Module 1 - Unit Conversion and Dimensional Analysis (Extra List)

1. (Ufc 2004) The international system of units and measures uses various prefixes associated
to the base unit. These prefixes indicate the decimal multiples that are larger or smaller than the
that the base unit.
10^-6
centi and milli, in that same order of presentation.
10-910-1210-110-210-3 b) 10610-9, 10, 102, 103
c) 10-6, 10-1210-110-210-3 d) 10-310-1210-110-210-6
e) 10 , 10 10 , 10 , 10
-6 -9 -1 -2 -3

2. (Uepg 2011) Brazil adopts the International System of Units - SI, however, there are units
in use in Brazil that are not part of the SI.

In this context, mark what is correct.

The unit of volumetric capacity liter, although not included in the SI, is accepted.
for general use and has as its official symbol the letter (handwritten) which can be symbolized
by the letter L (uppercase).
Only the units named after scientists should be represented by letters.
uppercase, the others in lowercase.
04) The units of pressure are centimeter of Hg, millibar, and PSI (lib/in)2) are very commonly used and do not
are part of the SI.
08) The kilogram unit (kg) can exceptionally be used as a unit of mass and
of weight.

3. (Ita 2012) Acoustic waves are compression waves, that is, they propagate in mediums.
compressible. When a metal rod is struck at its end, a wave
longitudinal propagates through it with speedυ = Ea / ρ The magnitude E is known as
Young's modulus, while ρ it is the specific mass and is a dimensionless constant. Which of the
Are the alternatives consistent with the dimension of E?

a) J/m2 b) N/m 2 c) J/s m d) kg m/s2 e) dyn/cm3

Nanotechnology is one of the most promising branches for progress.

human technological. This area is based on the manipulation of structures at scale of
length, according to what is indicated in the very name, in the order of magnitude of
0.001 m. 0.0001 m [Link] m.
0.000000000000001 m.

5. (Unesp 2021) The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) intends to soon carry out the flight test.
of the first hypersonic aircraft engine made in the country. The test is part of a broader project
whose goal is to dominate the development cycle of hypersonic vehicles.

In addition to the hypersonic engine, the project, called Hypersonic Propulsion 14-X, aims to
building an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), where this engine will be installed. The
the picture shows a comparison between the speed achieved by the VANT 14-X and by others
aerial vehicles.

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These vehicles can have their speeds described by the number of Mach (or 'speed
Mach), which is a dimensionless measure of speed. The Mach number indicates the ratio between the
the speed of a body in a fluid medium and the speed of sound in that medium. Thus, if a
the body reached Mach 5 in the air, it achieved five times the speed of sound in the air,
that is, 1700 meters per second.

In the case of the VANT 14-X, it will be able to reach a speed that will correspond to,
approximately, to the number of
Mach 98. b) Mach 35. c) Mach 127. d) Mach 7. Mach 10.

6. (Fatec 2020) Recently, a British company presented a prototype of an engine

hypersonic jet that will allow commercial aircraft to fly at speeds well above
at the speed of sound, making a trip from São Paulo to Australia last,
approximately, 4 hours (currently this trip takes about 24 hours).
This is only possible because the engine is fueled by a mixture of hydrogen and
oxygen. This engine "sucks" the air in front of it, causing the gases to enter before
combustor, are cooled by a system called pre-cooler. This device
can cool the gases by varying the temperature by 1,000 K in about 50 ms. Thus, it
increases fuel efficiency.

Based on this information, we can state that the cooling rate

thermal, in C s, é
a) 25.460 b) 20,000 2.546 2.000 e) 250

Two physical quantities ε e μ are related through the following expression:

1
ε μ=
c2

wherec it is the speed of light in a vacuum.

−1 m−2 C2 ,
If the SI unit of ε é N so, the SI unit of μ é
−2
a) kg m C b) N A2 c) N m −2
C s d) kg m3 C−2−2
e) N−1 C 2s −2

8.(Fgv 2020) The table shows the values of the pressures that should be used in the tires of
a car, in units that do not belong to the International System of Units (SI).

Front Rear

(
2.0 kgf cm229 lbf pol2 ) (
1.8 kgf cm2__ lbf pole2 )
The value that fills the gap in the table and the unit of pressure in the SI are
a) 26 and Pascal. b) 26 the atmosphere. c) 26 e mmde Hg. d) 24 pascal.
24th atmosphere.

9. (Uece 2020) In the conversion between multiples of a unit of measurement, such as Hz to

MHz, kg per para, the conversion factor
a) it is dimensionless.
b) has the same dimension as the unit in which it appears as a prefix.
c) has the frequency dimension multiplied by mass.
d) cannot have its unit of measure determined solely with the data from the statement.

