Name: _________________________________ Date: _____________________

Class Schedule & Section: __________________

Exercise 1

I - True or False. Write true if the statement is correct and false if the statement is
wrong.

____ 1. Elements have uniform composition.

____ 2. Solutions are homogenous.

____ 3. Materials that are uniform are considered heterogeneous.

____ 4. The characteristics of substances vary depending on the conditions

under which they were formed.

____ 5. Soda would be considered heterogeneous.

____ 6. A heterogeneous mixture may have many phases.

____ 7. Sand is a mixture.

____ 8. Paint is heterogeneous.

____ 9. Hydrogen is considered an element.

____ 10. The individual parts of a solution can often be physically separated.

____ 11. Anything that only has 1 phase is homogeneous.

____ 12. Elements can be broken down by chemical reactions

____ 13. All compounds are substances.

____ 14. The individual parts of a solution are chemical combined

____ 15. Density is an extensive property of a substance.

II – Briefly explain the following in three sentences only.

1. What is the difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous?

2. What is the difference between compound and mixture?
3. What is the difference between extensive and intensive properties?
4. What is the between physical and chemical properties and give examples?
Name: _________________________________ Date: _____________________
Class Schedule & Section: __________________

Exercise 2

Solve the following; showing all your computations then enclosed your final answer in a box.

1.) 10 inches = ____________ cm (centimeter)

2.) 6.5 gallons (U.S.) = __________ ml (milliliter)

3.) 150 mg (milligram) = ___________ µg (microgram)

4.) 55 cl (centiliter) = _____________ ml (milliliter)

5.) 2.5 pint = _____________ gallons (U.S.)

6.) 25 ft. (feet) = ____________ yd. (yard)

7.) 20 ֯F = ____________ ֯C

8.) 60 ֯C = ____________ ֯K

9.) 60 ֯C = ____________ ֯F

10. 25 µg = ____________ tons

Name: _________________________________ Date: _____________________
Class Schedule & Section: __________________

Exercise 3

I - Express the following in scientific form:

11. 0.0000004567 KN = __________________

12. 345,000,000 J = __________________
13. 0.0045 kg = __________________
14. 6,780,000 m = __________________

II - Express the following using the prefixes indicated:

15. 5,900 gm (kilo) = ____________________

16. 0.0078 Li (milli) = _____________________
17. 8,900,000 N (mega) = __________________
18. 0.032 m (centi) = ______________________

III– Identify the number of significant figures

1. 345 __________
2. 0.000043 __________
3. 2.0279 __________
4. 0.47000 __________
5. 4080000 __________
6. 2763 __________
7. 980 __________

IV - Express the following in scientific form:

1. 0.0000004567 km = __________________
2. 345,000,000 J = __________________
3. 0.0045 kg = __________________
4. 6,780,000 m = __________________
5. 404044000000000000 = _______________
Name: _________________________________ Date: _____________________
Class Schedule & Section: __________________

Exercise 4

Solve the following: Show your solutions and place your final answer in a box.

1. How many miles does a truck go in 11.78 km dash?

2. The interior of the skylab space station has a volume of 380 m3. How many cubic feet is the
volume?

3. Show that a car travelling 45 mi/hr has a speed of about 66 ft/sec.

4. Density in cgs units is expressed in gm/cm3 and in mks units in kg/m3. Convert a density of 7.45
gm/cm3 to mks unit.