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23 Cards in this Set
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When multiplying and dividing, how do you determine how many the SFs your answer will have? |
the lowest number of SFs in your quotients or dividends |
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When adding or subtracting, how would you determine where to round your number? |
the highest place a number ended in, e.g.; if you have 145.7 and 67 your sum would be rounded to the tens place. |
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name the Metric and SI linear prefixes |
peta (P), tera (T), giga (G), mega (M), kilo (k), deci (d), centi (c), milli (m), micro (weird symbol), nano (n), pico (p), femto (f) |
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peta |
10^15 |
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tera |
10^12 |
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giga |
10^9 |
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mega |
10^6 |
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kilo |
10^3 |
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deci |
10^-1 |
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centi |
10^-2 |
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milli |
10^-3 |
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micro |
10^-6 |
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nano |
10^-9 |
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pico |
10^-12 |
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femto |
10^-15 |
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How many centimeters are in a meter? |
100 |
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How many deciliters are in a liter? |
10 |
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How many meters are in one Gm? |
1 billion |
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How many liters are in one ML? |
1 million |
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Repeating decimals will have infinite SFs, you should _______ them. |
round |
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precision |
how close a set of measurements are to each other |
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accuracy |
how close the measurement is to the actual value |
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Mnemonic device for the linear prefixes; |
pretty tense giant men kill dumb children mean men need patience forever |
