Chapter 2a - SI Prefixes

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Why is SI System easy to use?

Because it is based on multiples of ten

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2

What is Mega?

a metric prefix meaning one million (10^6 or 1,000,000)

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3

What is the symbol for Mega?

M

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What is kilo-?

A metric prefix meaning one thousand (10³ or 1,000)

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5

What is the symbol for kilo-?

k

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What is centi-?

a metric prefix meaning one hundredth (10⁻² or 0.01)

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What is the symbol for centi-?

c

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What is milli-?

A metric prefix meaning one thousandth (10⁻³ or 0.001)

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What is the symbol for mili-?

m

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What is micro-?

a metric prefix meaning one millionth (10⁻⁶ or 0.000001)

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