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    ‭Quiz 26‬

    ‭Draw the magnetic field around a magnet.‬

    I‭magine a magnet on a table with its north pole on the right side. Place another magnet on the right side‬
    ‭of the first magnet such that the north poles are facing each other. At the point exactly in the middle of‬
    ‭the two magnets, what direction is the magnetic field pointing? What does this illustrate?‬

    ‭What type of materials are wires made out of? Explain why.‬

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    ‭Lesson 28 - Notation‬

    ‭ et’s say you measure the mass of an orange using an electronic scale. The reading says 51 grams. You‬
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    ‭then weigh the same orange with another electronic scale and it reads 51.35 grams. What is the‬
    ‭difference between them? Which one is correct?‬

    I‭t is commonly stated that the radius of the Earth is 6000 km. However, some websites state that the‬
    ‭radius of the Earth is 6371 km. What is the difference between them? Which one is correct?‬

    ‭Let’s say that you measure the length of an object using a ruler, and you see this reading.‬

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    ‭What would you say the length of the object is? What could the length of the object reasonably be?‬

    ‭ alculate the area of the object assuming that the object is a square with a side length which matches‬
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    ‭the reading on the ruler.‬

    ‭Explain the purpose of significant figures.‬

    ‭Write down the rules for determining the number of significant figures which a number has.‬

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    ‭ etermine the number of significant figures in the following values. Include your reasoning for how you‬
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    ‭came up with that number.‬

    ‭Value‬ ‭Number of significant‬ ‭Reasoning‬


    ‭figures‬

    ‭0.0000005‬

    ‭340958095600‬

    ‭0.4402‬

    ‭0.00400‬

    ‭300‬

    ‭27.80‬

    ‭51.35‬

    ‭6000‬

    ‭ ften in science, you will come across numbers which are very small and numbers which are very large.‬
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    ‭Identify examples in science where you would expect the number to be very small, and examples in‬
    ‭science where you would expect the number to be very large.‬

    ‭Explain what 10‬‭n‬ ‭means in maths.‬

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    ‭Can n be a negative number? Explain your answer.‬

    ‭Convert the following numbers between decimal form and exponent form.‬

    ‭Decimal form‬ ‭Exponent form‬

    ‭10‬

    ‭10‬‭3‬

    ‭1000000000‬

    ‭10‬‭-4‬

    ‭0.0000001‬

    ‭10‬‭0‬

    ‭Convert the following numbers between decimal form and scientific notation.‬

    ‭Decimal form‬ ‭Scientific Notation‬

    ‭2345‬

    ‭3.67587 x 10‬‭4‬

    ‭3204985000‬

    ‭4.9 x 10‬‭-4‬

    ‭0.0000340900‬

    ‭5.9 x 10‬‭0‬

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    ‭ esearch the value of the following quantities and write down the value in scientific notation and in‬
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    ‭decimal form. Include the unit of the quantity.‬

    ‭Quantity‬ ‭Value (scientific‬ ‭Value (decimal)‬ ‭Unit‬


    ‭notation)‬

    ‭Why is it important to include the unit with the quantity?‬

    I‭nstead of needing to write the number, we can also add a prefix in front of the unit to represent different‬
    ‭sizes. Fill in the following table for prefixes.‬

    ‭Factor‬ ‭Prefix‬ ‭Scientific Notation‬

    ‭1 000 000 000‬

    ‭1 000 000‬

    ‭1 000‬

    ‭0.001‬

    ‭0.000 001‬

    ‭0.000 000 001‬

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    ‭Answer the following questions from your teacher.‬

    ‭ hat would happen if someone were to report a number in kilometres, but another person thinks that‬
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    ‭number is in miles? Is there a similar example of this happening in real life with major consequences?‬

    ‭Why was the development of the SI unit so important?‬

    ‭Fill in the following table of SI base units.‬

    ‭Dimension‬ ‭SI Base Unit‬ ‭Unit symbol‬

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    ‭ car travels 10 metres in 5 minutes. What was the average speed of the car? Why have you picked‬
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    ‭those units for speed?‬

    ‭Convert the average speed of the car to another unit. Show your working out carefully.‬

    ‭ he total amount of charge on a surface is equal to the current flow into the surface multiplied by the‬
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    ‭time that the current was flowing for. Calculate the total charge on a plate if the current onto the plate is 5‬
    ‭A and it has been flowing for 4 minutes. Express your answer in SI base units. Show your working‬
    ‭carefully.‬

    ‭ rite down Einstein’s famous equation. By considering the meaning of each variable, determine the‬
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    ‭units for energy in SI base units.‬

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    ‭ mass of 5 grams is converted into pure energy. Calculate how much energy is released in SI base‬
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    ‭units.‬

    ‭From these questions, write down the rules for manipulating units.‬

    ‭Summary Exercises‬

    ‭1.‬ ‭Explain the purpose of significant figures.‬

    ‭2.‬ ‭Explain the purpose of scientific notation.‬

    ‭3.‬ ‭Explain the importance of the SI base units.‬

    ‭4.‬ ‭Identify the 7 SI base units.‬

    ‭5.‬ ‭Identify the rules of manipulating units.‬

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