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MEASUREMENTS
Exercise No. 1
Objectives:
• To be acquainted with the SI, metric and English system of units
• To apply the different mathematical principles on the scientific measurements
A. Express the following using the basic prefixes that you have learned. For convenience, you
may express your answers in correct scientific notations.
1. 2 / 1 000 000 g = ______________________
1. 0.00125 = ______________________
2. 0.3120 = ______________________
3. 100 420 = ______________________
4. 100 420.5 = ______________________
5. 62.4050 = ______________________
D. Convert the following measurements to the desired units and round off the answers to four
significant figures.
1. 18 L =______________________ gallons
2. 7 m3 =______________________ gallons
4. 35 yards =______________________ cm
8. 580 cg =______________________ g
F. Problem solving. Solve the following problems. Show your dimensional analysis setup and
express you final answers to four significant figures.
1. Convert 3598 grams to pounds.
7. If the density of an object is 2.87 x 10-4lbs. cubic inch, what is its density in g/mL?
8. A box measures 3.12 ft in length, 0.0455 yd in width, and 7.87 inches in height. What is its
volume in cubic centimeters?
9. A block of wood whose dimensions are 6.0 cm x 3.0 cm x 1.5 cm has a mass of 43.0 grams.
Calculate its
density and specific gravity (specific gravity= density of object/ density of water).
10. The initial volume of water is 12.0 mL using a graduated cylinder. After placing a pebble
the water rises to
112.8 mL. If the mass of the pebble is 3.5 grams, what are its density and specific gravity?