UnitsofVol

course Phy 202

If your solution to stated problem does not match the given solution, you should self-critique per instructions at

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Your solution, attempt at solution. If you are unable to attempt a solution, give a phrase-by-phrase interpretation of the problem along with a statement of what you do or do not understand about it. This response should be given, based on the work you did in completing the assignment, before you look at the given solution.

004. Units of volume measure

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Question: `q001. There are 10 questions and 5 summary questions in this assignment.

How many cubic centimeters of fluid would require to fill a cubic container 10 cm on a side?

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Your solution: The volume would be l*w*h= (10cm)^3= 1000 cm^3

confidence rating: 2

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Given Solution:

`aThe volume of the container is 10 cm * 10 cm * 10 cm = 1000 cm^3. So it would take 1000 cubic centimeters of fluid to fill the container.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

I was a bit unsure of this problem, but just needed to re-read the question.

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Self-critique Rating:ok

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Question: `q002. How many cubes each 10 cm on a side would it take to build a solid cube one meter on a side?

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Your solution:

There are 100 cm in 1 meter, so it would take 10 of those cubes to make a meter stick

confidence rating:2

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Given Solution:

`aIt takes ten 10 cm cubes laid side by side to make a row 1 meter long or a tower 1 meter high. It should therefore be clear that the large cube could be built using 10 layers, each consisting of 10 rows of 10 small cubes. This would require 10 * 10 * 10 = 1000 of the smaller cubes.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

WRONG answer for me!

My math was completely off. I wasn’t imaging things in 3-D, as well as applying the 10*10*10.

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Question: `q003. How many square tiles each one meter on each side would it take to cover a square one km on the side?

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Your solution:

There are 1000 meters in 1 kilometer.

1000*1000= 100000 squares that are 1 meter in length to make 1 km.

confidence rating:

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Given Solution:

`aIt takes 1000 meters to make a kilometer (km). To cover a square 1 km on a side would take 1000 rows each with 1000 such tiles to cover 1 square km. It therefore would take 1000 * 1000 = 1,000,000 squares each 1 m on a side to cover a square one km on a side.

We can also calculate this formally. Since 1 km = 1000 meters, a square km is (1 km)^2 = (1000 m)^2 = 1,000,000 m^2.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

OK- remember the formal way to write out solution.

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Self-critique Rating: ok

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Question: `q004. How many cubic centimeters are there in a liter?

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Your solution: 1000 cm^3 in 1 L

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Given Solution:

`aA liter is the volume of a cube 10 cm on a side. Such a cube has volume 10 cm * 10 cm * 10 cm = 1000 cm^3. There are thus 1000 cubic centimeters in a liter.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

Ok

I had this memorized from Chem, so remember to know WHY it is what it is!

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Question: `q005. How many liters are there in a cubic meter?

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Your solution:

1000 L = 1 m^3

confidence rating:3

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Given Solution:

`aA liter is the volume of a cube 10 cm on a side. It would take 10 layers each of 10 rows each of 10 such cubes to fill a cube 1 meter on a side. There are thus 10 * 10 * 10 = 1000 liters in a cubic meter.

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Self-critique (if necessary): same with last, I just had it memorized, remember WHY it is that way.

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Question: `q006. How many cm^3 are there in a cubic meter?

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Your solution:

1000cm^3= 1 L

1000L= 1m^3

1000000 cm^3 in a m^3

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Given Solution:

`aThere are 1000 cm^3 in a liter and 1000 liters in a m^3, so there are 1000 * 1000 = 1,000,000 cm^3 in a m^3.

It's important to understand the 'chain' of units in the previous problem, from cm^3 to liters to m^3. However another way to get the desired result is also important:

There are 100 cm in a meter, so 1 m^3 = (1 m)^3 = (100 cm)^3 = 1,000,000 cm^3.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

OK

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Self-critique Rating:

OK

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Question: `q007. If a liter of water has a mass of 1 kg the what is the mass of a cubic meter of water?

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Your solution:

1000m^3= 1 Liter

1m^3= ??

((1m^3)(1kg))/(1000 m^3)= 1000 kg

confidence rating:3

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Given Solution:

`aSince there are 1000 liters in a cubic meter, the mass of a cubic meter of water will be 1000 kg. This is a little over a ton.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

OK

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Question: `q008. What is the mass of a cubic km of water?

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Your solution:

1000 kg

(1000m)^3= )1000000000m^3* 1000kg)/ m^3= 1000000000000 kg= 1.0x10^12

confidence rating:

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Given Solution:

`aA cubic meter of water has a mass of 1000 kg. A cubic km is (1000 m)^3 = 1,000,000,000 m^3, so a cubic km will have a mass of 1,000,000,000 m^3 * 1000 kg / m^3 = 1,000,000,000,000 kg.

In scientific notation we would say that 1 m^3 has a mass of 10^3 kg, a cubic km is (10^3 m)^3 = 10^9 m^3, so a cubic km has mass (10^9 m^3) * 1000 kg / m^3 = 10^12 kg.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

OK

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Question: `q009. If each of 5 billion people drink two liters of water per day then how long would it take these people to drink a cubic km of water?

