Metric Prefixes Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following is the correct conversion of 16.1 kilometers into miles using the following unit equivalencies: 1 km = 1000 m, 1ft = 12 in, 1 m = 100 cm, 1 mi = 1760 yd, 1 in = 2.54 cm, 1 yd = 3 ft?

A
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2
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The wavelength of light of a particular color is 580 nm. Express it in meters.

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3
Q

A decimeter is one-fifth of a meter.

A

false

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4
Q

The prefix “centi” represents _____.

A

0.01

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5
Q

Choose the prefix for 0.01.

A

centi

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6
Q

What is the prefix for “thousand”?

A

kilo

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7
Q

What is the abbreviation for the unit nanometers?

A

nm

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8
Q

An apple has a mass of 1.2 hectograms. What is the mass of the apple in grams?

A

120g

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9
Q

The circumference of the earth is 40,000 km. The distance from the North Pole to the equator is ¼ of the circumference of the earth.

What is the distance from the north pole to the equator in meters?

A

10,000,000 m

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10
Q

How many meters are in a gigameter?

A

one billion

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11
Q

A microsecond is one _____ of a second.

A

millionth

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12
Q

The wavelength of light of a particular color is 580 nm. Express it in meters.

A

5.8 x 10^-7m

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13
Q

One gram is equal to _____ nanograms.

A

1 x 10^9

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14
Q

Which of the following is equivalent to 3.2 mg?

A

3.2 x 10^3 mg

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15
Q

The prefix for millionth is “milli”

A

false

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16
Q

In the metric unit kilogram, “kilo” is the base unit.

A

false

17
Q

In the metric system, “kilo” is an abbreviation for 10,000.

A

false

18
Q

Metric prefixes act as a divisor to the base unit that follows.

A

false

19
Q

The “milli” prefix is used for 10−3 m

A

true

20
Q

Metric prefixes are easy to understand and come in handy when making metric conversions.

A

true

21
Q

The metric prefixes are powers of ten that are multiples of three.

A

true