Units & Measurement Flashcards
1
Q
The SI system of units is made up of …
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units (7 base units & there are many derived units) & prefixes (form of decimal/multiples of units)
2
Q
electrical charge is measured in …. and symbol …
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coulombs - C
3
Q
electrical potential difference is measured in … and symbol …
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volt - V
4
Q
absorbed dose is measured in … and symbol …
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gray - Gy
5
Q
activity is measured in … and symbol …
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becquerel - Bq
6
Q
magnetic field strength is measured in … and symbol …
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tesla - T
7
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trillion
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10 to power of 12, tera, T
8
Q
billon
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10 to power of 9, giga, G
9
Q
million
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10 to power of 6, mega, M
10
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thousand
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10 to power of 3, kilo, k
11
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unity
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10 to power of 0
12
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hundredth
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10 to power of -2, centi, c
13
Q
thousandth
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10 to power of -3, milli, m
14
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millionth
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10 to power of -6, micro, u
15
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thousand millionth
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10 to power of -9, nano, n
