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Metric Prefixes

Metric Prefixes. Look along on your Conversion Factor sheet. Metric System Review. Metric Prefix. Metric Prefix – symbol that goes in front of a base unit that indicates a portion of that unit For example: kilo + meter = kilometer = 1,000 meters 1 km = 1,000 m

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Metric Prefixes

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  1. Metric Prefixes Look along on your Conversion Factor sheet

  2. Metric System Review

  3. Metric Prefix • Metric Prefix – symbol that goes in front of a base unit that indicates a portion of that unit • For example: kilo + meter = kilometer = 1,000 meters 1 km = 1,000 m • Common Base Units: meters (m), grams (g), Liters (L), seconds (s)

  4. 1 Megameter = 1Mm Mega = M m m m 1 M____ = 1,000,000 _____ = 106 ____ g g g L L L

  5. 2.5 laps = 1 kilometer 1 kilometer = 1km kilo = k m m m 1 k____ = 1,000 _____ = 103____ g g g L L L

  6. The width of your thumb = 1 cm 1 centimeter = 1cm centi = c m m m 1____ = 100c _____ = 102c____ g g g L L L

  7. The width of a quarter = 1 mm 1 millimeter = 1 mm milli = m m m m 1____ = 1000 m _____ = 103 m____ g g g L L L

  8. The width of a hair = 1 μm 1 micrometer = 1 μm micro = μ mmm 1____ = 1,000,000 μ _____ = 106μ____ ggg L L L

  9. Quick Check • How many centimeters (cm) are in 1 meter(m)? 1) 100 cm in 1 m 2) 1,000 cm in 1 m 3) 100 m in 1 cm

  10. Quick Check • How many milligrams (mg) are in 1 gram (g)? 1) 100 mg in 1 g 2) 1,000 mg in 1 g 3) 1000 g in 1 mg

  11. Quick Check • What is the relationship between kiloliters (kL) and liters (L)? • 1000 L = 1 kL • 1 L = 1000 kL • 100 L = 1 kL • 1,000,000 L = 1 kL

  12. Quick Check • How many nanoseconds (ns) are in 1 second (s)? 1) 109 ns in 1 s 2) 10-9 ns in 1 s 3) 109s in 1 ns

  13. Quick Check • What is the relationship between MegaJoules(MJ) and Joules (J)? • 1000 J = 1 MJ • 1 J = 1000 MJ • 100 J = 1 MJ • 1,000,000 J = 1 MJ

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