1.4 Study Guide Flashcards
1
Q
What is the relationship between prefixes and base units?
A
The prefix before the base unit tells you how large (or small) a measurement is.`
2
Q
How many nanometers are in a micrometer?
A
1000
3
Q
How many millimeters in a centimeter?
A
10
4
Q
How many millimeters in a meter?
A
1000000
5
Q
Mass?
A
how much something weighs
6
Q
Volume?
A
how much space something takes up
7
Q
How do you calculate mean?
A
sum of all the numbers divided by how many numbers there are
8
Q
how do you calculate median?
A
it is the number that falls in the middle of the list. if the amount of numbers is even take the middle 2 and average them.
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