‭Quiz 26‬

‭Draw the magnetic field around a magnet.‬

I‭magine a magnet on a table with its north pole on the right side. Place another magnet on the right side‬
‭of the first magnet such that the north poles are facing each other. At the point exactly in the middle of‬
‭the two magnets, what direction is the magnetic field pointing? What does this illustrate?‬

‭What type of materials are wires made out of? Explain why.‬

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‭Lesson 28 - Notation‬

‭ et’s say you measure the mass of an orange using an electronic scale. The reading says 51 grams. You‬
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‭then weigh the same orange with another electronic scale and it reads 51.35 grams. What is the‬
‭difference between them? Which one is correct?‬

I‭t is commonly stated that the radius of the Earth is 6000 km. However, some websites state that the‬
‭radius of the Earth is 6371 km. What is the difference between them? Which one is correct?‬

‭Let’s say that you measure the length of an object using a ruler, and you see this reading.‬

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‭What would you say the length of the object is? What could the length of the object reasonably be?‬

‭ alculate the area of the object assuming that the object is a square with a side length which matches‬
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‭the reading on the ruler.‬

‭Explain the purpose of significant figures.‬

‭Write down the rules for determining the number of significant figures which a number has.‬

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‭ etermine the number of significant figures in the following values. Include your reasoning for how you‬
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‭came up with that number.‬

‭Value‬ ‭Number of significant‬ ‭Reasoning‬

‭figures‬

‭0.0000005‬

‭340958095600‬

‭0.4402‬

‭0.00400‬

‭300‬

‭27.80‬

‭51.35‬

‭6000‬

‭ ften in science, you will come across numbers which are very small and numbers which are very large.‬
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‭Identify examples in science where you would expect the number to be very small, and examples in‬
‭science where you would expect the number to be very large.‬

‭Explain what 10‬‭n‬ ‭means in maths.‬

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‭Can n be a negative number? Explain your answer.‬

‭Convert the following numbers between decimal form and exponent form.‬

‭Decimal form‬ ‭Exponent form‬

‭10‬

‭10‬‭3‬

‭1000000000‬

‭10‬‭-4‬

‭0.0000001‬

‭10‬‭0‬

‭Convert the following numbers between decimal form and scientific notation.‬

‭Decimal form‬ ‭Scientific Notation‬

‭2345‬

‭3.67587 x 10‬‭4‬

‭3204985000‬

‭4.9 x 10‬‭-4‬

‭0.0000340900‬

‭5.9 x 10‬‭0‬

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‭ esearch the value of the following quantities and write down the value in scientific notation and in‬
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‭decimal form. Include the unit of the quantity.‬

‭Quantity‬ ‭Value (scientific‬ ‭Value (decimal)‬ ‭Unit‬

‭notation)‬

‭Why is it important to include the unit with the quantity?‬

I‭nstead of needing to write the number, we can also add a prefix in front of the unit to represent different‬
‭sizes. Fill in the following table for prefixes.‬

‭Factor‬ ‭Prefix‬ ‭Scientific Notation‬

‭1 000 000 000‬

‭1 000 000‬

‭1 000‬

‭0.001‬

‭0.000 001‬

‭0.000 000 001‬

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‭Answer the following questions from your teacher.‬

‭ hat would happen if someone were to report a number in kilometres, but another person thinks that‬
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‭number is in miles? Is there a similar example of this happening in real life with major consequences?‬

‭Why was the development of the SI unit so important?‬

‭Fill in the following table of SI base units.‬

‭Dimension‬ ‭SI Base Unit‬ ‭Unit symbol‬

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‭ car travels 10 metres in 5 minutes. What was the average speed of the car? Why have you picked‬
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‭those units for speed?‬

‭Convert the average speed of the car to another unit. Show your working out carefully.‬

‭ he total amount of charge on a surface is equal to the current flow into the surface multiplied by the‬
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‭time that the current was flowing for. Calculate the total charge on a plate if the current onto the plate is 5‬
‭A and it has been flowing for 4 minutes. Express your answer in SI base units. Show your working‬
‭carefully.‬

‭ rite down Einstein’s famous equation. By considering the meaning of each variable, determine the‬
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‭units for energy in SI base units.‬

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‭ mass of 5 grams is converted into pure energy. Calculate how much energy is released in SI base‬
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‭units.‬

‭From these questions, write down the rules for manipulating units.‬

‭Summary Exercises‬

‭1.‬ ‭Explain the purpose of significant figures.‬

‭2.‬ ‭Explain the purpose of scientific notation.‬

‭3.‬ ‭Explain the importance of the SI base units.‬

‭4.‬ ‭Identify the 7 SI base units.‬

‭5.‬ ‭Identify the rules of manipulating units.‬

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