Wednesday, January 12, 2011

activity 3 1-12-11 Dimensional Analysis/Metric System

List the common units for mass, volume, and length in the metric system.
 
Mass:  milligram, centigram, decigram, gram, kilogram
Volume: milliliter, centiliter, deciliter, liter, kiloliter 
Length: millimeter, centimeter, meter, decimeter, kilometer 

List the common prefixes for "big" metric items and "small" metric items.
 
Big: deka, hector,kilo,mega,giga,tera,peta,exa,zeta,yotta
small: deci, centi, milli, micro, nano, pico, femto, atto, zepto, yocto
                       
Convert 12 inches into m.
 
12in/1 X 1m/39.37in=.305m
Convert 30 mpg to km/l.
 
30mi/1 gal. X 1.61 km/1 mi X 1gal/3.79L=12.74 km/L

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