long. Estimate how many strides would be required to run a marathon. Assume a reasonable value for the average number of feet/stride.

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Question 24

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The exhaust fan on a typical kitchen stove pulls 600 CFM (cubic feet per minute) through the filter. Given that 1.00 in. =2.54 cm, how many cubic meters per second does this fan pull?

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Question 25

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Approximately how many pennies would you have to stack to reach an average 8-foot ceiling?

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Question 26

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The speed of a wave pulse on a string depends on the tension, in the string and the mass per unit length, ppp of the string. Tension has SI units of and the mass per unit length has SI units of https://d2lvgg3v3hfg70.cloudfront.net/TB34225555/.
What combination of must the speed of the wave be proportional to?

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Question 27

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Estimate the number of pennies that would fit in a box one foot long by one foot wide by one foot tall.

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Question 28

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Approximately how many times does an average human heart beat in a lifetime?

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Question 29

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The period of a pendulum is the time it takes the pendulum to swing back and forth once. If the only dimensional quantities that the period depends on are the acceleration of gravity, and the Iength of the pendulum, what combination of must the period be proportional to? (Acceleration has SI units of

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