Jeopardy

Metric Scientific Significant Significant Digits

with Rounding and
Density
System Notation Digits Calculations Calculations

$100 $100 $100 $100 $100

$200 $200 $200 $200 $200

$300 $300 $300 $300 $300

$400 $400 $400 $400 $400

$500 $500 $500 $500 $500

Final Jeopardy
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 What are the 4 base units in the metric system
and what are they used to measure?

 m = meter = measures length

 g = gram = measures mass
 L = liter = measures volume
 s = second = measures time
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 What are the prefixes 3 levels above the base
unit and 3 levels below the base unit and their
symbols?

 Above (from base unit) = deca (da), hecto (h),

kilo (k)
 Below (from base unit) = deci (d), centi (c), milli
(m)
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 How many base units is a:
 A) milligram
 B) centiliter
 C) hectometer

 A) 1 x 10-3
 B) 1 x 10-2 L
 C) 100 m
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 Convert:
 A) 459 cm to m
 B) 68.9356 hs to ms
 C) 0.000476 km to m

 A) 459 cm = 4.59m
 B) 68.9356 hs = 689356 ms
 C) 0.000476 km = 0.476 m
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 Convert:
 A) 98000 dL to L
 B) 7347 m to km
 C) 34789.92 kg to dg

 A) 98000 dL = 9800 L
 B) 7347 m = 7.347 km
 C) 34789.92 kg = 347899200 dg
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 What is the difference between a negative and
positive exponent in scientific notation?

 Negative = the number is smaller than 1

 Positive = the number is bigger than 1
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 Rewrite into scientific notation
 A) 562 000 000 000
 B) 632 000
 C) 34 800 000

 A) 5.62 x 1012
 B) 6.32 x 105
 C) 3.84 x 107
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 Rewrite into scientific notation
 A) 0.0000562
 B) 0.000236
 C) 0.0000000000085

 A) 5.62 x 10-5
 B) 2.36 x 10-4
 C) 8.5 x 10-12
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 Rewrite into standard form
 A) 2.33 x 108
 B) 5.3 x 106
 C) 8.36 x 107

 A) 233000000
 B) 5300000
 C) 83600000
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 Rewrite into standard from
 A) 9.2 x 10-3
 B) 5.46 x 10-8
 C) 6.6 x 10-4

 A) 0.0092
 B) 0.0000000546
 C) 0.00066
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 What are the two rules of significant digits?

 Rule 1: if a zero is in the middle of a number it

is counted
 Rule 2: if a zero is after a number as well as a
decimal it is counted
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 How many significant digits are in the following:
 A) 9.052
 B) 0.002

 A) 4 s.d.
 B) 1 s.d.
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 How many significant digits are in the following:
 A) 0.030201
 B) 523.2031

 A) 5 s.d.
 B) 7 s.d.
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 How many significant digits are in the following:
 A) 10000
 B) 0.65

 A) 1 s.d.
 B) 2 s.d.
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 How many significant digits are in the following:
 A) 1530200
 B) 0.112

 A) 5 s.d.
 B) 3 s.d.
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 What is the rule for rounding to the correct
number of significant digits?

 The number on the right of the last significant

digit needed will determine if you keep the
number the same (4 or below) or you round the
number up (5 and above)
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 Round to 3 s.d.
 A) 1.026 L
 B) 1855 mL

 A) 1.03 L
 B) 186 mL
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 Match: ______ rounds to the fewest ____ in the
question
 A) Adding/Subtracting 1) sig digs
 B) Multiplying/dividing 2) decimal places
 C) Combining operations 3) sig digs

 A)  2
 B)  1
 C)  3
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 Round the final answer to 2 significant digits:
 A) 4506 x 3 = ____
 B) 9999 – 56 = ____
 C) 23 + 180 ÷ 3 = ____

 A) 14 000
 B) 9900
 C) 83
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 Round the final answer to 3 significant digits:
 A) 15630 ÷ 3 = ____
 B) 8963 + 562 = ____
 C) 56 x 18 – 30 = ____

 A) 5210
 B) 9530
 C) 978
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 What is the formula to calculate:
 A) density
 B) mass
 C) volume

 A) density = mass ÷ volume

 B) mass = density x volume
 C) volume = mass ÷ density
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 What is the density of a brick that has a volume
of 6 cm3 and a mass of 154 g?

 Density = mass ÷ volume

 = 154 g ÷ 6 cm3
 = 25.7 = 30 g/cm3
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 What is the volume of a cup with a mass of 18g
and a density of 2.6 g/cm3?

 Volume = mass ÷ density

 = 18g ÷ 2.6 g/cm3
 = 6.9 cm3
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 What is the mass of a substance if the volume is
54 cm3 and the density is 4g/cm3?

 Mass = volume x density

 = 54 cm3 x 4g/ cm3
 = 216 g = 200 g
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 What is the density if the mass is 6.95g and the
cube measures 2.33m high?

 Volume = l x w x h
 = 2.33m x 2.33m x 2.33m
 = 12.65 m3
 Density = mass ÷ volume
 = 6.95g ÷ 12.65 m3
 = 0.549 g/m3
 Final Jeopardy
 What is the mass of an object with a density of
56.3g and the height of 3m, width of 18cm and
length of 16m?
 Follow rounding rules and have the final answer
in m
 18 cm = 0.18m
 Volume = 3m x 0.18m x 16m
 = 8.64 m3
 Density = 56.3g ÷ 8.64 m3
 = 6.52 g/m3 = 7 g/m3