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38 Cards in this Set
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kilo |
1,000 or 10^3 units |
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centi
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1/100 or 10^-2 |
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milli
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1/1,000 or 10^-3
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micro
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1\10,000 or 10^-6
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nano
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1\100,000 or 10^-9
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pico
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1/1,000,000 or 10^-12
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How many sig figs 40. |
2 |
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How many sig figs 40 |
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How many sig figs .0015 |
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How many sig figs 1.230 x 10^6 |
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How many sig figs .58 x 10^4 |
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Reference standard for length |
meter which is the distance that light travels in 1/299,792,458's of a second |
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Reference standard for mass |
gram which is the weight of the Pt-Ir cylinder kept in Paris |
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Reference standard for time |
seconds which is the time it takes for a cs atom to vibrate 9.1 billion times |
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1 inch = ? cm
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2.54 cm=1inch |
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1 liter = ? cm^3 |
1,000 cm^3 =1 liter |
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write 6,540,000 in standard notation |
6.54x10^6 move decimal over 6 place |
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Understand percentage |
%=part of interestx100% / whole |
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density |
Amount of mass in 1 unit volume of matter |
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equations of density |
d=m/v or v=m/d or m=v*d |
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equation for the volume of a block |
v=l*w*h |
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equation for the volume of a cylinder |
pie * r^2 * l |
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equation for the volume of a sphere |
4/3 * pie*r^3 |
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equation for Ferhenheit to celsius |
(F-32)/1.8 |
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equation for celsuis to Ferhenhiet |
1.8*c+32 |
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equation for celsuis to Kelvin |
c+273.15 |
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Calculate energy absorbed by material |
Q=m*c*delta T |
Q=energy absorbed C= cal/(g*x) delta T+ Tfinal-Tinitial |
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Percision |
Smallest place column a divice can be used to give a number |
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Accuracy |
If a divice is calibrate to give the agreed upon measurement for what the divice is being used to measure |
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Uncertainty |
An exact measurement is impossible because no instrument is exact |
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Measurement |
Number with an attached unit using as agreed upon value or distance |
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Mass |
Amount of matter |
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Weight |
Force of gravity |
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Organic chemistry |
Study of things with carbon |
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Inorganic chemistry |
Study of things without carbon |
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Biochemestry |
Study of substances derived from plants and animals |
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Temperature |
Average energy of individual particles in motion |
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Heat |
Specific energy |
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