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The base unit for length is the meter, represented by a lowercase 'm'. |
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| The base unit for mass is the kilogram (kg). |
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| The base unit for time is seconds (s) |
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| The base unit for temperature is kelvin (k) |
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| The base unit for an amount of a substance is the mole (mol) |
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| Electric Current Base Unit |
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| The base unit for electric current is the ampere (A) |
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| The base unit for light is the candela (cd) |
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| The prefix femto is used to show units represented with a scientific notation of 10-15. It is represented with the letter f. |
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| The prefix pico is used to show units with an order of magnitude of 10-12. It is represented with the letter p. |
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| The prefix nano is used to show units with an order of magnitude of 10-9. It is represented with the letter n. |
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| The prefix micro is used to show units with an order of magnitude of 10-6. It is represented with the greek letter letter μ. |
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| The prefix milli is used to show units with an order of magnitude of 10-3. It is represented with the letter m. |
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| The prefix centi is used to show units with an order of magnitude of 10-2. It is represented with the letter c. |
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| The prefix deci is used to show units with an order of magnitude of 10-1. It is represented with the letter d. |
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| The prefix kilo is used to show units with an order of magnitude of 103. It is represented with the letter k. |
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| The prefix mega is used to show units with an order of magnitude of 106. It is represented with the letter M. |
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| The prefix giga is used to show units with an order of magnitude of 109. It is represented with the letter G. |
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| The prefix terra is used to show units with an order of magnitude of 1012. It is represented with the letter T. |
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Zeroes are significant when:
- They are between 2 other significant digits (ex: .707)
- They are showing how precise a measurement is (ex: .770)
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| smaller uncertainty but not necessarily the correct measurement. |
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| Larger uncertainty, but closer to actual value. |
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Curved graph where Dependent variable increases into infinity and is affected immensely by even small changes in independent variable. Has a ratio of y=ax2+bx+c
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Curved graphs that level out into infinity
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| A graph that moves in a straight line. Has a ratio of y=mx+b |
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| The piece of data that is changed in the experiment |
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| Changes in relation to the independent variable; the result of the experiment |
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