SI/Metric Units

A system of units of measure widely accepted by the scientific community (SI for short)

• International System of Units

• World Wide Weight

• Science Instruments

• Use These Measures

The SI units of science are based on the __________ system

• Emperical

• Standard

• Metric

• Science

When converting between SI prefixes, what should you do if you are moving from smaller to larger units?

• move the decimal to the left

• move the decimal to the right

• do not move the decimal

• use dimensional analysis

What is the SI unit for mass?

• kg

• s

• L

• K

SI Unit for time

Is this an SI base unit: Ampere (A)?

• Yes

• No

What is the symbol for the prefix kilo-?

• L

• m

• k

• kg

When converting a large unit to a smaller unit, the decimal point will move to the ____________.

What numbers make this relationship correct?

_____ L = _____ mL

• 1000....1

• 100...1

• 1...100

• 1.... 1000

What numbers make this relationship correct?

_____ kL = _____ L

• 1000....1

• 100...1

• 1...100

• 1.... 1000