Measurements continued Flashcards

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1
Q

What do all measurements have

A

A base unit

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2
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What are base base units for measurements called

A

Metric prefixes

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3
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What are are the base base metric prefixes

A

Kilo- 1,00
Mega-1,000,000

Fractions:
Centi- 1/100
mili- 1/1000
micro- 1/1000000

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4
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What does a Kilo measure

A

1000

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5
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What does a Mega measure

A

1000000

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6
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What does a centi measure

A

1/100

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7
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What does a mili measure

A

1/1000

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8
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What does a micro measure

A

1/1Million

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9
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What is a caliper?

A

A tool used to measure T H I C C N E S S

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10
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What is one kilometer in miles

A

2/3 of a mile

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11
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What is Mega represented by

A

Capital M

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12
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What is the symbol for micro?

A

that wierd u thing

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13
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What is the base unit for gram

A

Kilogram

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14
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What is unit conversion

A

Converting one unit into other units

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15
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What i a unit conversion factor

A

is simply a fractional expression in which the numerator and denominator are equivilent

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16
Q

How many feet are in a mile

A

5,280 ft

17
Q

how many seconds in a hour

A

3,600

18
Q

How many cm3 are in a Liter

A

1000 cm3

19
Q

How many cm in a meter

A

1,000,000

20
Q

How many Liters are in a meter

A

1000L

21
Q

How many centimeters in one inch

A

2.54

22
Q

How many mL in a cm?

A

1