MEASUREMENT REPORT SHEET

Download the report sheet, complete it, and then submit it as per instructions. Do not change the format.

All blue shaded areas require answers.

I. Metric units:

Prefix Scientific Notation Symbol

pico10 -12 or 1/10 12 (both *not* needed) p

nano 10 -9 n

micro 10 -6 µ

milli 10 -3 m

centi 10 -2 c

deci 10 -1 d

deca 10 1 da

hecto 10 2 h

kilo 10 3 k

mega 10 6 M

giga 10 9 G

tera 10 12 T

Metric base unit of measurement for

Mass Kilogram

Length meter

Volume liter

II. Conversions:

Changing units within the metric system.

Conversion

Example: convert .621 hl to liters 62.1 liters

convert .00078 mg to kg 7.8 x 10 -10 kilogram

convert 2.45 g to cg 245 cg

convert 1.9 km to cm 190,000 centimeters

convert 6.4 µl to nl 6,400,000

III. Length measurements:

Object Metric Your height 1.585 m

Area measurement for 2-D: Area = length X width; expressed in square units

Object Area in metric units Any book cover 210*297= 62,370 mm2

Area measurement for 3-D:

Area = length X width X height; expressed in cubed units

Object Area in metric units CD case (or similar object) 254*101*152=3,899,408 mm3

IV. Volume :

Volume experiments with water.

Answer Answer 1 teaspoon 0.004929 Liter 4.92900 ml

1 cup 0.23658 Liter 236.58 ml

1 tablespoon 0.014787 Liter 14.787 ml

1ml of pure water = 1g = 1cc

10 ml of water

10 g

10 cc

0.01 Kg

0.01 L

10000 mg

V. Mass:

Using metric measuring equipment. Measure the objects below. You may substitute items for similar ones in mass. All answers must be expressed in metric units.

To be measured bathroom scale

Can of paint 5.565 kg

Pencil 0.0005kg

Yourself 64kg

VI. Temperature:

Temperature measurements

Determine the temperature of the following and convert to get both °C and °F readings.

3 water baths: Use heat-resistant cookware for boiling water °C °F

Room temperature: 200 ml of water 22 71.6

Ice water: 200 ml of ice water 6 42.6

Boiling water: 200 ml of boiling water 100 212

Convert real life applications: °C °F

Normal body temperature 37 98.6

House thermostat 25.55 78

Refrigerator 4 39.2

Wind chill -36 -32.8

VIII. Scientific Notation:

Convert the following numbers to scientific notation:

32350000 3.235 x 107

0.00000123 1.23 x 10-6

25.44 2.544 x 10

2544.2 2.544 x 103

IX. Significant Figures:

Determine number of significant figures in the following

12003 5 significant figures

12.003 5 significant figures

1.2000 5 significant figure

12,345,000 5 significant figures

0.00012300 5 significant figures

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