course PHY231 9/2 2:30pm 004. Units of volume measurexxxx
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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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* Question: `q002. How many cubes each 10 cm on a side would it take to build a solid cube one meter on a side? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: it would take 10 10cm cubes to make 1 meter. So 10 cubes on each side would be 10 * 10 * 10 = 1000 10cm cubes. confidence rating: 3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* Question: `q003. How many square tiles each one meter on each side would it take to cover a square one km on the side? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: a square 1km on the side would need 1000m tiles on each side, 1,000 * 1,000 = 1,000,000 tiles to fill the square completely. That would be 1,000,000m^2 confidence rating: 3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* Question: `q004. How many cubic centimeters are there in a liter? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: 1 cm^3 = 1mL, 1 L = 1,000mL so there are 1,000cm^3 in a liter confidence rating: 3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* Question: `q005. How many liters are there in a cubic meter? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: From the previous question there are 1,000cm^3 in a liter. There are 1,000,000cm^3 in a m^3, therefore it would take 1,000 liters to make a 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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* Question: `q006. How many cm^3 are there in a cubic meter? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: see previous questions. There are 1,000,000cm^3 in a m^3 confidence rating: 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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* Question: `q007. If a liter of water has a mass of 1 kg the what is the mass of a cubic meter of water? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: There are 1,000 liters of water in a m^3, therefore a m^3 of water has a mass of 1,000kg 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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* Question: `q008. What is the mass of a cubic km of water? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: 1m^3 of water has a mass of 1,000kg There are 1,000,000,000m^3 in 1km^3 1,000,000,000m^3 * 1,000kg = 1,000,000,000,000kg per km^3 confidence rating: 3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* 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? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: 5 billion people drinking 2L of water per day is 10billion L per day. To reach 1 trillion it would take 5 billion people 100 days to drink a km^3 of water. 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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* 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? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: The surface area of Earth can be approximated using A = 4pi * r^2 A = 4pi (6400km)^2 = 163,840,000pi km^2 To find the volume of 2km of water you will need to find the volume of the earth as it is now, then the volume of the total earth + 2km water. Subtract the first volume from the second and this will give you an estimated volume of water over the surface area. Volume of earth V = 4/3pi * r^3 V = 4/3pi * (6400km)^3 = 349,525,333,333.3pi km^3 Volume of earth + 2km water V = 4/3pi * r^3 V = 4/3pi * (6402km)^3 = 349,853,115,744pi km^3 Volume of water alone 349,853,115,744pi km^3 - 349,525,333,333.3pi km^3 = 327,782,410.7pi km^3 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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): Although our answers are almost the same, I came to the conclusion a different way by finding volumes of two spheres and subtracting one from the other to find the volume between the two. ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* Question: `q011. Summary Question 1: How can we visualize the number of cubic centimeters in a liter? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: A liter would be a cube 1cm per side. You can then imagine a larger cube made up of 1000 smaller cubes each being equal to 1cm^3 or 1mL^3 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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating: ********************************************* Question: `q012. Summary Question 2: How can we visualize the number of liters in a cubic meter? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: A cubic meter is equal to a cube with 10 liter cubes on each side, each liter with 10 ten centimeter cubes. There are 1000 liter cubes in a cubic meter 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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* Question: `q013. Summary Question 3: How can we calculate the number of cubic centimeters in a cubic meter? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: A cubic meter will need 100 centimeter cubes along each side. This would be a total of 100 * 100 * 100 = 1,000,000cm^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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* 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? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: a cubic kilometer can be visualized like a cube requiring 1000 cubic meters along each side. This would total 1000 * 1000 * 1000 = 1,000,000,000m^3 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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary):ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok ********************************************* Question: `q015. Explain how you have organized your knowledge of the principles illustrated by the exercises in this assignment. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): The knowledge of these principles lies on conversion between cm^3, mL^3, l^3, m^3, km^3 etc… once you understand how each one relates to the others it is just a matter of math and totaling up how many you need to reach the desired result. ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating:ok