PHY130:TUTORIAL 1

PHYSICAL QUANTITIES

1. Unit Conversion
a) 1μm = _________m [ans: 1 x10-6 m]
b) 1Mm = _________Tm [ans: 1 x10-6 Tm]
c) 15μm2 = _________mm2 [ans: 1.5 x10-5 mm2]
d) 20Mm2 = _________Tm2 [ans: 2.0 x10-11 Tm2]
e) 17Mm = _________mm [ans: 1.7 x1010 mm]
f) 14mm3 = _________ μm3 [ans: 1.4 x1010 µm3]
g) 27Mm3 = _________m3 [ans: 2.7 x1019 m3]
h) 47m/min = _________km/s [ans: 7.8 x10-4 km/s]
i) 100 liter = ________ cm3 [ans: 1 x105 cm3]

2. Compute the following operation to the correct number of significant figures:

6.4 g + 6849 mg + 45 g + 37.3 g - 0.56 kg = ___________kg [ans: -0.47 kg]

3. What is the result of (0.410 + 0.021) (2.20 x 103) to the right number of significant
figures? [ans: 97.7]

4. A room is 16 ft long, 1 ft wide and has a ceiling height of 8 ft. If 1 in. = 2.54cm, what is
the volume of the room in cubic centimeter. [ans : 36.32 cm3]
Given that 1 ft = 0.3048 m.

5. Express the following quantities in terms of S.I units.

a. 3.5 cm/s. [ans : 0.035 ms-1]

6. The sides of a rectangle are 5 inches and 10 inches respectively. Find the area of such
rectangle in m2. [ans : 3.2258 x 10-2 m2]

7. A certain brand of house paint claims a coverage of 460 ft2/gal. Express this quantity in
a. Square meter per liter. [ans : 11.3 m2/L]
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(Given : 1 m = 1000 L , 1 ft = 0.3048 m, 1 gal = 3.875 L)

8. A light year is the distance light travels in one year (light speed = 2.99 x 10 8 ms-1). How
many meters are there in 1 light year. [ans : 9.46 x 1015 m]