UNIVERSITY OF CEBU

Banilad Campus
Gov. Cuenco Ave., Banilad, Cebu City
Senior High School Department

C.N./D.N. _______________ Date: _________________________________

Name: _________________________________________ Course Code: __________________
Strand/Yr/Section: ___________ Teacher: ________________
T.O.A. W.T. # 1.2.2 Score: ______________
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION AND CONVERSION OF UNITS

A. Convert the following quantities into the desired units. Show the complete series of
conversion factors needed.
1. 28.5 L to µm3
2. 80 km/h to ft/s
3. 24 Gg to lb

B. Express the following numbers in scientific notation:

1. 1 230 045 600 000
2. 0.00000876000
3. 0.00034500 x 10-2
4. 958 000.8900 x 10-6

C. Solve the following and show your solution. Write your final answers in three (3) significant
figures.
1. How many inches are there in 12 m?
2. MCWD uses cubic meter (m3) as the unit of a volume of water used in each household.
Determine how many cubic meters are there in a 15-L tank of water.
3. The speed of a car as measured by a speedometer is 85 kilometers per hour (km/h).
Convert this unit to centimeters per second (cm/s).