Ch. 3.2 - The International System of Units

Ch. 3.2

The International System of Units

Multiple Choice

True or False? The SI base unit of mass is the milliliter.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False? A decigram is 100 times smaller than a gram.

• True

• False

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A non-SI unit for volume

• temperature

• liter

• kilogram

• kelvin scale

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Temperature scale in which the freezing point of water is 273

• temperature

• liter

• kilogram

• kelvin scale

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A measure of how hot or cold an object is

• temperature

• liter

• kilogram

• kelvin scale

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The SI base unit of mass

• temperature

• liter

• kilogram

• kelvin scale

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True or False? There are six basic SI units of measurement.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the symbol and meaning of pico-

• K, 1000 times larger

• p, 1 trillion times smaller

• c, 100 times smaller

• μ, 1 million times smaller

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What is the symbol and meaning of kilo-

• K, 1000 times larger

• p, 1 trillion times smaller

• c, 100 times smaller

• μ, 1 million times smaller

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What is the symbol and meaning of micro-

• K, 1000 times larger

• p, 1 trillion times smaller

• c, 100 times smaller

• μ, 1 million times smaller

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What is the symbol and meaning of centi-

• K, 1000 times larger

• p, 1 trillion times smaller

• c, 100 times smaller

• μ, 1 million times smaller