Exam 1: Temperature and Heat

A(n) ______________ is a tested explanation of a broad segment of basic natural phenomena.

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

SI stands for the ______________ of units.

Express 100 megadollars in standard powers-of-10 notation.

What does 6 $\times$ 10¹² times 3 $\times$ 10^-9 divided by 2 $\times$ 10^-17 equal?

One liter of pure water at its maximum density has a mass of 1 ______________.

There are 10 mm in a(n) ______________.

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

If there are 2.54 cm/in., how many inches are there per centimeter?

A(n) ______________ is a comparison of an unknown physical quantity with the standard unit.

The metric prefix that means one-hundredth (1/100) is

Which is longer, a meter or a yard?

In the metric system, a penny might be called a(n) __________ dollar.

A measurement of 0.00254 g is the same as

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 ______________.

The standard unit of time is the

A hydrometer is used to measure

Which fundamental quantity does the average person measure most often every day?

The most information about our environment comes to us through the sense of

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