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Phys 214- Sect. 5
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Used the specific space provided for your answers! You have approximately 90 minutes to complete
the exam. Make sure you use the rules for significant figures appropriately in all your answers. If you
have questions, please raise your hand.
Conversions
1 hour = 3600 seconds, 1 mile = 5280 feet, 1 yard = 3 feet
1 meter = 3.28 feet, 1 km = 0.62 miles, 1 light second = 300,000,000 meters
1 nanosecond = $10^{-9}$ second, 1 picosecond = $10^{-12}$ second, 1 gallon = 3.78 liters
1 kg = 2.2 lbs 1 lb = 0.45 kg 1 quart = 0.946 liters
1 m/s = 2.2 miles/hour 1 foot = 12 inches 1 inch = 2.54 cm = 25.4 mm
1. Express the speed of light, 3.00 x $10^8$ m/s in:
a) Feet per nanosecond
b) Millimeters per picosecond
c) Express:
? 5 m/s into mi/hr
? 170 cm/min into m/s
? 5 mg/ml to mg/L
2. Which car is more fuel efficient, an European car that takes 7 liters of gas for each 100 km (that's
how gas mileage is reported in Europe) or a car that takes 35 MPG? Show your calculations to get
credit.