front 1 What is the other name for the SI system? | back 1 The metric system |
front 2 What are the important 3 fundamental dimensions of Biophysics 1050? | back 2 Length, mass, time |
front 3 What are the base units we work with in Biophysics 1050? | back 3 metres, kilograms, seconds |
front 4 What do prefixes do to units? | back 4 They make them bigger or smaller |
front 5 What are the 5 prefixes to memorize for this class? | back 5 kilo, centi, milli, micro, nano |
front 6 What is the symbol and power (as in 10?) associated with the prefix "kilo"? | back 6 k and 103 |
front 7 What is the symbol and power (as in 10?) associated with the prefix "centi"? | back 7 c and 10-2 |
front 8 What is the symbol and power (as in 10?) associated with the prefix "milli"? | back 8 m and 10-3 |
front 9 What is the symbol and power (as in 10?) associated with the prefix "micro"? | back 9 μ and 10-6 |
front 10 What is the symbol and power (as in 10?) associated with the prefix "nano"? | back 10 n and 10-9 |
front 11 When converting units what must be done to the conversion if the original unit is squared? | back 11 The conversion must also be squared |
front 12 What are derived units? | back 12 Units/dimensions that have been combined to form new units and describe new things |
front 13 Give two examples of derived units | back 13 Area, Speed, Force, Radians, Hertz, Newtons, Joules, Watts, Centigrade (yes, the temperature scale) |
front 14 What does proportionality do? | back 14 It describes relationships between increasing or decreasing qualities and provides a way to avoid lengthy calculations when comparing. |