Chapter 2

Question 1

How many inches in 1 foot?

Answer 1

12 inches

Question 2

How many feet in 1 yard?

Answer 2

3 feet

Question 3

How many feet in 1 mile?

Answer 3

5280 feet

Question 4

How many pints in 1 quart?

Answer 4

2 pints

Question 5

How many fluid ounces in 1 quart?

Answer 5

32 fluid ounces

Question 6

How many quarts in 1 gallon?

Answer 6

4 quarts

Question 7

How many ounces in 1 pound?

Answer 7

16 ounces

Question 8

How many pounds in 1 ton?

Answer 8

2000 pounds

Question 9

What is the basic unit for length and it’s abbreviation?

Answer 9

meter (m)

Question 10

What is the basic unit for mass and it’s abbreviation?

Answer 10

gram (g)

Question 11

What is the basic unit for volume and it’s abbreviation?

Answer 11

liter (L)

Question 12

What is the basic unit for time and it’s abbreviation?

Answer 12

second (s)

Question 13

What is the prefix and symbol for 10^12?

Answer 13

tera- (T)

Question 14

What is the prefix and symbol for 10^9?

Answer 14

giga- (G)

Question 15

What is the prefix and symbol for 10^6?

Answer 15

mega- (M)

Question 16

What is the prefix and symbol for 10^3?

Answer 16

kilo- (k)

Question 17

What is the prefix and symbol for 10^2?

Answer 17

hecto- (h)

Question 18

What is the prefix and symbol for 10^1?

Answer 18

deca- (da)

Question 19

What is the prefix and symbol for 10 or 10^0 or 1=10^0?

Answer 19

basic units (m, g, L, s)

Question 20

What is the prefix and symbol for 10^-1?

Answer 20

deci- (d)

Question 21

What is the prefix and symbol for 10^-2?

Answer 21

centi- (c)

Question 22

What is the prefix and symbol for 10^-3?

Answer 22

milli- (m)

Question 23

What is the prefix and symbol for 10^-6?

Answer 23

micro- (u- greek letter mu);

the medical community uses mcg for microgram

Question 24

What is the prefix and symbol for 10^-9?

Answer 24

nano- (n)

Question 25

What is the prefix and symbol for 10^-12?

Answer 25

pico- (p)

Question 26

Determined by measuring the distance between 2 points.

Answer 26

Length

Question 27

The quantity of matter in an object.

Answer 27

Mass

Question 28

A measure of the force exerted on an object by the pull of gravity.

Answer 28

Weight

Question 29

A measure of the extent of a surface.

Answer 29

Area

Question 30

The amount of space an object occupies.

Answer 30

Volume

Question 31

What is the formula to calculate the area of a rectangle or square?

Answer 31

length x width

Question 32

What is the formula to calculate the area of a circle?

Answer 32

(pi)r^2 (r=radius)

Question 33

What is the formula to calculate the area of a triangle?

Answer 33

1/2base x height

Question 34

What is the formula to calculate the volume of a rectangle or square?

Answer 34

length x width x height

Question 35

What is the formula to calculate the volume of a cylinder?

Answer 35

(pi)r^2 x height (r=radius)

Question 36

What is the formula to calculate the volume of a sphere?

Answer 36

4/3(pi)r^3 (r=radius)

Question 37

A problem-solving method in which the units associated with the numbers are used as a guide in setting up the calculations.

Answer 37

Dimensional Analysis

Question 38

What is the english to metric conversion for quart and liter (volume)?

Answer 38

1.000 qt / 0.9463 L

Question 39

What is the english to metric conversion for pound and gram (mass)?

Answer 39

1.000 lb / 453.6 g

Question 40

What is the english to metric conversion for inch and centimeter (length)?

Answer 40

1.000 in. / 2.540 cm

Question 41

The ratio of the mass of an object divided by the volume of space occupied by the object.

Answer 41

Density

Question 42

What is the equation for finding density?

Answer 42

mass / volume (m/v)

Question 43

What unit is a solid reported in?

Answer 43

g/cm^3

Question 44

Liquids are reported in what unit?

Answer 44

g/mL

Question 45

Gases are reported in what unit?

Answer 45

g/L

Question 46

____ is defined as parts of interest per hundred total parts.

Answer 46

percent

Question 47

What is the equation to find a percentage?

Answer 47

parts of interest / total parts x 100 = percentage

Question 48

Used to express the hotness and coldness of an object.

Answer 48

Temperature

Question 49

________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles comprising a sample of matter.

Answer 49

Temperature