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Name ___________________________ Date ___________________ Class __________________<br />

CHAPTER 3, Scientific Measurement (continued)<br />

2. Look at Figure 3.11. In a conversion factor, the smaller number is part of the<br />

quantity that has the ______________________ larger<br />

unit. The larger number is part<br />

of the quantity that has the ______________________ smaller<br />

unit.<br />

3. Is the following sentence true or false? The actual size of a measurement<br />

multiplied by a conversion factor remains the same, because the measurement<br />

being converted is multiplied by unity. ______________________<br />

true<br />

4. Write two conversion factors based on the relationship between hours and<br />

minutes. 60 minutes 1 hour<br />

and <br />

1 hour 60 minutes<br />

5. The average lead for a mechanical pencil is 6.0 cm long when it is new. Circle<br />

the letter of the conversion factor you would use to find its length in inches.<br />

a.<br />

2.54 cm<br />

1 in.<br />

b.<br />

c.<br />

d.<br />

1 in.<br />

2.54 cm<br />

1 in.<br />

6.0 cm<br />

6.0 cm<br />

1 in.<br />

6. A student is asked to calculate the volume, in milliliters, of 2 cups of oil. There<br />

are 225 mL per cup. The student calculates the volume as follows:<br />

1 cup<br />

Volume 2 cups 0.08 cup<br />

25 mL<br />

List three errors the student made.<br />

The conversion factor was inverted.<br />

25 mL was used instead of 225 mL.<br />

The unit in the answer is incorrect.<br />

Dimensional Analysis (pages 81–83)<br />

7. What is dimensional analysis?<br />

Dimensional analysis is a way to analyze and solve problems, using the units,<br />

or dimensions, of the measurements.<br />

8. Reread Sample Problem 3.5. The correct conversion factor has the ______________ known unit<br />

in the denominator and the ______________ unknown unit in the numerator.<br />

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