Ap Physics 1 Summer Assignment Worksheet Page 2
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13Fill in the power and the symbol for the following unit prefixes. Look them up as necessary. These should be
memorized for next year. Kilo- has been completed as an example.
Prefix
Power
Symbol
Giga-
Mega-
3
Kilo-
10
k
Centi-
Milli-
Micro-
Nano-
Pico-
Not only is it important to know what the prefixes mean, it is also vital that you can convert between metric
0
for its power, or just simply “1”.
units. If there is no prefix in front of a unit, it is the base unit which has 10
Remember if there is an exponent on the unit, the conversion should be raised to the same exponent as well.
Convert the following numbers into the specified unit. Use scientific notation when appropriate.
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1. 24 g = _______ kg
5. 3.2 m
= ________ cm
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2. 94.1 MHz = _______ Hz
6. 40 mm
= _______ m
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3. 6 Gb = ________ kb
7. 1 g/cm
= _______ kg/m
4. 640 nm = ________ m
8. 20 m/s = _______ km/hr
For the remaining scientific notation problems you may use your calculator. It is important that you know how
to use your calculator for scientific notation. The easiest method is to use the “EE” button. An example is
included below to show you how to use the “EE” button.
-6
would be entered as 7.8“EE”-6
Ex: 7.8x10
3
-6
9. (3.67x10
)(8.91x10
) =
-2
-4
10. (5.32x10
)(4.87x10
) =
6
12
11. (9.2x10
) / (3.6x10
) =
-3
3
12. (6.12x10
)
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