KEY-FinalExamStudyGuide_Fall2013
KEY-FinalExamStudyGuide_Fall2013
KEY-FinalExamStudyGuide_Fall2013
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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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