• Length• Volume• Mass• Temperature• Time• Pressure• Energy• Amount of a
Substance• Luminous Intensity• Electric Current
• Meters (m)• Liters (L)• Kilograms (kg)• Kelvin (K)• Seconds (s)• Pascals (Pa)• Joules (J)• Moles (mol)• Candela (cd)• Ampere (A)
Prefix Symbol Factor Quantity*
Giga G 109 1000000000 Mega M 106 1000000 Kilo k 103 1000 Hecto h 102 100 Deca da 101 10 ** Deci d 10-1 0.1 Centi c 10-2 0.01 Milli m 10-3 0.001 Micro µ 10-6 0.000001 Nano n 10-9 0.000000001
*Quantity in relation to the base unit** Base unit inserted here
Gigameter Meter is a unit of length Giga is a prefix representing a factor of 109
1 Gigameter = 1000000000 meters = 1.0 x 109
USE DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS!!
Convert 1000 meters to kilometers: 1 kilometer x 1000 (or 1.0 x
103)meters 1 x 103 meters
= 1 kilometer
Convert 10 milligrams to decagrams
10 milligrams x 1 gram x 1 decagram
1000 milligrams 10 grams
= (10/1000)/10 = 0.001 decagrams
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