Units and prefixes Flashcards
1
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Length, l (fancy version)
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Meter, m
2
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Mass, m
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Kilogram, K
3
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Time, t
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Second, s
4
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Temperature, T
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Kelvin, K
5
Q
Amount of substance, n
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Mole, mole (no single letter abbreviation)
6
Q
What are the SI BASE units of measurement?
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Length, mass, time, temp, and amount of substance
7
Q
Volume
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Cubic meter, m^3
8
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Energy, E
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Joule, J
9
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Pressure, P
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Pascal, Pa
10
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What are the SI DERIVED units of measurements?
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Volume, energy, and pressure
11
Q
Non Si
Pressure
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Atmosphere, atm
Millimeter of mercury, mmHg
12
Q
Non Si
Temperature
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Degree Celsius, C with circle
13
Q
Non Si
Energy
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Calorie; cal
14
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Non Si
Volume
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Liter, L
15
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Non Si
Density
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Grams per millimeter, g/ml
Grams per cubic centimeter, g/cm^3
16
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What are the non Si measurements
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Pressure, temperature, energy, volume, density
17
Q
What are the commonly used metric prefixes and their exponential factors
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Kilo: k, 10^3 Deci: d, 10^-1 Centi: c, 10^-2 Milli: m, 10^-3 Micro: fancy U symbol, 10^-6 Nano: n, 10^-9
