The Metric System and Scientific notation Amounts Greater than 1 ...
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Metric</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Scientific</strong> <strong>notation</strong><br />
<strong>Amounts</strong> <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>than</strong> 1<br />
Example: bytes of memory (B)<br />
Name Symbol <strong>Scientific</strong> Notation Value<br />
Exa- e 1 eB = 10 18 B 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 B<br />
Terra- T 1 TB = 10 12 B 1,000,000,000,000 B<br />
Giga- G 1 GB = 10 9 B 1,000,000,000 B<br />
Mega- M 1 MB = 10 6 B 1,000,000 B<br />
Kilo- K 1 KB = 10 3 B 1,000 B<br />
Hecta- H 1 HB = 10 2 B 100 B<br />
Deka- D 1 DB = 10 1 B 10 B<br />
<strong>Amounts</strong> Less <strong>than</strong> 1<br />
Example: distance in meters (m)<br />
Name Symbol <strong>Scientific</strong> <strong>notation</strong> Value<br />
deci- d 1 dm = 10 -1 m 0.1 m<br />
centi- c 1 cm = 10 -2 m 0.01 m<br />
milli- m 1 mm = 10 -3 m 0.001 m<br />
micro- µ 1 µm = 10 -6 m 0.000001 m<br />
nano- n 1 nm = 10 -9 m 0.000000001 m<br />
pico- p 1 pm = 10 -12 m 0.000000000001 m<br />
First some jokes…<br />
1) 1,000,000 Phones<br />
2) 10 -6 phone<br />
7) 10 -3 pede<br />
8) 0.01 pede<br />
3) 10 cards<br />
9) 10 -12 boo<br />
4) 10 -12 lo<br />
10) 2,000 MOCKINGBIRD<br />
5) 10 12 bull<br />
11) 10 -6 wave<br />
6) 10 -1 mate<br />
12) Can you think of any
13) How many meters are there in:<br />
a. 2 kilometers<br />
18) An average person’s hair will grow<br />
0.01 meters in one month.<br />
a. Write this value in scientific <strong>notation</strong>.<br />
b. 230 kilometers<br />
c. 4,500,000 millimeters<br />
b. Record the value using an appropriate<br />
metric system prefix.<br />
14) How many seconds are there<br />
in 1.5 x 10 3 milliseconds<br />
19) <strong>The</strong> average distance from the Earth<br />
to the sun is 150,000,000,000 meters.<br />
a. Write this value in scientific <strong>notation</strong>.<br />
15) <strong>The</strong> radius of a typical carbon atom is<br />
0.000000000070 meters.<br />
a. Write this value in scientific <strong>notation</strong><br />
b. Record the value using an appropriate<br />
metric system prefix.<br />
b. Record the value using an appropriate<br />
metric system prefix.<br />
20) <strong>The</strong> speed of light is 3.00 x 10 8 m/s.<br />
a. Write this value out<br />
16) <strong>The</strong> diameter of a typical water<br />
droplet that makes up a cloud is 100<br />
micrometers.<br />
a. What is this radius in meters<br />
b. Write this value in scientific <strong>notation</strong><br />
17) <strong>The</strong> Cirrus clouds are formed 9 km<br />
above the Earth’s surface.<br />
a. What is this distance in meters<br />
b. Record the value using an appropriate<br />
metric system prefix.<br />
c. *How many meters will light travel in<br />
one year Record your answer in scientific<br />
<strong>notation</strong>.<br />
d.<br />
21) <strong>The</strong>re are now 7 billion people on<br />
Earth.<br />
a. Write this value in scientific <strong>notation</strong><br />
b. Write this value in scientific <strong>notation</strong><br />
b. Record the value using an appropriate<br />
metric system prefix.
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