Metric system Flashcards
Giga
10^9, G, billion
Mega
10^6, M, million
Kilo
10^3, k, thousand
Hecto
10^2, h, hundred
Deca
10, da, ten
Deci
10^-1, d, tenth
Centi
10^-2, c, hundredth
Milli
10^-3, m, thousandth
Micro
10^-6, u, millionth
Nano
10^-9, n, billionth
Giga (G) complements…
Nano (n) complements…
Mega (M) complements..
Micro (u) complements…
Kilo (k) complements…
Milli (m) complements…
Hecto (h) complements…
Centi (c) complements…
Imaging depth: 0.5 cm
Total distance: 1 cm
Time: 6.5 usec
Imaging depth: 1 cm
Total distance: 2 cm
Time: 13 usec
Imaging depth: 2 cm
Total distance: 4 cm
Time: 26 usec
Imaging dept: 3 cm
Total distance: 6 cm
Time: 39 usec
Imaging depth: 4 cm
Total distance: 8 cm
Time: 52 usec
Imaging depth: 5 cm
Total distance: 10 cm
Time: 65 usec
Imaging depth: 8 cm
Total distance: 16 cm
Time: 104 usec
Imaging depth: 10 cm
Total distance: 20 cm
Time: 130 usec
Imaging depth: 15 cm
Total distance: 30 cm
Time: 195 usec
Reciprocal of “milli” is
Kilo
Units for volume
Cubic miles, gallons, cm cubed and pint
How many centimeters are in 3 meters
300 cm
List metric terms in decreasing order
Giga, Kilo, Hecto, Centi, Micro and Nano
Convert into the proper power of 10
1.23 x 10^5 = _____ x 10^7
0.0123 x 10^7
Unit for area
Square yards
Micro denotes
Millionth
Mega (M) refers to…
1,000,000
How many millimeters are in 8 liters
8,000
Reciprocal of 1/7
7
How many hertz are in 5 MHz
5,000,000
Convert 10 km to mm
10,000,000 mm
1.23 x 10^5 = ___ 10^3
123
0.00543 = _____ x 10^2
0.0000543
How many liters are in 80 mL
0.080
Factor….
Implies multiplication and division
Increase
To become larger
Decrease
To become smaller
Less
Subtraction
More
Addition
Precent
A fraction written relative to 100
Reciprocal
Inverted, the opposite
Halves
Decreased by a factor of 2
Quadruples
Increased by a factor of 4
Quarters
Decreased by a factor of 4
What is 33.3% of 333
111
Deci-, centi-, milli- and micro- mean:
0.1, 0.01, 0.001 and 0.000001