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introduction to s.i. measurements
the international system of units (si) is the system used by scientists around the world to standardize the measurement of quantities. this system is based on powers of 10. the table below lists the information needed to make all conversions within si. use it to answer the 10 problems in the bottom line. (1 unit = 1 base unit)
s.i. base units
mass = kilogram (kg)
length = meter (m)
time = second (s)
temperature = kelvin (k)
amount of a substance = mole (mol)
electric current = ampere (a)
luminous intensity = candela (cd)
chart with prefixes: symbol, name, size, meaning (e.g., t (tera) (10^{12}), g (giga) (10^9), m (mega) (10^6), k (kilo) (10^3), h (hecto) (10^2), d (deca) (10^1), base unit (meter, gram, etc.) (1), d (deci) (10^{-1}), c (centi) (10^{-2}), m (milli) (10^{-3}), μ (micro) (10^{-6}), n (nano) (10^{-9}), p (pico) (10^{-12}))
- convert 6.53 meters to millimeters
- convert 29100 meters to kilometers
- convert 5.65 grams to milligrams
- convert 9020 grams to kilograms
- convert 375 grams to centigrams
- convert 95 centiliters to liters
- convert 120000 milliliters to liters
- convert (1.975 \times 10^4) liters to kiloliters
- convert 91500 milligrams to grams
- convert 1.64875 kilograms to grams
Problem 1: Convert 6.53 meters to millimeters
Step1: Recall the conversion factor. From the table, 1 meter = \(10^{3}\) millimeters (since milli is \(10^{-3}\) smaller, so to convert meters to millimeters, we multiply by \(10^{3}\)).
\(1\space m = 10^{3}\space mm\)
Step2: Multiply the given meters by the conversion factor.
\(6.53\space m\times10^{3}\space\frac{mm}{m}=6.53\times10^{3}\space mm = 6530\space mm\)
Step1: Recall the conversion factor. 1 kilometer = \(10^{3}\) meters, so to convert meters to kilometers, we divide by \(10^{3}\) (or multiply by \(10^{-3}\)).
\(1\space km = 10^{3}\space m\)
Step2: Divide the given meters by \(10^{3}\).
\(29100\space m\div10^{3}\space\frac{m}{km}=29100\times10^{-3}\space km = 29.1\space km\)
Step1: Recall the conversion factor. 1 gram = \(10^{3}\) milligrams (milli is \(10^{-3}\) smaller, so multiply by \(10^{3}\)).
\(1\space g = 10^{3}\space mg\)
Step2: Multiply the given grams by \(10^{3}\).
\(5.65\space g\times10^{3}\space\frac{mg}{g}=5.65\times10^{3}\space mg = 5650\space mg\)
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