Note Taking Guide: Episode 104 Name___________________

Trashun Lacaillade

Metric Prefixes
One _______________
Larger thing equals _______________
many _______________
smaller
things.

Prefix Abbreviation One smaller = many larger

centi- (c ) 1g= 100 cg
kilo- (k ) 1 kg = 1000 g
Mega- (M) 1 Mg = 1000000 g
deci- (d ) 1g= 10 dg
milli- (m) 1g= 1000 mg
micro- (µ ) 1g= 1000000 µg

Prefix Questions

1. _______________
1000 m = 1 km
2. _______________
0.001 km = 1 m
Which is larger?
3. milliliter or centiliter
4. kilogram or megagram
5. millimeter or kilometer
6. a penny = 1 _______________dollar
centi
7. a dime = 1 _______________dollar
deci
8. a megabuck = _______________dollars
1000000
9. a kilopenny = _______________
10 dollars

Prefix and Base Unit Questions

1. _______________
kilometers
2. _______________
grams
3. _______________
liters
4. _______________
micrograms
5. _______________
megaseconds

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Conversions:
Convert 152 cm to m 1.52 m

conversion factor— a _______________

statement of fact expressed as a
______________
fraction equaling _______________
1
Fact: 1 m = 100 cm

1m 100 cm
100 cm 1m

Convert 62 kg to grams

Convert 1700 µs to ds

mm = ______ km

Problem Set One

1) 59 dg to g=5.9 g

2) 9.8 cm to µm=98000 µm

3) 60 L to mL=60000 mL

4)
1.4 x 10-7 m to km=1.4 x 10-10 km

5)
4500 ks to Ms=4.5 Ms
How many yards are in 91.44 km? 100000 yds

The Chemistry Quiz

CR1._____ CR2._____ 1._____ 2._____

3._____ 4._____ 5. _____

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