SI Units and Prefixes (Bio)

SI Units and Prefixes

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What was your score on the starter?

Multiple Choice

What SI unit is used to measure length?

• meters

• liters

• centimeters

• kilograms

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The SI unit for time is the __?__.

• hours (h)

• liter (L)

• gram (g)

• second (s)

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What is the correct SI unit for mass?

• Kilograms
• newtons
• pounds
• grams

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1 meter = _______ cm

• 1
• 1,000
• 100
• 400

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What does kilo mean?

• thousand
• hundred
• ten
• ten thousand

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How many millimeters are in a centimeter?

• 10
• 100
• 1000
• 0.001

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When measuring the length of a paperclip, you would use what SI units?

• kilometers
• meters
• millimeters
• grams

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What is the SI unit for temperature?

• Celsius
• Fahrenheit
• liter
• thermometer

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Which is most likely the length of a student’s textbook?

• 30 centimeters

• 30 millimeters

• 30 hectometers

• 30 meters

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The distance between New York City and Miami, Florida would be measured in __?__.

• kilometers (km)

• meters (m)

• centimeters (cm)

• millimeters (mm)

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What is 10km in metres?

• 10

• 100

• 0.1

• 10,000

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What is 5 meters in cm?

• 5000

• 500

• 5

• 0.005

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What is 10 mm in cm

• 1

• 10

• 0.1

• 100

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What is 100mm in metres?

• 0.1

• 1

• 10

• 1000

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What is 5km in mm

• 5,000,000

• 500

• 50

• 0.5

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What is longer?

• 1 km

• 1 cm

• Both are equal

• The correct answer cannot be determined

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What is 10km in Mm?

• 10,000

• 0.01

• 100

• 10

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Which of the following is the correct prefix for 10³?

• kilo-

• milli-

• deca-

• hecto-

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Which of the following is the correct prefix for 10⁹?

• nano-

• micro-

• mega-

• giga-

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Which of the following is the correct prefix for 10^-9?

• nano-

• micro-

• mega-

• giga-

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Mega (M)

• $10^6$

• $10^2$

• $10^{-12}$

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Nano (n)

• $10^6$

• $10^{-9}$

• $10^{-3}$

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Mili (m)

• 
  

  $10^9$
  

• $10^{-2}$

• $10^{-3}$