Quiz 1

1. The disk space of a computer hard disk is 750

gigabytes. Express 750 gigabytes in bytes, giving your
answer in standard form.

2. Express 0.5MHz (megahertz) in hertz, giving your

answer in standard form.

3. Express 76 g (micrograms) in grams, giving your

answer in standard form.

4. A particle has a mass of 273 picograms.

(a) Express this mass in grams, giving your answer in
standard form.
A small bottle contains 0.3 billions of such particles.
(b) Find the total mass of the particles in the bottle, giving
your answer in standard form.

5. Light travels 1 metre in 3.3 nanoseconds. How many

seconds does light take to travel to a planet that is 4.2
billion kilometer away from the Sun? Express your answer
in standard form.

6. The diameter of a spherical microorganism is 0.000

001 654cm. Giving your answer in standard form, find
(i) the diameter, in cm, of the microorganism.
(ii) the volume, in cm3, of 1 million such microorganism.

7. The radius of a cell which is circular in shape is 46

micrometres.
(i) Express 46 micrometres in metres, giving your answer
in standard form.
(ii) Find the area of cell in m2, giving your answer in
standard form.