1 Units and Measurements Flashcards
0
Q
True or False
Percent is not a unit.
A
True
1
Q
What are the typical dimensional units?
A
Length (cm, ft)
Area (cm2, ft2)
Volume (cm3, ft3)
2
Q
Increase or decrease by a factor means…
A
Multiply or divide by that number.
3
Q
10^9
A
Billion
Giga
G
4
Q
10^-6
A
Millionth
Micro
miu
5
Q
What are the following descriptive words?
Macro
Micro
A
Bigger
Smaller
6
Q
What are complementary metric units?
A
Billions - billionths
Millions - millionths
Hundreds - hundredths
Tens - tenths
7
Q
What can be used to measure area on the machine?
A
An ellipse
