1.- Write down five physical quantities and three non-physical ones.

2.- Write down the name and symbol of the SI unit for the next quantities. Say if they are base
or derived:
a) Area.
b) Weight.
c) Temperature.
d) Energy.
e) Mass.
f ) Velocity.
3.- Write down the name and symbol of the SI unit for the next quantities. Say if they are base
or derived:
a) Pressure.
b) Electric charge.
c) Electric current.
d) Substance amount.
e) Volume.
f ) Density.
4.- Suppose you want to measure the height of a computer screen. Could you use your hand? Is
it an appropiate unit? Why?
5.- Write down the name of the quantity measured with the following instruments. Say if they are
base or derived quantities:
a) A set of scales.
b) A tape measure.
c) A stopwatch.
d) A speedometer.
6.- Write down the name and symbol of the SI unit for the next quantities. Say if they are a base
or a derived one:
a) Time.
b) Luminous intensity.
c) Force.
d) Power.
e) Heat.
f ) Length.
7.- Round the following numbers to the nearest hundredth:
a) 0.0145
b) 123.3029
c) 1, 045.79281
8.- Write the following numbers in scientific notation:
a) 0.0145
b) 123.3029
c) 12.3 103
d) 1, 045.79281
e) 1
f ) 1.2 102

1.- How many significant digits do these numbers have?

a) 4
b) 1.3
c) 0.1000
d) 3.39
e) 109
f ) 100
g) 100.0
h) 2.99 1012
2.- Convert the following values into SI units using conversion factors:
a) 5 ms
b) 2 hA
c) 1 250 nm
d) 0.0032 mol
e) 1.55 105 M g
f ) 10 000 mm2
g) 0.0005 km2
h) 3.45 103 cm3
3.- Convert the following values into SI units using conversion factors:
a) 0.002 cm2
b) 0.24 g
c) 72 km/h
d) 80 g/m2
e) 1, 25 103 M m
f ) 12 mA
g) 3 400 mmol
h) 25 min
4.- Convert the following values using conversion factors:
a) 9 hcd kcd
b) 0.00394 mA A
c) 0.0040 kmol mmol
d) 3 108 mL daL
e) 5 1020 T m3 m3
f ) 1 mL mm3
g) 2.5 1012 pm in
h) 19 cL mm3
i) 0.0003 km3 kL
j) 80 km/h yd/min
k) 90 g/m2 mg/dm2
l) 1 000 kg/m3 g/L
m) 0.8 g/mL kg/m3
DATA: 1 in = 2.54 cm; 1 yd = 0, 9144 m.