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Q1W3 SCIENCE BASICS
MEASUREMENT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| metric system | base for SI system |
| quantitative observation | always has two parts a number and a unit |
| SI system | used by scientists from all over the world so they can compare results. |
| Scientific Notation | number expressed as number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10 |
| Standard Notation | the product of a number written in scientific notation. |
| Standardized | easily compared with a universal standard |
| Gram (g) | SI basic unit for Mass |
| Meter (m) | SI basic unit for Length |
| Liter (L) | SI basic unit for Volume |
| Second (s) | SI basic unit for Time |
| Kelvin (K) | SI basic unit for Temperature |
| Ampere (A) | SI basic unit for Electric Current |
| Mega (M) | SI prefix for 1,000,000 |
| Kilo (k) | SI prefix for 1,000 |
| Deci (d) | SI prefix for 0.1 |
| Centi (c) | SI prefix for 0.01 |
| Milli (m) | SI prefix for 0.001 |
| Micro (µ) | SI prefix for 0.000001 |
| Nano (n) | SI prefix for 0.000000001 |