Metric System Flashcards
What is the mnemonic to help remember the metric system prefixes in order?
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T(he) - meaning
Tera
Tera - abbreviation
T
Tera - exponent amount
+12
G(ood) - meaning
Giga
Giga - abbreviation
G
Giga - exponent amount
+9
M(an) - meaning
Mega
Mega - abbreviation
M
Mega - exponent amount
+6
K(ing) - meaning
Kilo
Kilo - abbreviation
k
Kilo - exponent amount
+3
H(enry) - meaning
Hecta
Hecta - abbreviation
h
Hecta - exponent amount
+2
D(ied) - meaning
Deca
Deca - abbreviation
da
Deca - exponent amount
+1
B(y) - meaning
Bases
What are the 3 main bases of the metric system?
meters, liters, and grams
D(rinking) - meaning
Deci
Deci - abbreviation
d
Deci - exponent amount
-1
C(hocolate) - meaning
Centi
Centi - abbreviation
c
Centi - exponent amount
-2
M(ilk) - meaning
Milli
Milli - abbreviation
m
Milli - exponent amount
-3
M(ostly) - meaning
Micro
Micro - abbreviation
µ
Micro - exponent amount
-6
N(esquik) - meaning
Nano
Nano - abbreviation
n
Nano - exponent amount
-9
How can you remember that Micro is smaller than Milli?
Because a MICROscope is used to view small things but MILLIons is a big number
How can you remember that Deci is smaller than Deca?
Because the (-i) belongs to the mini (-i) numbers (dec-i, cent-i, mill-i)
