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This system is the most widely accepted system of measurement used in science.
What is the SI System?
This metric prefix means 1,000 of something.
What is kilo-?
This metric prefix means 1/100 of something.
What is centi-?
This metric prefix means 1/1,000 of something.
What is milli-?
This metric prefix means 1/10 of something.
What is deci-?
This metric prefix represents 100 of something.
What is hecto-?
This metric prefix represents 10 of something.
What is deca- (or deka-)?
This is the base SI unit used to measure distance.
What is a meter?
This is the base SI unit used to measure time.
What is a second?
This is the base SI unit used to measure mass or weight.
What is a gram?
This is the base SI unit used to measure volume.
What is a liter?
This unit is equal to 1,000 grams.
What is a kilogram?
This unit equals 1/100 of a meter.
What is a centimeter?
This unit equals 1/1,000 of a meter.
What is a millimeter?
This unit is equal to 1,000 meters.
What is a kilometer?
This unit equals 1/1,000 of a liter.
What is a milliliter?
This unit equals 1/10 of a meter.
What is a decimeter?
This unit equals 1/10 of a liter.
What is a deciliter?
This SI unit measures electric current.
What is an ampere?
This SI unit measures temperature.
What is a kelvin?
This SI unit measures brightness.
What is a candela?
This unit measures the number of molecules and equals 6.02 × 10²³ particles.
What is a mole?
This mathematical method is used to make very large or very small numbers easier to write.
What is scientific notation?
In scientific notation, numbers are always written in this format.
What is __ × 10^__ ?
In the expression 2³, this small raised number tells how many times the base is multiplied by itself.
What is an exponent?