SI units of measurements Flashcards
1
Q
f
A
femto
one billion millionth
0.000.000.000.000.001
10.15
2
Q
p
A
pico
one million millionth
0.000.000.000.001
10.12
3
Q
n
A
nano
on thousand millionth
0.000.000.001
10.9
4
Q
µ
A
micro
one millionth
0.000.000.001
10.6
5
Q
m
A
milli
one thousandth
0.001
10.4
6
Q
c
A
centi
one hundredth
0.01
10.2
7
Q
d
A
deci
one tenth
0.1
10.1
8
Q
k
A
kilo
one thousand
1.000
10.3
9
Q
M
A
mega
one million
1000.000
10.6
10
Q
G
A
giga
one thousand million 1000000.000
10.9
11
Q
T
A
tera
one million million
1000.000.000.000
10.15
12
Q
acceleration
A
metre per second squared
Ms.2
13
Q
angle
A
radian
rad
14
Q
area
A
metre squared
m.2
15
Q
capacitance
A
farad
F
16
Q
density
A
kilogram per metre cubed
kgm.3
17
Q
electric charge
A
coutomb
C
18
Q
energy
A
joule
J
19
Q
force
A
newton
N
20
Q
frequency
A
hertz
Hz
21
Q
momentum
A
kilogram metre per second
kgms-1
22
Q
potential difference
A
volt
V
23
Q
power
A
watt
W
24
Q
pressure
A
pascal
Pa
25
resistance
ohm
Ω
26
velocity
metre per second
ms-1
27
volume
metre cubed
m3
28
length
l
metre
m
29
time
t
second
s
30
mass
m
kilogram
kg
31
electric current
L
ampere
A
32
temp
T
Celsius/degrees
K
33
amount of substance
n
mole
mol
34
luminous intensity
lv
candela
cd
35
SI units
The international measurements/ base units
36
Prefixes
To obtain multiples of the base units
37
Derived quantities
New quantities from base quantities
