Units and prefixes Flashcards

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1
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Length, l (fancy version)

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Meter, m

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Mass, m

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Kilogram, K

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3
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Time, t

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Second, s

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Temperature, T

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Kelvin, K

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5
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Amount of substance, n

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Mole, mole (no single letter abbreviation)

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6
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What are the SI BASE units of measurement?

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Length, mass, time, temp, and amount of substance

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7
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Volume

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Cubic meter, m^3

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Energy, E

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Joule, J

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Pressure, P

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Pascal, Pa

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10
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What are the SI DERIVED units of measurements?

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Volume, energy, and pressure

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11
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Non Si

Pressure

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Atmosphere, atm

Millimeter of mercury, mmHg

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12
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Non Si

Temperature

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Degree Celsius, C with circle

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13
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Non Si

Energy

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Calorie; cal

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14
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Non Si

Volume

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Liter, L

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15
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Non Si

Density

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Grams per millimeter, g/ml

Grams per cubic centimeter, g/cm^3

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16
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What are the non Si measurements

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Pressure, temperature, energy, volume, density

17
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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