CH. 1 UNITS & MEASUREMENTS Flashcards

1
Q

DIMENSIONAL UNITS

UNITS

A

All numerical value should have corresponding value ♥

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2
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DIMENSIONAL UNITS

LENGTH

A

cm, feet (distance, circumference,- length of a circle’s boarder)

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3
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DIMENSIONAL UNITS

AREA

A

cm^2, ft^2

an elipse tool can bemused to the measure ♥

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4
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DIMENSIONAL UNITS

VOLUME

A

cm^3, ft^3♥

HINT* dunking an object in water and measuring the displaced water can measure its volume.

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5
Q

DIMENSIONAL UNITS

IS PERCENT A UNIT?

A

percent is not a unit! ♥

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6
Q

TERMINOLOGY

MULTIPLY

A

increase by a factor

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7
Q

TERMINOLOGY

DIVIDE

A

decrease by a factor

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8
Q

POWERS OF TEN

SCIENTIFIC (ENGINEERING) NOTATION

EXAMPLES…

A
1,000,000 = 1.0X10^6
0.000000124 = 1.24X10^-7
1742 = 1.742X10^3
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9
Q

POWERS OF TEN

POSITIVE

A

greater than 10

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10
Q

PWERS OF TEN

NEGATIVE

A

less than 1

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11
Q

POWERS OF TEN

NO EXPONENT

A

between 1 and 10

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12
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THE METRIC SYSTEM

BILLION

A

NUMBER: 10^9
PREFIX: GIGA ♥
SYMBOL: G

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13
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THE METRIC SYSTEM

MILLION

A

NUMBER:10^6
PREFIX: MEGA
SYMBOL: M

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14
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THE METRIC SYSTEM

THOUSAND

A

NUMBER: 10^3
PREFIX: KILO
SYMBOL: k

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15
Q

THE METRIC SYSYTEM

HUNDRED

A

NUMBER: 10^2
PREFIX: HECTO
SYMBOL: h

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16
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THE METRIC SYSTEM

TEN

A

NUMBER: 10^2
PREFIX: Deca
SYMBOL: da

17
Q

THE METRIC SYSTEM

TENTH

A

NUMBER: 10^-1
PREFIX: DECI
SYMBOL: d

18
Q

THE METRIC SYSTEM

HUNDREDTH

A

NUMBER: 10^-2
PREFIX: CENTI
SYMBOL: c

19
Q

THE METRIC SYSTEM

THOUSANDTH `

A

NUMBER: 10^-3
PREFIX: MILLI
SYMBOL: µ

20
Q

THE METRIC SYSTEM

BILLIONTH

A

NUMBER: 10^-9
PREFIX: NANO
SYMBOL: n