SI Base units
Times SI base unit
Seconds (s)
0.001 Metric prefix
milli
What is scientific notation
Moving decimal places left/right depending on the +/- exponent.
What is another way to think of dimensional analysis?
Unit analysis or factor-label method (short version - converting)
60 seconds in..
1 minute
Lengths SI base unit
Meters(m)
0.01 metric prefix
centi
What way does the decimal move if the exponent is negative
Right
What is another way to think of conversion factors?
Ratios
365.25 days in...
1 year
Mass SI base unit
Grams(g)
1000 metric prefix
kilo
<1-10>
3.28 feet is roughly equal to what in the metric system?
Meter
8 ounces in...
1 cup
Volume SI base unit
Liters(l)
10 metric prefix
deca
What is 7.4x10^3 in scientific notation
7400
Zero degrees Celsius is equal to what in Fahrenheit?
32 degrees
12 inches in...
1 foot
Temperatures SI base unit
Kelvin(k)
100 metric prefix
hecto
What is 0.056 in scientific notation?
5.6x10^-2
An adult male brain weighs on average 1.37 kg or 3 lb. What do you think the female brain weighs?
Roughly 1.22 kg or 2.7 lbs
5280 feet in..
1 mile