What do you know about the most scientific system of units?
Seven basic SI Units.
Quantity |
Unit |
Symbol |
Length |
metre |
m |
Mass |
kilogram |
kg |
Time |
second |
s |
Electric current |
ampere |
A |
Thermodynamic,Temperature |
kelvin |
K |
Amount of substance |
mole |
mol |
Luminous intensity |
Candela |
|
Match the following prefixes with their multiples:
A. micro | (i) 106 |
B. deca | (ii) 109 |
C. mega | (iii) 10–6 |
D. mega | (iv) 10–15 |
E. femto | (v) 10 |
A train covers a distance of 144 kilometers in two hours. What is the speed of the train in m/s.
Fill in the blanks in the following conversions:
(i) 1 km = ............. mm = .............. pm
(ii) 1 mg = ............... kg = ............. ng
(iii) 1 mL = ........ L = .......... dm3
If the speed of light is 3·0 × 108 ms–1, calculate the distance covered by light in 2.00 ns.