Ch.2 Measurements and Calculations Flashcards
What is qualitative observation?
Does not involve a number
what is quantitive observation?
is called a measurement and does involve a number and unit
What are some fundamental SI units?
Kilogram
meter
second
kelvin
ampere
mole
what is tera mean?
1,000,000,000,000
10^12
what does giga mean ?
1,000,000,000
10^9
what does mega mean?
1,000,000
10^6
what does kilo mean?
1000
10^3
what does deci mean?
0.1
10^-1
what does centi mean?
0.01
10^-2
what does mili mean?
0.001
10^-3
what does micro mean?
0.000001
10^-6
what does nano mean?
0.000000001
10^-9
what does pico mean?
0.000000000001
10^-12
what is kilometers equivalent to meters?
1000m or 10^3m
what is decimeter equivalent to meters?
0.1 m or 10^-1 m
what is centimeter equivalent to meters?
0.01 m or 10^-2 m
what is millimeter equivalent to meters?
0.001 m or 10^-3
what is nanometer equivalent to meters?
0.000000001 or 10^-9
how many cm in an inch?
1 in=254 cm
how many inches in a foot?
1ft=12in
how many cm in a ft?
1 ft=30.48 cm
how many inches in a yd?
1 yd=36 inch
how many ft in a yard?
1 yd=3ft
how many meters in yd ?
0.9144 m
how many ft in a mi?
1 mi=5280 ft
how many yd in 1 mi?
1760 yd
how many km in 1 mi?
1.609344 km
how many liters in 1 dm^3?
1 dm^3=1L
how many mL in 1 cm^3?
1 cm^3= 1 mL
how many mL in 1 L?
1L=1000 mL
how many L in 1 mL?
10^-3 L
how many L in 1 uL?
10^-6 L
how many in 1 gal?
231 in= 1 gal
how many L are in 1 gal?
1 gal = 3.785411784L
how many qt in 1 gal?
1 gal= 4 qt
how many L in 1 qt?
1 qt=0.946352946 L
how many pt in 1 qt?
1 qt= 2pt
how many mL in 1 pt?
1 pt= 473.176473 mL
how many cp in 1 pt?
1pt=2cp
how many mL in 1 cp?
1 cp= 236.5882365 mL
how many fl oz in 1 cp?
1 cp= 8fl oz
how many mL in 1 fl oz?
1 fl oz= 29.5735295625mL
how many g in 1 kg?
1 kg= 1000 g
how many g in a mg?
1mg= 0.001 g
how many g in a microgram?
1 ug = 0.000001 g