Common Units of Measurement

What are the prefixes for multiples (ascending order)?

Deka, Hecto, Kilo, Mega, Giga, Tera

what is the exponent form of Deka?

10¹

What is the unit of Deka?

da

what is the exponent form Hecto?

10²

what is the unit of hecto?

h

what is the exponent of kilo?

10³

what is the unit of kilo?

k

what is the exponent of mega?

10⁶

what is the unit of mega?

M

what is the exponent of giga?

10⁹

what is the unit of Giga?

g

what is the measurement of tera?

10¹²

what is the unit of tera?

T

what are the prefixes for subdivisions (descending order)

deci, centi, milli, micro, nano, pico

what is the exponent of Deci?

10^-1

what is the unit of Deci?

d

what is the exponent of centi?

10^-2

what is the unit of centi?

c

what is the exponent milli?

10^-3

what is the unit of milli?

M

what is the exponent of micro?

10^-6

what is the unit of micro?

μ

what is the exponent of nano?

10^-9

what is the unit of nano?

n

what is the exponent of pico?

10^-12

what is the unit of pico?

p

seconds

used to measure time

millisecond is ___ of a second

1/1,000

nanosecond is ___ of a second

1/ 1,000,000,000

minutes is time measured in multiples of ____

60

hours is time measured in multiples of ___

24

one second is ____ of a minute

1/60

one second is ___ of an hour

1/3,600

one second is ___ of a day

1/86,400

ampere

(A) - measures electric current

kelvin

(K) - measures thermodynamic temperature

candela

(cd) - measures luminous intensity

mole

(mol) - measures length

kilogram

(kg) - measures mass