THERMODYNAMICS Flashcards
English Engineering System Name
FPS foot pound second
SI System Name used for physics
MKS Meter Kilogram Second
SI System Name used for chemistry
CGS Centimeter Gram Second
PICO SYMBOL AND POWER
p 10^-12
NANO SYMBOL AND POWER
n 10^-9
MICRO SYMBOL AND POWER
µ 10^-6
MILLI SYMBOL AND POWER
m 10^-3
CENTI SYMBOL AND POWER
c 10^-2
DECI SYMBOL AND POWER
d 10^-1
HECTO SYMBOL AND POWER
h 10^2
KILO SYMBOL AND POWER
k 10^3
MEGA SYMBOL AND POWER
M 10^6
GIGA SYMBOL AND POWER
G 10^9
MASS DEFINITION
A body’s mass (m) measures the amount of material that is present in the body.
WEIGHT DEFINITION
A body’s weight is the force exerted by that body, when its mass is accelerated in a gravitational field.