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Bell Ringer 1. (3.67 x 10 8 ) (9.5 x 10 5 ) 2. (6.236 x 10 -7 ) / (1.45 x 10 2 ) 3. (9.8 x 10 5 ) (4.66 x 10 3 ) 4. (8 x 10 -4 ) (5.847 x 10 -6 ) 5. (2.25 x 10 7 ) / (4.5 x 10 -2 ) Check your Significant Figures!
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Dimensional Analysis SI Units Metric System
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What units do scientists use for their measurements? SI Units of Measurement
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What units do scientists use for their measurements? SI Units of Measurement Base Units and Derived Units SI is built upon 7 metric units, known as base units.
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Seven metric base units make up the foundation of SI. SI Units of Measurement
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Temperature Scales: Celsius Scale Fahrenheit Scale Celsius Scale Fahrenheit Scale Measuring Temperature
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The SI base unit for temperature is the kelvin (K). A temperature of 0 K, or 0 kelvin, refers to the lowest possible temperature that can be reached. A temperature of 0 K, or 0 kelvin, refers to the lowest possible temperature that can be reached. Measuring Temperature
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Specific combinations of SI base units yield derived units. SI Units of Measurement
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Metric Prefixes The metric unit is not always a convenient one to use. A metric prefix indicates how many times a unit should be multiplied or divided by 10.
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10 9 10 6 10 3 10 2 10 1 BASE 10 -1 10 -2 10 -3 10 -6 10 -9 Giga MegaKiloHectoDecadecicentimillimicronano GMkhdadcmµn Metric System Prefix Chart
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For example, the time it takes for a computer hard drive to read or write data is in the range of thousandths of a second, such as 0.009 second. Using the prefix milli- (m), you can write 0.009 second as 9 milliseconds, or 9 ms. SI Units of Measurement
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Metric prefixes can also make a unit larger. For example, a distance of 12,000 meters can also be written as 12 kilometers. Metric prefixes turn up in nonmetric units as well. If you work with computers, you probably know that a gigabyte of data refers to 1,000,000,000 bytes. A megapixel is 1,000,000 pixels. SI Units of Measurement
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