Chapter 1 - Units & Measurment Flashcards
A number alone, without units, is ______?
Ambiguous
What are the units used for LENGTH?
cm and feet
Distance, circumference - length of a circles borders
❤️ What are the units used for AREA??
cm^2 and ft^2
❤️ an ellipse can be used to measure area
❤️ What units are used for VOLUME???
Cm^3 and ft^3
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The term “increase by a factor of ___ “ means
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MULTIPLY by that number
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The term “decrease by a factor of_____” means
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Divide by that number
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0.000001 is what in the metric notation??
❤️
10^-6 or micro
What is the meaning and prefix for 10^9???
❤️
Billion and giga
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What is the meaning and prefix for 10^-3??
Thousandth and milli
How many hertz is 3MHz??
3,000,000
M = million,mega, and 10^6
How much bigger is a billion than a million??
1,000 times
How many milliliters are contained in a jar filled with 5 liters of fluid?
5,000
How many liters are in 80ml of fluid?
0.080
All numerical values should have corresponding _______ ?
Units