FRAME 4-49.
Solution to
SELF TEST. You have completed the section on the metric (SI) system,
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the U.S. Customary System, and converting between the two systems.
a. 273.15
If you feel that you need more review, look over the appropriate frames
again. Then work the following self-test exercises shown below and on
b. 373.15
the following page. The solutions are found on the page following the
self-test.
c. kelvin
1.
What metric unit would be most useful for measuring the following?
a.
The volume of a single dose of medicine
b.
The volume of milk in a plastic jug an the supermarket
c.
The cargo space of an aircraft
d.
The length of the side of a house
e.
The amount of land that the house is on
f.
The weight of a turkey in the supermarket
g.
The weight of a railroad car
h.
The distance between two towns
i.
The temperature of a room
j.
The temperature of an object in a laboratory that is near
absolute zero
Instructions for exercises 2 through 7. Match the prefixes listed in Column A with their corresponding values
in Column B by writing the letter of the response in the blank.
Column A
Column B
_____ 2.
milli =
a. 1/100
_____ 3.
centi =
b. 1/10
_____ 4.
deci =
c. 10
_____ 5.
deka =
d. 1,000
_____ 6.
hecto =
e. 1/1000
_____ 7.
kilo =
f. 100
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