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Mercury orbits the Sun at a mean distance of 57,900,000 kilometers. (a) What is this distance in meters? Use scientific notation to express your answer and state it with three significant figures.

An object has a constant acceleration of 3 m/s2. The velocity versus time graph for this object has a slope:

The velocity-time graph of an object is a straight line with a positive slope. The object has:

The quantity with the same units as force times time, F t  , with dimensions MLT-1   is

A ball is thrown straight up with a speed of 36.0 m/s.  How long does it take to return to its starting point?

Calculate the following problem and express your answer with the correct number of significant digits: 123.09 – 1.7

The equation for the change of position of a train starting at x = 0  is given by  x = a t2 + b t3  The dimensions of b are

A PC microprocessor runs at 2.40 GHz. A hertz (Hz) is a unit meaning “one cycle per second.” A movie projector displays images at a rate of 24.0 Hz. What is the ratio of the microprocessor’s rate in cycles per second to the update rate of a movie projector? Answer the question using scientific notation.

A 3.70×106 kg piece splits off an iceberg of mass of 5.96×107 kg. Calculate the mass of the remaining iceberg and express the answer in scientific notation.

Round each of the following number to two significant digits: 0.98029