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10. (Uece 2019) By the law of universal gravitation, the Earth and the Moon are attracted by a force
given by 6.67 10 −11Mm d,2 where M e m they are the masses of the Earth and the Moon,
respectively, and d it is the distance between the centers of gravity of the two celestial bodies. The
unit of measure of the constant 6.67 10−11 é
a) Nm kg b) N. c)m .2 d) Nm2 kg. 2

11. (Uece 2018) Recently, the topic of fuel and trucks has gained prominence in
news reports with the truck drivers' strike. Suppose that the consumption (c) of diesel of a

truck, in m3 fuel per meter traveled is proportional to mass M of the vehicle.

Consider that consumption is described by the equation c= βM,onde β it is a constant. In
International System of Units β it has unit of
a) km L. b) m2kg. c)L km. d)m kg.

12. (Uece 2018) Consider a cylindrical tank containing water up to a height h, in meters.
At the bottom of the tank, there is a faucet through which a certain volume passes. m3 )
of water every second, resulting in a flow rate q (em m3s). It is possible to write the height
based on the flow rate through
q the equationh= Rq, where the constant of proportionality R
can be understood as a mechanical resistance to the passage of fluid through the faucet. Thus,
the unit of measurement for this resistance is
a) s m2 . b) s m3 . c) m3 s. d)m s.

13. (Uefs 2017) Physical quantities are used to describe phenomena or

properties of systems and are characterized by having dimensions, and dimensional analysis is
a technique that allows understanding what the combinations of relevant physical quantities are
for a specific problem.
Considering that the explosion of atomic bombs releases energy during the explosion, given
CρR5
by the equation E= , being C a dimensionless constant:ρthe density of air o
t2
size of the shock wave front of the explosion and t time, it is concluded that energy
released by the wave has its dimension given by
a) M2−1−1
LT b) ML2 T −2 c) M2L−1T d) M−1LT e) MLT

A raindrop forms at the top of a thick cloud. As it

as it falls into the cloud, the mass of the droplet increases, and the mass increment m,
in a short period of time it can be approximated by the expression: m= αvS t,em
what α is a constant,
v is the speed of the drop, and S, the area of its surface. In the system
International System of Units (SI) the constant α é

a) expressed in b)kg m3 in
express kg m−3 c) expressed in m3 s kg−1
d) expressed in m3 s−1 e) adimensional.

15. (G1 - ifsp 2016) Mário knows that his water tank has problems. For the implementation
for the repair, he was told that the water tank should be, at most, with 625 thousand centimeters
cubic meters of water, which represents a maximum volume of:
62.5 liters. b) 6.25 liters. c) 0.625 liters. d) 625 liters.
e) 6.250 liters.

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16. (Uece 2016) The electric power dissipated in an ohmic resistor can be expressed by
product of the voltage applied by the current flowing through the resistive element. In terms of
fundamental units of the SI, power is given in units of
1 −2
a) kg m s . b) kg m−2 s 3. c) kg m2 −3
s . d) kg m2 s3 .

17. (Fgv 2015) The resistive force (Fr) that the air exerts on moving bodies assumes,
F= 2
under certain conditions, the expression r k v , in what v is the speed of the body in
regarding an inertial reference k It is a constant for each body. For the expression
if it is homogeneous, the unit of k in the international system of units must be
a)m / kg. b)kg / m. c) kg2 / m. d) kg/m. 2 e) kg2 / m.
2

18. (Uece 2015) The acceleration of gravity close to the surface of the Earth is, in the System
were 2to
International Units, approximately If this system10m/s . start using
as a length standard a value ten times smaller than the current one, this value of acceleration
the gravity would be numerically equal to
10. b)1.c) 100. d)0.1.

19. (G1 - ifsp 2014) The physical quantity energy can be represented in various ways and with
the use of other different physical quantities. The composition of these other quantities
Physics defines for us what some call mathematical formulation.
Among them, we highlight three:

K x2 m v2
E= m g h E= E=
2 2

Considering the International System of Units, we can represent energy as

a) kg m −1s b) kg m2 s1 c) kg m−2−2s d) kg m2 s2
e) kg m2 s−2

20. (Mackenzie 2014) Certain physical quantity is measured using units from the International System.
(IF), in If the m sof−2measurement
kg units . used were those of the CGC system, in which,
Mass is measured in grams (g); length in centimeters (cm) and time in seconds.
(s), the correct equivalence between the units in these systems, relative to the measurement of the aforementioned
physical quantity is
a) 1 g cm −2s= 10 −1kg m s−2 b) 1 g cm −2s = 10 −2 kg m −2
s
c) 1 g cm −2s = 10 −3 kg m −2 d) 1 g cm −2s = 10 −4 kg m −2
e) 1 g cm −2s = 10 −5 kg m −2
s

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Answer key: Since the Mach number is dimensionless,

we must keep the same units of
Answer to question 1: speeds, thus, the speed of sound
[E] in kilometers per hour it is:
micro 10-6, 3.6 km/h
v som= 340 ms v som= 1224 km h
nano 10-9 1ms
so 10-1
centi 10-2
milli 10-3 Logo, the Mach number of the VANT 14-X is:
12000 km h
Answer to question 2: Mach= Mach= 9.8 10
1224 km h
01 + 02 + 04 = 07

