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SPI - Metric System
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Select the sequence that appears in increasing order. A. mega, kilo, hecto, milli, giga B.nano, milli, micro, deci, deca, mega C. centi, deci, deca, hecto D. milli, hecto, centi, deci, nano, giga | C. Centi means "one-hundredth", deci means "one-tenth", deca means "ten", and hecto means "hundred". Thus this sequence is increasing, starting from the smallest and ending with the largest. |
| How many nanoseconds are in 7 seconds? A. 7,000,000 B. 7,000,000,000 C. 7 million D. 0.00000007 | B. Nano means billionth. There are one billion billionths in one second. Therefore, there are seven billion billionths in seven seconds. |
| The letters below represents the abbreviations for the prefixes of the metric system. Select the sequence that appears in decreasing order. A. m, k, M, g, da B. g, m, k, d, μ C. g, k, di, m, μ, n D. M, k, da, d, c | D. M stands for mega and means "millions". k stands for kilo and means "thousands". da stands for deca and means "tens". d stands for deci and means "one-tenth". c stands for centi and means "one-hundredth". This. this sequence is of decreasing numbers. |
| Math the following prefixes with their meanings. | A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2 E-6 F-5 |
| Which term is the reciprocal of mega? A. nano B .kilo C. macro D.micro | D. Mega means million. The reciprocal of million is millionth. Micro means millionth. |
| How can the volume an an irregularly shaped object be measured most accurately? A. by visual inspection B. by its weight C. by immersing it in water D. by ultrasound scanning | C. The volume of any object can be accurately measured by immersing it in water and measuring the volume of water that is displaced. |
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