Practice The International System Of Units (si) (1.3.3)

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Question 1.
What is the SI unit of length?
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Think about common distances we measure.
Question 2.
List two SI base units.
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Remember the fundamental quantities of measuring distance and mass.
3Question 3.
What does SI stand for?
- Standard Index
- International System
- International System of Units
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Consider what the acronym might represent in a scientific context.
4Question 4.
True or False: There are only 5 SI base units.
- True
- False
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Think about all fundamental quantities used in SI.
Question 5.
If the speed of light is 3.0 × 10^8 m/s, how many seconds would light take to travel 6.0 × 10^8 meters?
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Use the formula for speed: speed = distance/time.
Question 6.
Convert 5 kilometers to meters and then to centimeters.
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Remember the metric prefixes for each unit.

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