Exam 1 Flashcards
Theory
Summarizes a hypothesis that has been supported by repeated experimentation and is valid as long as there is no evidence to disprove it
Scientific Law
The statement of a natural phenomenon were no exceptions are known under the given conditions
Pure substance
Definite, fixed composition and either an element or a compound
Mixture
Combination of two or more pure substances
Zeros are significant when
- Between nonzero digits (75.04)
- they are at the end of a number after a decimal point (33.140)
Zeros are not significant when
- they appear before the first nonzero digit (0.00321)
- when they appear at the end of a number without a decimal point (6920)
Mega
M
1,000,000
10^6
Kilo
k
1,000
10^3
Deci
d
0.1
10^-1
Centi
c
0.01
10^-2
Milli
m
0.001
10^-3
Micro
Mue
0.00001
10^-6
Nano
n
0.000000001
10^-9
1 Meter equals
100 centimeters
1000 millimeters
3.28 Feet
1 kilometer equals
1000 meters
100,000 centimeters
1 inch equals
- 54 cm
25. 4 mm
Kilogram
kg
1000g
10^3 g
2.2015 pounds
Gram
g
1g
10^0g
Decigram
dg
0.1g
10^-1g