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13. A decimeter is 100 times larger than a millimeter.<br />

14. A dekagram is 1000 times larger than a centigram<br />

<strong>Skill</strong> Sheet 1.1: Scientific Notation<br />

1. Answers are:<br />

a. 122,200<br />

b. 90,100,000<br />

c. 3,600<br />

d. 700.3<br />

e. 52,722<br />

<strong>Skill</strong> Sheet 1.2: Measuring Length<br />

Stop and Think:<br />

f. 10 millimeters = 1 centimeter<br />

g. It is better to measure with the English system when you<br />

want to buy fabric for making curtains. Fabric is sold in<br />

yards and inches in the U.S. It is better to measure with<br />

the metric system when you are describing the length of<br />

something to your pen pal in Germany.<br />

Example 1:<br />

1. 63.0 mm<br />

2. 6.30 cm<br />

3. 0.063 m<br />

Example 2:<br />

1. 189.0 mm<br />

2. 3 blocks<br />

3. 7.44 inches<br />

Example 3:<br />

1. 42.5 mm<br />

2. 7 dominoes<br />

<strong>Skill</strong> Sheet 1.2: Averaging<br />

1. Four gloves per household<br />

2. On average, each person spent about $8.33.<br />

3. $3.95; $31.60<br />

<strong>Skill</strong> Sheet 1.2: SQ3R Reading and Study Method<br />

No student responses are required.<br />

<strong>Skill</strong> Sheet 1.2: Stopwatch Math<br />

1. Answers are:<br />

a. 5, 5.05, 5.15, 5.2, 5.5<br />

b. 6:06, 6:06.004, 6:06.04, 6:06.4<br />

2. Answers are:<br />

Time 9.88w 9.88w 9.91 9.95w<br />

Year 2002 1998 2004 2001<br />

Time 9.97w 10.01 10.08 10.11<br />

Year 1999 2000 2005 2003<br />

<strong>Skill</strong> Sheet 1.2: Understanding Light Years<br />

1. 5.7 × 10 13 km<br />

2. 4.3 × 10 19 km<br />

3. 3.8 × 10 10 km<br />

4. 5,344 ly<br />

5. 1.16 × 10 –12 ly<br />

6. 1.16 ly<br />

Page 2 of 57<br />

15. A millimeter is 10 times smaller than a centimeter.<br />

2. Answers are:<br />

a. 4.051 × 10 6<br />

b. 1.3 × 10 9<br />

c. 1.003 × 10 6<br />

d. 1.602 × 10 4<br />

e. 9.9999 × 10 12<br />

Practice with converting units for length:<br />

Prefix Your multiplication factor Your domino length in:<br />

pico- 10 -9<br />

42.5 × 10 9 pm<br />

nano- 10 -6 42.5 × 10 6 nm<br />

micro- 10-3 42.5 × 103 µm<br />

milli 10 0<br />

42.5 × 10 0 mm<br />

centi- 10 1 42.5 × 10 –1 cm<br />

deci- 10242.5 × 10 –2 dm<br />

deka- 10 4<br />

42.5 × 10 –4 dam<br />

hecto- 10 5 42.5 × 10 –5 hm<br />

kilo- 10 6 42.5 × 10 –6 km<br />

4. ≈ 6 points each<br />

5. ≈ 5 slices each (5 1 / 3 slices each)<br />

3. Answers are:<br />

a. 1:22.04, 1:22.4, 1:23.117, 1:23.2, 1:24, 1:24.007, 1:25,<br />

1:33<br />

b. 1:17.99, 1:18.22, 1:18.3, 1:20, 1:20.22, 1:21.003, 1:21.2<br />

c. 1:24.099, 1:24.9899, 1:24.99, 1:24.9901, 1:25, 1:25.001<br />

4. Infinitely many solutions possible.<br />

Example: 26:15.21, 26:15.215, 26:15.22, 26:15.225, 26:15.23<br />

7. 1,200 ly<br />

8. 8.0478 × 10 14 km<br />

9. 4,280,056,000 km, or 4.28 × 10 9 km<br />

10. 0.000026336 AU, or 2.6 × 10 –5 AU<br />

11. 63,288 AU

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