Justifying the incorrect:

08) The kilogram unit (kg) can be Answer to question 6:
used only as a unit of mass. [B]
The quantity weight is a force and, in the SI system, it is
measured in newtons. To obtain the rate of change of the
temperature conversion from Kelvin to
Answer to question 3: Celsius is unnecessary, as both
[B] scales are Celsius, with the
Variation in the two scales is the same.
Isolating the magnitude E: Thus, the variation of 1,000 K represents
also a variation of 1000 C.
Ea Ea ρv 2
v= → v 2= → E= 1000 C C
ρ ρ a ΔT
T= = T= 20000
Δt 50 10−3 s
Dimensions of magnitudes:
kg Answer to question 7:
ρ= [A]
m3
m Doing a dimensional analysis of the
v=
equation, we can find the units
a= dimensionless of greatness μ no yes, taking care for the
difference between the quantities of electric charge
E= ?
Analyzing the dimension of E, starting from
in coulombs (C) the speed of light in
vacuum( c ) in meters per second.
ρv 2
E= :
a 1
ε μ=
kg kg m2 kg c2
E= )2 E=
( m s→ → E=
m3 m3 s2 m s2
1
kg m N−1m−2 C 2 μ =
Remember that: N= ( m s )2
s2
That is to say:
−1
kg kg.m kg.m N N m−2 C 2 μ = m−2 s 2
= → [E]= → [E]= → [E]=
m.s2 m.s2 .m s2 .m2 m2
N−1 m −2C2 μ=m s2 −2

Answer to question 4:
[D]
N−1 C 2
μ=s 2

The prefix 'nano' means 10–9=

0.000000001.
s2
Answer to question 5: μ=
[E] N−1C 2

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Passing to the numerator: Replacing the dimensions of the magnitudes

2 −2 involved and simplifying, we arrive at the
μ=N s C
response of the unit of the beta constant:

c m3 m m2
Replacing the Newton for the units β= = β=
basics of the SI: M kg kg
N= kg m s−2
Answer to question 12:
[A]
μ = kg m s−2 2 C−2
h
h = Rq R=
q
μ = kg m s−2 s2 C−2
h m
R= =
q m3s
−2
μ = kg m C R= s m2

Answer to question 8: Answer to question 13:

[A] [B]

Being x the requested amount, we must have to: Performing the dimensional analysis of the equation
2.0 kgf cm 2 1.8kgfcm 2 daddy and using the following symbols:
= M= mass;
29 lbf pol 2 x
L= length;
x 26 lbf pol 2 T= time.

The unit of pressure in SI is pascal (Pa). So,

M
ρ= , R= L , t= T , C= dimensionless
Response to question 9: L3
[A]

In these cases, the unit is just

CρR5 M L5
being multiplied or divided by a E= = = M L2 T−2
power of 10, being the factor of t2 L3T2
conversion, therefore, dimensionless.
response_to_question_14
response_to_question_10 [B]

Δm kg
GMm m= α vS t α= α= α = kg m −3.
How F= , we have to: vS t m m2 s
s
d2

F d2 Nm2 Answer to question 15:

G= = [D]
M m kg2

Answer to question 11: V= 625000 cm=3625,000 mL V= 625L.

[B]

From the provided equation, explaining the

constantβwe have: Answer to question 16:
[C]
c
c= βM β=
M Power can be defined as the
product of the intensity of the force by
module of velocity.

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m m
P= kg m 2s
103g 102cm
−3
P= F v P= mav P= kg .
s2 s
1kg m s−2 = 105 cm s−2
1kg 1m
Answer to question 17:
[B]
That is, for 1g cm −2
s just
, divide
It was given by the statement that F= k
r v2 .
everything for 105:
Fr
Thus, it can be said that k= . 1g cm −2s = 10 −5 kg m −2
s
v2

Knowing that in the SI any force is

expressed in Newtons (N) and that the
speed in s, we can substitute in the
equation above in order to find the
unit for the constant k.
F N
k= r =
v 2 ( m s )2

m
As, F= m a→ N= kg
s2
m
kg 2
k= s2 = kg m s
m2 s2 s2 m2
kg
k=
m

Answer to question 18:

[C]

The resolution of the issue is straightforward: if the

the length measure was 10 times
smaller, instead of the meter, the system of
units would adopt the decimeter (dm) as
standard.
Como1m= 10 dm
g= 100 dm s 2

Answer to question 19:

[E]

Using the first expression given:

m m2
E= m g h E= kg m E= kg
2
s s2

E= kg m 2s −2

Answer to question 20:

[E]

Knowing that: 1kg= 1000 g e

1m= 100 cm :

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