Metric System Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Giga (G)
A
1,000,000,000 or 10-to-the-ninth
2
Q
Mega (M)
A
1,000,000 or 10-to-the-sixth
3
Q
Kilo (k)
A
1,000 or 10-to-the-third
4
Q
Hecto (h)
A
100 or 10-to-the-second
5
Q
Deka (da)
A
10 or 10-to-the-first
6
Q
BASE (NONE)
A
1 or 10-to-the-zeroth
7
Q
Deci (d)
A
0.1 or 10-to-the-negative-first
8
Q
Centi (c)
A
0.01 or 10-to-the-negative-second
9
Q
Milli (m)
A
0.001 or 10-to-the-negative-third
10
Q
Micro (μ)
A
0.000001 or 10-to-the-negative-sixth
11
Q
Nano (n)
A
0.000000001 or 10-to-the-negative-ninth
12
Q
Pico (p)
A
0.000000000001 or 10-to-the-negative-twelfth
13
Q
Units for Volume
A
m cubed
14
Q
Units for the Volume of Liquid
A
Liters
15
Q
1 Liter =
A
1 dm cubed
16
Q
Units for Density
A
g/cm cubed
17
Q
Avogodro’s Number
A
6.02 x 10-to-the-twenty-third
18
Q
Units for Molar Mass
A
g/mol
19
Q
Molar Mass
A
The mass of an element with Avogodro’s number of atoms.
