International System of Units and Decimal Places
SCI 1400 – F2012
Assignment # 1
Name:
SI Units, Train Track & Conversions
Page 1 of 14
1. When discussing measurement systems, the abbreviation “SI” stands for
_____________________________________
2. The predecessor of the SI system of weights and measures is the ____________ system. 3. Name two other measurement systems still in use today.
______________________
_________________________
4. The SI system officially came into being in the year ________________.
5. The metric system first came into being in the year ______________.
6. The basic SI unit of measurement for length is the ______________ and its symbol is written ______.
7. 150 m is a measurement of _________________.
8. When measuring smaller distances, such as the circumference of a pipe, the SI unit of measurement used would be the
SCI 1400 Assignment 1 - SI Units, train track & conversions - Master F2012
5/13/2012
SCI 1400 – F2012
Assignment # 1
Name:
SI Units, Train Track & Conversions
Page 2 of 14
9. When measuring larger distances, such as the distance between two cities, the SI unit of measurement used would be the______________ and its symbol is written ______.
10. A distance of 24.758 km is equivalent to ____________m or ________________ mm.
11. A length of 350 mm is equivalent to ___________________ m.
12. A length of 73.4 m is equivalent to _______________ km or _____________ mm.
13. A speed of 7.2 m/s is equivalent to _______________km/h.
14. A speed of 108 km per hour is equivalent to __________________ m/s
15. The basic SI unit of measurement for mass is the ______________ and its symbol is written _______.
16. When measuring smaller masses, such as the amount of fat contained in a consumable product , the unit of measurement used would be the______________ and its symbol is written ______.
17. When measuring very small masses, such as the amount of a certain drug to be administered, the unit of measurement used would be
Assignment # 1
Name:
SI Units, Train Track & Conversions
Page 1 of 14
1. When discussing measurement systems, the abbreviation “SI” stands for
_____________________________________
2. The predecessor of the SI system of weights and measures is the ____________ system. 3. Name two other measurement systems still in use today.
______________________
_________________________
4. The SI system officially came into being in the year ________________.
5. The metric system first came into being in the year ______________.
6. The basic SI unit of measurement for length is the ______________ and its symbol is written ______.
7. 150 m is a measurement of _________________.
8. When measuring smaller distances, such as the circumference of a pipe, the SI unit of measurement used would be the
SCI 1400 Assignment 1 - SI Units, train track & conversions - Master F2012
5/13/2012
SCI 1400 – F2012
Assignment # 1
Name:
SI Units, Train Track & Conversions
Page 2 of 14
9. When measuring larger distances, such as the distance between two cities, the SI unit of measurement used would be the______________ and its symbol is written ______.
10. A distance of 24.758 km is equivalent to ____________m or ________________ mm.
11. A length of 350 mm is equivalent to ___________________ m.
12. A length of 73.4 m is equivalent to _______________ km or _____________ mm.
13. A speed of 7.2 m/s is equivalent to _______________km/h.
14. A speed of 108 km per hour is equivalent to __________________ m/s
15. The basic SI unit of measurement for mass is the ______________ and its symbol is written _______.
16. When measuring smaller masses, such as the amount of fat contained in a consumable product , the unit of measurement used would be the______________ and its symbol is written ______.
17. When measuring very small masses, such as the amount of a certain drug to be administered, the unit of measurement used would be