Exam 1: Measurement

In a debate, is the statement "It's only a theory" a valid argument point against a theory (as in "The theory of evolution is wrong because it's only a theory")?

A cubic container 20 cm on a side is filled with water. What is the mass of the water?

Historically, which measurement may have been defined as the distance from the royal nose to the thumb of the royal outstretched arm?

Which of the following is not considered a major physical science:

For the multiplication of 2.817 m divided by 6.3 m, the result should be reported with how many significant figures?

On a computer, a megabyte of memory is ______________ bytes.

What does 4 × 10^-12 times 3 × 10^-8 divided by 2 × 10²⁴ equal?

If the decimal point is shifted to the left in a number expressed in powers-of-10 notation, the exponent, or power of 10, is ______________.

What is the mass of 25 cm³ of pure water?

Which has more volume, a liter or a quart?

A hydrometer is used to measure

For the multiplication of 4.4 m times 1.5 m, the result should be reported with how many significant figures?

In the metric mks system of units, the letter s stands for ______________.

A metric ton (or tonne) is

A standard unit

Expressed in standard powers-of-10 notation and rounded to four significant figures, the number 0.00023648 is

There are 10 mm in a(n) ______________.

The standard unit of time in the mks system is the

______________ is the continuous forward flow of events.