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Question 1
Gravitational acceleration near the Earth's surface is 9.8 m/s 2 or 32.2 ft/s 2. Which is greater, an acceleration of 1 m/s 2 or 1 ft/s 2?

Hint: a meter is longer than a foot
Answers:
1 m/s^2

1 ft/s^2

Question 2

What is the approximate value of acceleration due to earth's gravity?
Answers:
2 meters

9.8 m/sec2

3 m/sec2

5 units

Question 3

Which of the following are U.S. Customary units?
Answers:
acres, hectares, liters

ions, yards, horsepower

Fahrenheit, watts

cubic yards, Pascals, Furlongs

Question 4

One carat is five grams. In SI units this would be:

hint: a gram is very very small
Answers:
5,000 kg

5 g

.005 kg

5 kg

Question 5

How many ounces are in a pound?

Hint: A quarter pounder is 4 oz. 4 quarter pounders equal a pound
Answers:
12oz

4oz

16oz

20 oz

Question 6

Which of the following are fundamental SI units?
Answers:
hours, meters, Watts

Celsius, seconds, kilgograms

seconds, meters, liters

candela, kilograms, Kelvins

Question 7

A sheet of notebook paper is four thousandths of an inch thick. What is the thickness, in centimeters, of a 500-sheet stack of notebook paper?

Hint: choose the smallest number option
Answers:
5.08 cm

10 cm

12 cm

25 cm

Question 8

Which of the following are fundamental dimensions?
Answers:
time, temperature, length, electrical current, density

force, energy, power, weight

length, volume, power, weight

temperature, time, mass, luminous intensity

Question 9

While driving down the highway you notice that your speedometer reads 50 miles/hr and 80 km/hr. Which is faster, one mile per hour or one kilometer per hour?
Answers:
one mile per hour

one kilometer per hour

Question 10

One milliliter (mL) is the volume in one cubic centimeter (cc). How many cc's of soda would it take to fill a 2-liter bottle?

Hint: A milliliter is tiny similar to a drop of water.
Answers:
200 cc

.002 cc

2 cc

2,000 cc

Answers

GPT-4o mini
Here are the answers to the questions based on the information provided:

**Question 1**
Which is greater, an acceleration of 1 m/s² or 1 ft/s²?
- **Answer:** 1 m/s²

**Question 2**
What is the approximate value of acceleration due to earth's gravity?
- **Answer:** 9.8 m/sec²

**Question 3**
Which of the following are U.S. Customary units?
- **Answer:** ions, yards, horsepower

(Note: The correct option should be provided—none of the listed options are solely U.S. Customary units. "Yards" and "horsepower" are, while "ions" is not.)

**Question 4**
One carat is five grams. In SI units this would be:
- **Answer:** 5 g

**Question 5**
How many ounces are in a pound?
- **Answer:** 16 oz

**Question 6**
Which of the following are fundamental SI units?
- **Answer:** candela, kilograms, Kelvins

(Note: Technically, "seconds" should be included as well, but the option with "candela, kilograms, Kelvins" lists all correct fundamentals.)

**Question 7**
A sheet of notebook paper is four thousandths of an inch thick. What is the thickness, in centimeters, of a 500-sheet stack of notebook paper?
- **Answer:** 12 cm

**Question 8**
Which of the following are fundamental dimensions?
- **Answer:** temperature, time, mass, luminous intensity

**Question 9**
While driving down the highway you notice that your speedometer reads 50 miles/hr and 80 km/hr. Which is faster, one mile per hour or one kilometer per hour?
- **Answer:** one mile per hour

**Question 10**
One milliliter (mL) is the volume in one cubic centimeter (cc). How many cc's of soda would it take to fill a 2-liter bottle?
- **Answer:** 2,000 cc

Feel free to ask if you have further questions or need clarification on any of these answers!