LA SALLE COLLEGE ANTIPOLO

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Activity Sheet 1.2

Conversion of Units, Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
A. Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
Directions: Rewrite the following numbers in standard scientific notation.

1. Altitude of summit of Mt. Apo: 9,692 ft =

2. Thickness of a human hair: 0.015 cm
3. Wavelength of reddish light: 0.0000007 m
4. Age of the universe in seconds: 430,000,000,000,000,000 s
5. Volume of a hydrogen atom: 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 621 cm3

Directions: Identify the number of significant digits in the following quantities.

6. 579.420
7. 3.14159265
8. 2 × 1011
9. 3800
10. 0.00000030

B. Conversion of Units
Directions: Convert the following measures to the desired units. Write your complete solution and box
your final answer expressed in the correct number of significant figures.

1. The mass of the Earth is 5.972 × 1024 kg, what is its value in pounds? (5 pts )

2. What is the value of g (9.8 m/s2) in ft/s2? (5 pts)

3. Express the radius of a neutron ( 1.11 x 10-13 m) in yard.