Metric system Flashcards by Alyssa Thompson | Brainscape

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Giga

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10^9, G, billion

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Mega

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10^6, M, million

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Kilo

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10^3, k, thousand

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Hecto

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10^2, h, hundred

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Deca

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10, da, ten

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Deci

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10^-1, d, tenth

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Centi

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10^-2, c, hundredth

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Milli

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10^-3, m, thousandth

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Micro

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10^-6, u, millionth

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Nano

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10^-9, n, billionth

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Giga (G) complements…

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Nano (n) complements…

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Mega (M) complements..

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Micro (u) complements…

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Kilo (k) complements…

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Milli (m) complements…

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Hecto (h) complements…

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Centi (c) complements…

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Imaging depth: 0.5 cm
Total distance: 1 cm

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Time: 6.5 usec

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Imaging depth: 1 cm
Total distance: 2 cm

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Time: 13 usec

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Imaging depth: 2 cm
Total distance: 4 cm

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Time: 26 usec

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Imaging dept: 3 cm
Total distance: 6 cm

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Time: 39 usec

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Imaging depth: 4 cm
Total distance: 8 cm

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Time: 52 usec

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Imaging depth: 5 cm
Total distance: 10 cm

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Time: 65 usec

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Imaging depth: 8 cm
Total distance: 16 cm

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Time: 104 usec

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Imaging depth: 10 cm
Total distance: 20 cm

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Time: 130 usec

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Imaging depth: 15 cm
Total distance: 30 cm

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Time: 195 usec

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Reciprocal of “milli” is

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Kilo

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Units for volume

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Cubic miles, gallons, cm cubed and pint

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How many centimeters are in 3 meters

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300 cm

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List metric terms in decreasing order

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Giga, Kilo, Hecto, Centi, Micro and Nano

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Convert into the proper power of 10
1.23 x 10^5 = _____ x 10^7

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0.0123 x 10^7

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Unit for area

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Square yards

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Micro denotes

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Millionth

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Mega (M) refers to…

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1,000,000

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How many millimeters are in 8 liters

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8,000

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Reciprocal of 1/7

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7

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How many hertz are in 5 MHz

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5,000,000

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Convert 10 km to mm

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10,000,000 mm

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1.23 x 10^5 = ___ 10^3

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123

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0.00543 = _____ x 10^2

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0.0000543

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How many liters are in 80 mL

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0.080

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Factor….

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Implies multiplication and division

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Increase

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To become larger

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Decrease

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To become smaller

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Less

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Subtraction

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More

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Addition

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Precent

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A fraction written relative to 100

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Reciprocal

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Inverted, the opposite

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Halves

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Decreased by a factor of 2

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Quadruples

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Increased by a factor of 4

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Quarters

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Decreased by a factor of 4

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What is 33.3% of 333

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111

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Deci-, centi-, milli- and micro- mean:

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0.1, 0.01, 0.001 and 0.000001