Units, Physical Quantities, and Measurement

Cards (12)

  • prefix - it is a word added to a unit to express the descriptive extent of the measured quantity.
  • metric system - a system of measurement based on the unit metre, which is the base unit of length, time, and mass.
  • the international system of units or SI units
  • conversion - it is the process of changing one unit to another
  • measurement - it is a process of determining how large or small a physical property/dimension is
  • week 1
    A) conversion factors
    B) fraction
    C) equal to another
    D) 1000
  • S F
    A) significant figures
    B) precision
    C) report
    D) value
  • whole no.
    A) 2
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 5
    E) 7
  • decimal without whole no.
    A) 4
    B) 5
    C) 6
    D) 6
    E) 7
    F) 7
  • decimal without whole no.
    A) 2
    B) 4
    C) 2
    D) 5
    E) 6
  • conversion factors
  • exponent SF
    A) 1
    B) 3
    C) 2
    D) 3
    E) 3