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Quantities and Units problems


  • 1. Which of the following metric prefixes could replace 10?9?

  • Options
  • A. Nano
  • B. Mega
  • C. Kilo
  • D. Micro
  • Discuss
  • 2. Adding 27.5 × 103 to 8.9 × 104 equals

  • Options
  • A. 36.4 × 107
  • B. 116.5 × 104
  • C. 28.39 × 103
  • D. 1.165 × 105
  • Discuss
  • 3. 7200 mV is the same as

  • Options
  • A. 7.2 µV
  • B. 7.2 V
  • C. 7,200,000 V
  • D. 0.0072 µV
  • Discuss
  • 4. The difference between scientific and engineering notation is

  • Options
  • A. powers of ten representation
  • B. single vs. multiple digits before decimal point
  • C. groupings of multiples of three digits
  • D. All of the above
  • Discuss
  • 5. Derived units are obtained from various combinations of

  • Options
  • A. electrical quantities
  • B. fundamental units
  • C. metric prefixes
  • D. international standards
  • Discuss
  • 6. Add 21 mA and 8000 µA and express the result in milliamperes.

  • Options
  • A. 21.8 mA
  • B. 218 mA
  • C. 29 mA
  • D. 290 mA
  • Discuss
  • 7. The unit for frequency is the

  • Options
  • A. hertz
  • B. ampere
  • C. watt
  • D. second
  • Discuss
  • 8. Subtracting 18 × 102 from 480 × 101 results in 30 × 102.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 9. The coulomb is the unit for charge.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 10. Only electrical quantities have symbols associated with them.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss

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