Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What
is the temperature –34 C expressed in kelvins? a. | 139
K | c. | 239
K | b. | 207
K | d. | 339
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If
the temperature changes by 100 K, by how much does it change in  C?
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3.
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Chlorine boils at 239 K. What is the boiling point of chlorine expressed in degrees
Celsius?
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Commonly Used
Metric Prefixes | Prefix | Meaning | Factor | mega
(M) | 1 million times larger than the unit it
precedes | 10 | kilo
(k) | 1000 times larger than the unit it
precedes | 10 | deci
(d) | 10 times smaller than the unit it
precedes | 10 | centi
(c) | 100 times smaller than the unit it
precedes | 10 | milli
(m) | 1000 times smaller than the unit it
precedes | 10 | micro ( ) | 1 million times
smaller than the unit it precedes | 10 | nano
(n) | 1000 million times smaller than the unit it
precedes | 10 | pico
(p) | 1 trillion times smaller than the unit it
precedes | 10 | | | |
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What
is the quantity 0.0075 meters expressed in centimeters? Use the table above to help
you. a. | 0.075
cm | c. | 7.5
cm | b. | 0.75
cm | d. | 70.5
cm | | | | |
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What
is the quantity 7896 millimeters expressed in meters? Use the table above to help
you. a. | 7.896
m | c. | 789.6
m | b. | 78.96
m | d. | 789,600
m | | | | |
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6.
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What
is the quantity 987 milligrams expressed in grams? Use the table above to help you. a. | 0.000 987
g | c. | 9.87
g | b. | 0.987
g | d. | 98,700
g | | | | |
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7.
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Which
of the following equalities is NOT correct? Use the table above to help you. a. | 100 cg = 1
g | c. | 1 cm = 1 mL | b. | 1000 mm = 1
m | d. | 10 kg = 1
g | | | | |
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8.
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A
cubic meter is about the same as the volume occupied by a ____. a. | kilogram of
water | c. | washing
machine | b. | cup of milk | d. | basketball arena | | | | |
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The
quantity 44 liters expressed in cubic meters is ____. a. | 0.000 044
m | c. | 0.44 m | b. | 440 000 m | d. | 0.044 m | | | | |
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Short Answer
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10.
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What
is the temperature 128 K expressed in degrees Celsius?
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11.
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Express 0.05 grams in kilograms, using the correct abbreviations.
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12.
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Express 0.06 liters in cubic meters, using the correct abbreviations.
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