Module 1: The International System of Units (SI)

 

Mastering Concepts

 

MC 1. Volume of precipitation = area of Vancouver × annual precipitation.

 

The units you use must be the same.

 

In metres,

 

 

 

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There are 1000 L in 1 m3.

 

eqn080.eps

 

MC 2. The volume of the annual precipitation in Vancouver is 138 000 000 000 L.

 

So, each person on Earth would receive eqn081.epsor 19.714 L. This is about 20 L per person.

 

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