B-005-01: Metric prefixes - pico, micro, milli, centi, kilo, mega, giga
B-005-01-01:
If a dial marked in megahertz shows a reading of 3.525 MHz, what would it show if it were marked in kilohertz?
3525 kHz
35.25 kHz
3 525 000 kHz
0.003525 kHz
B-005-01-02:
If an ammeter marked in amperes is used to measure a 3000 milliampere current, what reading would it show?
3 amperes
0.003 ampere
0.3 ampere
3 000 000 amperes
B-005-01-03:
If a voltmeter marked in volts is used to measure a 3500 millivolt potential, what reading would it show?
3.5 volts
0.35 volt
35 volts
350 volts
B-005-01-04:
How many microfarads is 1 000 000 picofarads?
1 microfarad
1 000 000 000 microfarads
1000 microfarads
0.001 microfarad
B-005-01-05:
If you have a hand-held transceiver which puts out 500 milliwatts, how many watts would this be?
0.5
5
50
0.02
B-005-01-06:
A kilohm is:
1000 ohms
0.1 ohm
0.001 ohm
10 ohms
B-005-01-07:
6.6 kilovolts is equal to:
6600 volts
660 volts
66 volts
66 000 volts
B-005-01-08:
A current of one quarter ampere may be written as:
250 milliamperes
0.5 amperes
0.25 milliampere
250 microampere
B-005-01-09:
How many millivolts are equivalent to two volts?
2 000
0.000002
2 000 000
0.002
B-005-01-10:
One megahertz is equal to:
1 000 kHz
100 kHz
0.001 Hz
10 Hz
B-005-01-11:
An inductance of 10 000 microhenrys may be stated correctly as:
10 millihenrys
100 millihenrys
10 henrys
1 000 henrys
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