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Metric Sysytem 13-14
Metric System or SI Units
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| Mass | kilogram | kg |
| Temperature | Kelvin | K |
| Time | second | s |
| Amount | mole | mol |
| Mega (M) | 1000000 | 10 raised to the 6th |
| kilo (k) | 1000 | 10 raised to the 3rd |
| meter (m) | 1 | 10 raised to the 0 |
| deci (d) | 0.1 | 10 raised to the -1st |
| centi (c) | 0.01 | 10 raised to the -2nd |
| milli (m) | 0.001 | 10 raised to the -3rd |
| micro (µ) | 0.000001 | 10 raised to the -6th |
| nano (n) | 0.000000001 | 10 raised to the -9th |
| dimensional anaylsis | the factor label method | |
| length | meter | m |