Metric Prefixes

Question 1

What is a factor?

Answer 1

a fraction that shows the relationship between two units

Question 2

A conversion factor is read as…

Answer 2

“for every”

Question 3

What is the symbol for centi?

Answer 3

c

Question 4

How many nanograms are in 1 gram?

Answer 4

10^9 nm

Question 5

How many centimeters are in 100 millimeters?

Answer 5

10 cm

Question 6

What is a qualitative observation?

Answer 6

describes a characteristic of what the thing is

Question 7

Do qualitative observations include numbers?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

What is the difference between volume and mass?

Answer 8

Mass is the amount of matter, and volume is the amount of space.

Question 9

Qualitative or Quantitative?
3.45 feet long

Answer 9

Quantitative

Question 10

What is length?

Answer 10

The distance between two points

Question 11

What is another way to describe temperature?

Answer 11

The degree of hotness, which is kinetic energy.

Question 12

Is 5 degrees Celsius a winter or summer temperature?

Answer 12

Winter

Question 13

If something has a mass of 25 kilograms, what will its mass be on Venus?

Answer 13

25 kg

Question 14

To waht place value should you measure?

Answer 14

Estimate the next decimal value

Question 15

How are the metric prefixes related?

Answer 15

They are all powers of ten.

Question 16

How many micrometers are in 1 meter?

Answer 16

10^6 micrometers

Question 17

Can dimensional analysis be used to convert between the customary and metric systems?

Answer 17

Yes, with the correct conversion factors

Question 18

What metric prefix does m stand for?

Answer 18

Milli

Question 19

What metric prefix does k stand for?

Answer 19

Kilo