GUESS Method Quiz B

Last updated about 4 years ago

9 questions

Note from the author:

Dimensional analysis quiz

GUESS Method Quiz B

Last updated about 4 years ago

9 questions

Note from the author:

Dimensional analysis quiz

For each question, identify the Given and the Unknown, show your work, and report answers (with units) to the correct number of significant figures.  You may refer to any notes/handouts/homeworks for conversion factors.

Ex:  How many feet is 25.3 inches?
G:  25.3 in                                                                                U:  ? ft
                   25.3 in    x     1 ft            =          2.11 ft
                                          12  in
This would be a 7 point problem.  Everything must be shown to earn full credit.

Smoothest way to do this would probably be to work the problem by hand on a separate sheet of paper, then upload a pic.

Use with questions 1-2: The longest pass in an NFL game was in 1935, when Chicago Bears quaterback Fred Crawford tossed an 85-yard bomb to receiver Eddie Kawal. 

What is this distance in leagues?

What is this distance in meters?

Richard Henry Dana wrote a book titled 2 Years Before the Mast. How long is this in milliseconds? (Assume exactly 2 years)

The official air speed record held by Capt. Eldon W. Joersz and Major George T. Morgan Jr. was 2,193.2 miles per hour in Lockheed SR-71A "Blackbird." How fast was this in meters per second?

Use with questions 5-6: The biggest airship was the German Zeppelin Hindenburg, which weighed 235 tons. 

How many kilograms is this?

How many metric tons is this?

Use with questions 7-8: The Great Sphinx in Egypt is approximately 4,500 years old.

What is the age of the Sphinx in weeks?

What is the age of the Sphinx in days?

In 1973, the longest earthworm on record was found in South Africa. It was 22 feet long and 0.8 inches in diameter. What are these values in centimeters? (Note: you are doing two calculations for this question. Show Given, Unknown, and calculation for both.)