Metric System and Conversions Flashcards
Mr. King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk Mix Nuggets
A mnemonic device to help remember the metric prefixes in order.
- Mr. (mega-)
- King (kilo-)
- Henry (hecto-)
- Died (deka-)
- By (base unit-)
- Drinking (deci-)
- Chocolate (centi-)
- Milk (milli-)
- Mix (micro)
- Nuggets (nano)
milli-
SI prefix meaning 0.001
The greek letter “mu” (pronounced “mew” like a cat might say)
SI prefix meaning 0.01
centi-
A beaker contains 0.32 L of water. What is the volume of this water in milliliters?
320 mL
What is the definition of a derived unit?
A mathematical combination of two or more units.
Mix
micro (x 10-6) (_)
Correct symbol for the SI unit of temperature
K (kelvin)
kilo-
SI prefix meaning 1,000
SI system is based upon multiples of
10
A cubic centimeter is also known as either a cc or a ___________.
milliliter
mass
amount of material in an object
Arrange in order from smallest to largest. (cm, km, m, mm, nm
nm, mm, cm, m, km
cubic centimeter
derived unit of volume
(its a cube with 1 cm sides)
SI prefix meaning 1,000
kilo-
A measurement standard is defined as ____.
the exact quantity people agree to use for comparison
derived unit of volume
cubic centimeter
By
______(x 100) (no prefix because this is the base unit like grams, meters, liters, etc) (by the way, 100 = 1)
Mega
SI prefix meaning one million of (x 106)
nano
SI prefix meaning one billionth of (x 10-9)
How many meters are there in 1,865 cm?
18.65
Mr.
mega (x 106) (M)
prefix kilo-
1,000
Temperature of absolute zero in Fahrenheit
negative 459.4 (don’t memorize this, just know that it is really, really cold)
The amount of material in an object
mass
SI symbol for deciliter
dL
Temperature of absolute zero in kelvin
0 degrees Kelvin
Died
deka unit (x 101) (dk)
King
kilo (x 103) ( k)
SI unit that is used to measure time
second
“IM DR” is a mnemonic device to help remember
(Independent variable = Manipulated variable) and (Dependent variable = Responding Variable)
Drinking
deci (x 10-1) (d)
Amount of space occupied by an object
volume
SI unit of length
meter