Physics quiz question: volume unit conversion

Physics 205A Quiz 1, fall semester 2011
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Cf. Giambattista/Richardson/Richardson, Physics, 2/e, Problem 1.29

A cubic centimeter (cm^3) is exactly equal to 1 milliliter (mL). How many cubic millimeters (mm^3) are there in one liter?
(A) 10^3 mm^3.
(B) 10^4 mm^3.
(C) 10^5 mm^3.
(D) 10^6 mm^3.

Correct answer: (D)

Converting 1 liter to cubic millimeters:

1 L * (1000 mL)/(1 L) * (1 cm^3)/(1 mL) * (10 mm)/(1 cm) * (10 mm)/(1 cm) * (10 mm)/(1 cm) = 10^6 mm^3.

Sections 70854, 70855
Exam code: quiz01unI7
(A) : 11 students
(B) : 9 students
(C) : 8 students
(D) : 29 students

"Success level": 51%
Discrimination index (Aubrecht & Aubrecht, 1983): 0.44