Activity 3 1/12/11 Dimensional Analysis/Metric System

List the common units for mass, volume, and length in the metric system.

            Mass: grams, milligram, centigram, decigram, kilogram

            Volume: liter, milliliter, centiliter, deciliter, kiloliter

            Length: meter, millimeter, centimeter, decimeter, kilometer

List the common prefixes for "big" metric items and "small" metric items.

            Big: deka, hector, kilo, mega, giga, tera, peta, exa, zeta, yotta

                        Giga, mega, kilo

            Small: deci, centi, milli, micro, nano, pico, femto, atto, zepto, yocto

                        Centi, milli, micro, nano

Convert 12 inches into 1 m.

            12in x 1m=     .30m

                     39.4m

Convert 30 mpg to km/l.    

       30miles   x    1.61km     x    1gallon    =   12.74km

         1 gallon         1 mile              3.79 L                 L