Metric System Flashcards
1
Q
What is the mnemonic to help remember the metric system prefixes in order?
A
The Good Man King Henry Died (by) Drinking Chocolate Milk Mostly Nesquik
2
Q
T(he) - meaning
A
Tera
3
Q
Tera - abbreviation
A
T
4
Q
Tera - exponent amount
A
+12
5
Q
G(ood) - meaning
A
Giga
6
Q
Giga - abbreviation
A
G
7
Q
Giga - exponent amount
A
+9
8
Q
M(an) - meaning
A
Mega
9
Q
Mega - abbreviation
A
M
10
Q
Mega - exponent amount
A
+6
11
Q
K(ing) - meaning
A
Kilo
12
Q
Kilo - abbreviation
A
k
13
Q
Kilo - exponent amount
A
+3
14
Q
H(enry) - meaning
A
Hecta
15
Q
Hecta - abbreviation
A
h
16
Q
Hecta - exponent amount
A
+2
17
Q
D(ied) - meaning
A
Deca
18
Q
Deca - abbreviation
A
da
19
Q
Deca - exponent amount
A
+1
20
Q
B(y) - meaning
A
Bases
21
Q
What are the 3 main bases of the metric system?
A
meters, liters, and grams
22
Q
D(rinking) - meaning
A
Deci
23
Q
Deci - abbreviation
A
d
24
Q
Deci - exponent amount
A
-1
25
C(hocolate) - meaning
Centi
26
Centi - abbreviation
c
27
Centi - exponent amount
-2
28
M(ilk) - meaning
Milli
29
Milli - abbreviation
m
30
Milli - exponent amount
-3
31
M(ostly) - meaning
Micro
32
Micro - abbreviation
µ
33
Micro - exponent amount
-6
34
N(esquik) - meaning
Nano
35
Nano - abbreviation
n
36
Nano - exponent amount
-9
37
How can you remember that Micro is smaller than Milli?
Because a MICROscope is used to view small things but MILLIons is a big number
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How can you remember that Deci is smaller than Deca?
Because the (-i) belongs to the mini (-i) numbers (dec-i, cent-i, mill-i)