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Your solution:

5000000000*2= 10^10 Liters per day.

1000 L= 1 m^3

( 1000m^3)^3= 10^9 m^3

10^9*1000= 1x10^12 liters

Time= 1km^3= 10^12 liters/(10^10 L/day)= 100 days.

confidence rating:3

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Given Solution:

`a5 billion people drinking 2 liters per day would consume 10 billion, or 10,000,000,000, or 10^10 liters per day.

A cubic km is (10^3 m)^3 = 10^9 m^3 and each m^3 is 1000 liters, so a cubic km is 10^9 m^3 * 10^3 liters / m^3 = 10^12 liters, or 1,000,000,000,000 liters.

At 10^10 liters per day the time required to consume a cubic km would be

time to consume 1 km^3 = 10^12 liters / (10^10 liters / day) = 10^2 days, or 100 days.

This calculation could also be written out:

1,000,000,000,000 liters / (10,000,000,000 liters / day) = 100 days.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

OK- watch conversions

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Self-critique Rating: OK

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Question: `q010. The radius of the Earth is approximately 6400 kilometers. What is the surface area of the Earth? If the surface of the Earth was covered to a depth of 2 km with water that what would be the approximate volume of all this water?

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Your solution:

A= 4 pi r^2

4(pi)(6400kn)^2= 5.15x10^8 km^2

add 2 km to the radius= 6402km

Vol of sphere= A*h 5.15x10^8 km^2*2 km= 1.02x10^9 km^3

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confidence rating:3

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Given Solution:

`aThe surface area would be

A = 4 pi r^2 = 4 pi ( 6400 km)^2 = 510,000,000 km^2.

A flat area of 510,000,000 km^2 covered to a depth of 2 km would indicate a volume of

V = A * h = 510,000,000 km^2 * 2 km = 1,020,000,000 km^3.

However the Earth's surface is curved, not flat. The outside of the 2 km covering of water would have a radius 2 km greater than that of the Earth, and therefore a greater surface area. However a difference of 2 km in 6400 km will change the area by only a fraction of one percent, so the rounded result 1,020,000,000,000 km^3 would still be accurate.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

My numbers are a bit off, I’m not sure why. I have the correct formulas.

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Self-critique Rating: ok

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Question: `q011. Summary Question 1: How can we visualize the number of cubic centimeters in a liter?

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Your solution:

1 Liter is the same thing as a volume of a cube with 10 centimeter sides, hence 1000cm^3= 1 Liter

confidence rating:3

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Given Solution:

`aSince a liter is a cube 10 cm on a side, we visualize 10 layers each of 10 rows each of 10 one-centimeter cubes, for a total of 1000 1-cm cubes. There are 1000 cubic cm in a liter.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

ok

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Question: `q012. Summary Question 2: How can we visualize the number of liters in a cubic meter?

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Your solution:

There are 1000 L in a cubic meter, but a liter is a cube with 10 cm side, 100 cm in 1 m, 10 layers of 10 cm cubes needed..

confidence rating:3

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Given Solution:

`aSince a liter is a cube 10 cm on a side, we need 10 such cubes to span 1 meter. So we visualize 10 layers each of 10 rows each of 10 ten-centimeter cubes, for a total of 1000 10-cm cubes. Again each 10-cm cube is a liter, so there are 1000 liters in a cubic meter.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

ok

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Self-critique Rating: ok

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Question: `q013. Summary Question 3: How can we calculate the number of cubic centimeters in a cubic meter?

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Your solution:

1m= 100cm

(1m)^3= (100cm) ^3 is 1m^3= 1000000cm^3

confidence rating:3

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Given Solution:

`aOne way is to know that there are 1000 liters in a cubic meters, and 1000 cubic centimeters in a cubic meter, giving us 1000 * 1000 = 1,000,000 cubic centimeters in a cubic meter. Another is to know that it takes 100 cm to make a meter, so that a cubic meter is (100 cm)^3 = 1,000,000 cm^3.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

ok

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Self-critique Rating:

Ok

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Question: `q014. Summary Question 4: There are 1000 meters in a kilometer. So why aren't there 1000 cubic meters in a cubic kilometer? Or are there?

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Your solution:

Because the given value is in units of meters, not cubic meters.

1000m= 1 km

(1000m)^3= (1km)^3

1000000000 m^3= 1km^3 there are a billion cubic meters in a cubic kilometer.

confidence rating:3

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Given Solution:

`aA cubic kilometer is a cube 1000 meters on a side, which would require 1000 layers each of 1000 rows each of 1000 one-meter cubes to fill. So there are 1000 * 1000 * 1000 = 1,000,000,000 cubic meters in a cubic kilometer.

Alternatively, (1 km)^3 = (10^3 m)^3 = 10^9 m^3, not 1000 m^3.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

OK

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Question: `q015. Explain how you have organized your knowledge of the principles illustrated by the exercises in this assignment.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

Conversions are a very sensitive topic that should be practiced. It is important to understand chain of reactions to properly convert one unit into another. Small mistakes can lead to very wrong answers.

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