Base Units
Derived Units
Derived units are created by combining the base units.
Title
Prefixes
Combining Prefixes and Units
Kilo +
grams
meters
milli +
grams
meters
micro
nano
meters
That's A Lot to Remember ...
To help remember vocabulary, you need more than just the words and the definitions. You need to gain a deeper understanding of what the words mean.
The Universe at Different Scales
To help remember vocabulary, you need more than just the words and the definitions. You need to gain a deeper understanding of what the words mean.
Lightyears
Humans
Cells
Atoms
Questions
1. The distance from Tokyo to Hachioji is about 4200 m.
Write the distance in kilometers.
2. I weigh about .064 megagrams. How many kilograms do I weigh?
3. The iPad Pro is 169.5 mm wide. How many centimeters is that?
4. The length of 1,000,000 cells stacked end-to-end is 1m. How long is each cell?
1 cell
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5. The radius of an atom is 10E-9m. Write the radius of an atom in nanometers.