exponential form
a number multiplied by a power of ten
An ordinary number smaller than one (<1) when converted to exponential form will have an exponent
Negative
An ordinary number larger than one (>1) when converted to exponential form will have an exponent w
Positive
The metric system is a system based on:
divisions of tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.
(Universally used in science)
(Meters instead of feet, grams instead of ounces, liters instead of quarts)
1 foot = ____ inches
12 inches
1 mile = ____ feet
,5,280 feet
1 pound = ____ ounces
16 ounces
1 ton = ____ pounds
2,000 pounds
1 gallon = ____ quarts
4 quarts
1 quart = ____ pints
2 pints
kilo
1000
milli
, one thousandth (1/1000)
centi
hundredth (1/100)
deci
one tenth (1/10)
Do you multiply or divide a conversion from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
Multiply
Do you multiply or divide a conversion from a smaller unit to a larger unit?
divide
What are the three temperature scales?
Fahrenheit (used in everyday life, weather)
Celsius (or Centigrade, used in science)
Kelvin (used in science, especially in the study of gases)
a number multiplied by a power of ten
An ordinary number smaller than one (<1) when converted to exponential form will have an exponent
Negative
An ordinary number larger than one (>1) when converted to exponential form will have an exponent w
Positive
The metric system is a system based on:
divisions of tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.
(Universally used in science)
(Meters instead of feet, grams instead of ounces, liters instead of quarts)
1 foot = ____ inches
12 inches
1 mile = ____ feet
,5,280 feet
1 pound = ____ ounces
16 ounces
1 ton = ____ pounds
2,000 pounds
1 gallon = ____ quarts
4 quarts
1 quart = ____ pints
2 pints
kilo
1000
milli
, one thousandth (1/1000)
centi
hundredth (1/100)
deci
one tenth (1/10)
Do you multiply or divide a conversion from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
Multiply
Do you multiply or divide a conversion from a smaller unit to a larger unit?
divide
What are the three temperature scales?
Fahrenheit (used in everyday life, weather)
Celsius (or Centigrade, used in science)
Kelvin (used in science, especially in the study of gases)
