Conversions & Metric Prefixes Flashcards
What symbol is μ?
micro
What symbol is c?
centi
What symbol is n?
nano
What symbol is k?
kilo
What symbol is m?
milli
How many centi-units are in 1 base unit?
100 or 10^2
How many milli-units are in 1 base unit?
1000 or 10^3
How many nano-units are in 1 base unit?
1000000000 or 10^9
How many micro-units are in 1 base unit?
1000000 or 10^6
1 micro-unit =
0.000001 or 10^-6 base units
1 milli-unit =
0.001 or 10^-3 base units
1 nano-unit =
0.000000001 or 10^-9 base units
1 centi-unit =
0.01 or 10^-2 base units
How many mm are in 13.2 cm?
132
How many μm are in 79 nm?
0.079
How many μm are in 22.6 cm?
226,000
How many mm are in 2,858 nm?
0.002858
A mm is ____________________ than a nm
1,000,000x larger
What is mass?
Mass is the amount of matter that an object takes up.
What is volume?
Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up?
What are two ways to find the volume of an object?
LxWxH and displacement
What is median?
Median is the middle of the numbers
What is mean?
Mean is the average of the numbers?
What is range?
Range is the largest number minus the smallest number
