unit conversions Flashcards
What is the metric unit for length?
Meter (m)
1 kilometer is equal to _______ meters.
1000 meters
Convert 5 meters to centimeters.
500 centimeters
What is the metric unit for mass?
Kilogram (kg)
1 gram is equal to ___ milligrams.
1000
What is the metric unit for volume?
Liter (L)
Convert 2 liters to milliliters.
2000 milliliters
1 liter is equal to ______ cubic centimeters.
1000 cm^3
What is the symbol for the metric prefix ‘kilo’?
k
Convert 3.5 kilometers to meters.
3500 meters
What is the metric unit for temperature?
Celsius (°C)
Fill in the blank: The freezing point of water is 0 °C and the boiling point is ___ °C.
100
1 milligram is equal to ______ grams.
0.001 g
What is the metric unit for energy?
Joule (J)
Convert 500 joules to kilojoules.
0.5 kilojoules
What is the unit for measuring concentration in chemistry?
Molarity (M)
True or False: The metric prefix ‘centi’ means one hundredth.
True
Convert 750 milliliters to liters.
0.75 liters
What is the formula to convert Celsius to Kelvin?
K = °C + 273.15
The density of water is approximately ___ g/cm³.
1
Convert 3.5 A to milliamperes.
3500 milliamperes
1 nanometer is equal to _______ meters.
10^-9 meters
What is the conversion factor from liters to gallons?
1 liter = 0.264 gallons
What is the molarity of a solution with 5 moles of solute in 2 liters of solution?
2.5 M
1 microgram is equal to ________ grams.
0.000001
Convert 60 Hz to kilohertz.
0.06 kHz
1 decimeter is equal to ____ meters.
0.1 meters
“What is the numerical value of the metric prefix ‘kilo-‘
10^3
The metric prefix ‘milli’ represents _______ meters.
10^-3
Fill in the blank: The metric prefix ‘centi’ corresponds to ______ meters.
10^-2
What is the symbol for the metric prefix ‘mega’?
M
Convert 5 kilometers to meters.
5000 meters
“What is the numerical value of the metric prefix ‘micro-‘
10^-6
1 gigabyte equals _____ bytes.
10^9
What is the conversion factor for converting centimeters to meters?
1 cm = 0.01 m
What does the metric prefix ‘nano’ represent?
10^-9
The metric prefix ‘deci’ represents ______ meters.
10^-1
What is the symbol for the metric prefix ‘giga’?
G
Convert 250 milliliters to liters.
0.25 liters
“What is the numerical value (as a power of ten) of the metric prefix ‘tera-‘
10^12
1 hectometer equals _____ meters.
100
What is the conversion factor for converting kilometers to meters?
1 km = 1000 m
What does the metric prefix ‘pico’ represent?
10^-12
The symbol for the metric prefix ‘hecto’ is ______.
h
Convert 3.5 gigabytes to bytes.
3.5 x 10^9 bytes
What is the metric prefix for 10^2?
centi
1 nanometer equals ______ meters.
10^-9
Convert 1000 micrograms to grams.
0.001 grams
What does the metric prefix ‘kilo’ represent?
10^3
The metric prefix ‘deca’ corresponds to ______.
10
What is the conversion factor for converting grams to kilograms?
1 g = 0.001 kg
What is the metric prefix for 10^-15?
femto
True or False: 1 terabyte equals ______ bytes.
10^12
What is the symbol for the metric prefix ‘milli’?
m
Convert 5 megawatts to watts.
5 x 10^6 watts
The symbol for the metric prefix ‘giga’ is ______.
G
What is the metric prefix for giga?
10^9
1 picometer equals _______ meters.
10^-12
Convert 150 centimeters to meters.
1.5 meters
What is the conversion factor for converting liters to milliliters?
1 L = 1000 mL
What does the metric prefix ‘deci’ represent?
10^-1
The metric prefix ‘hecto’ corresponds to ______.
10^2
What is the symbol for the metric prefix ‘micro’?
µ
Convert 2.5 kilometers to centimeters.
250000 centimeters
True or False: The metric prefix ‘pico’ is larger than ‘nano’.
False
What does the metric prefix ‘centi’ represent?
10^-2
The symbol for the metric prefix ‘nano’ is ______.
n
Convert 0.75 gigahertz to hertz.
0.75 x 10^9 hertz
What is the metric prefix for 10^6?
mega
