Exam 6: Fundamental Dimensions and Units

The Btu (British thermal unit) is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 lbm of water by 1°F.If a home has a furnace that is rated at 1000 Btu/min what is this rating in kW?

The conduction heat transfer rate through a wall is modeled by the following equation: where heat transfer rate in thermal conductivity of the wall area of the wall in wall thickness in steady-state temperature difference between the inside and the outside surfaces of the wall, in What is the appropriate unit for k if the preceding equation is to be homogeneous in units?

The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the moon is approximately 1/6 of the earth's.The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of moon is equal to:

A barrel can hold 42 gallons of oil.How many liters of oil are in the barrel?

The amount of time it takes for an object bounce up and down through one complete cycle is called the "period" and is calculated using the following equation: where period in seconds mass of object in kilograms spring rate What is the appropriate unit for k if the preceding equation is to be homogeneous in units?

Express the work done [work = (force)(distance)] by a 100 lbf force exerted over a distance of 50 ft using SI units.

A parking lot is long by wide.Express the area of the garden in m2and acres.

One slug is equal to

Which of the following are U.S.Customary units?

Which of the following are fundamental British Gravitational units?

Convert the information given in the table below from SI units to U.S.Customary units.

Calculate the number of liters of water that will fit into an aquarium with dimensions:

The amount of heat needed to change the temperature of an object can be calculated using the following equation: where amount of heat in Joules (J) mass of object in kilograms (kg) specific heat of object change in temperature in °C What is the appropriate unit for if the preceding equation is to be homogeneous in units?

The density of steel is approximately 7600 kg/m3.Express the density in BG and U.S.Customary units.

The fundamental frequency of a vibrating guitar string is modeled by the following equation: where vibration frequency in Hertz length of string in meters string tension in Newtons string density What is the appropriate unit for if the preceding equation is to be homogeneous in units?

What is the SI unit for momentum?

What is the SI unit for pressure?

Convert the information given in the table below from SI units to the U.S.customary units.

Convert the information given in the table below from the U.S.customary units to SI units.

What is the SI unit for power?