Conversions & Metric Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
What symbol is μ?
A
micro
2
Q
What symbol is c?
A
centi
3
Q
What symbol is n?
A
nano
4
Q
What symbol is k?
A
kilo
5
Q
What symbol is m?
A
milli
6
Q
How many centi-units are in 1 base unit?
A
100 or 10^2
7
Q
How many milli-units are in 1 base unit?
A
1000 or 10^3
8
Q
How many nano-units are in 1 base unit?
A
1000000000 or 10^9
9
Q
How many micro-units are in 1 base unit?
A
1000000 or 10^6
10
Q
1 micro-unit =
A
0.000001 or 10^-6 base units
11
Q
1 milli-unit =
A
0.001 or 10^-3 base units
12
Q
1 nano-unit =
A
0.000000001 or 10^-9 base units
13
Q
1 centi-unit =
A
0.01 or 10^-2 base units
14
Q
How many mm are in 13.2 cm?
A
132
15
Q
How many μm are in 79 nm?
A
0.079
