prefixes, multipliers, table from study guide – Flashcards
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What is another name for the Paleolithic Era?
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Early Stone Age
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prefix is giga what is the multiplier?
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1,000,000,000 billion
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prefix is mega what is the multiplier?
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1,000,000 million
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prefix is kilo what is the multiplier?
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1,000
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prefix is hecto what is the multiplier?
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100
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prefix is deka what is the multiplier?
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10
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prefix is unit what is the multiplier?
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1
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prefix is deci what is the multiplier?
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0.1
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prefix is centi what is the multiplier?
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0.01
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prefix is milli what is the multiplier?
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0.001
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prefix is micro what is the multiplier?
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0.000001 or 1 millionth
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prefix is nano what is the multiplier?
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0.000000001 or 1 billionth
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quantity is length what is the unit, instrument, and symbol?
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meter, metric ruler or meter stick, m
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quantity is mass what is the unit,symbol, and instrument?
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kilogram, kg or g, electronic balance
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quantity is volume what is the formula, unit, symbol, and instrument?
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v=lxwxh, cubic meter, m cubed or cc or cm cubed, metric ruler or meter stick
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quantity is temperature what is the unit, symbol, and instrument?
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kelvin, K, and thermometer
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quantity is time what is the unit, symbol, and instrument?
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second, s, and stopwatch
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quantity is electric current what is the unit and symbol
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ampere and A
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quantity is amount of substance what is the unit and symbol?
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mole and mol
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quantity is intensity of light what is the unit and symbol?
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candela and cd
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quantity is weight what is the unit,, symbol, and instrument
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newton, N, and spring scale
