Metric Conversions for TEAS 7

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Certainly! To express 10^6 m in simpler terms, we need to convert meters to kilometers. 1 kilometer is equal to 1000 meters. Therefore, 10^6 m = 1,000,000 m = 1 km. Option A is correct because 1 kilometer is the equivalent of 10^6 meters. Options B, C, and D are incorrect because they represent larger units of measurement than meters. Megameter is 1,000,000 meters, gigameter is 1,000,000,000 meters, and terameter is 1,000,000,000,000 meters, making them larger than 10^6 meters.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The prefix 'centi' denotes the factor of 0.01. This is because 'centi' comes from the Latin word 'centum' which means one hundred. Therefore, 'centi' represents 1/100 or 0.01. The correct answer is B (0.01). Choice A (0.1) is incorrect as 'centi' is smaller than that. Choice C (0.001) is incorrect as it represents 'milli', not 'centi'. Choice D (1) is incorrect as 'centi' denotes a fraction of one, not a whole unit.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: To convert milligrams (mg) to micrograms (mcg), you need to multiply by 1000 since 1 mg = 1000 mcg. Therefore, 0.3 mg would be equal to 0.3 * 1000 = 300 mcg. This makes choice A (300 mcg) the correct answer. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because they do not apply the correct conversion factor of 1000 to convert from mg to mcg, leading to incorrect values.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: To convert a decimal to inches, we know that 1 inch is equal to 1.0. So, 0.13 inches can be written as 0.13 * 1 inch which equals 0.13 inches. A: 0.013 inches - Incorrect, this is a smaller value than 0.13 inches. B: 1.3 inches - Incorrect, this is a larger value than 0.13 inches. D: 13 inches - Incorrect, this is a significantly larger value than 0.13 inches. Therefore, the correct answer is C as 0.13 inches is the equivalent decimal value.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: femto- (f) = 10^-12 meters. The prefix "femto-" represents 10^-15, not 10^-12. Therefore, choices A and D are incorrect. Choice B, nano- (n) = 10^-12, is incorrect as well because it actually represents 10^-9. The correct relationship is that femto- (f) corresponds to 10^-12 meters, making option C the right choice.