The Metric System
Metric System - 6 Tera, Giga, Mega, Kilo
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Tera is the p_____ that means one trillion of
something. The shortcut for t___ is “T” – a
capital t.
T_____ is written 1,000,000,000,000.
The scientific notation for t_____ is 1012, which
would be spoken as “ten to the twelfth” or “ten
to the power of twelve”.
A computer can have a one t_____ hard drive,
which means it can store one trillion bytes of
information.
T_____ is the p_____ for one trillion.
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Giga is the prefix that means one billion of
something. The shortcut for g_____ is “G” – a
capital g.
G_____ is written 1,000,000,000.
The scientific notation for g_____ is 109, which
would be spoken as “ten to the ninth” or “ten to
the power of nine”.
The speed of a computer is rated by the g_____.
The size of a computer can be described by how
many g_____ of storage it holds.
G_____ is the p_____ for one billion.
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Mega is the p_____ that means one million of
something. The shortcut for m___ is “M” – a
capital letter.
M_____ is written 1,000,000.
The scientific notation for m_____ is 106, which
would be spoken as “ten to the sixth” or “ten to
the power of six”.
M_____ means there are 1 million pixels of
image used in a digital camera.
In radio and television broadcasting, m_____ is
used to show the frequency of the broadcast.
M_____ is the p_____ for one million.
K_____ is the p_____ that means one thousand
of something. The shortcut for kilo is “k” – a
lower case letter.
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K_____ is written 1,000.
The scientific notation for kilo is 103, which
would be spoken as “ten to the third” or “ten to
the power of three”.
One k_____ is 1,000 grams – a measurement of
weight.
To weigh an elephant you would use k_____.
One k_____ is 1,000 meters – a measurement of
distance.
The average distance from the Earth to the Moon
is 384,403 k_____.
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K_____ is the p_____ for one thousand.
Review
T_____ is the p_____ that means one trillion of
something.
The scientific notation for t_____ is 1012.
G_____ is the p_____ that means one billion of
something.
The scientific notation for g_____ is 109.
M_____ is the p_____ that means one million of
something.
The scientific notation for m_____ is 106.
K_____ is the p_____ that means one thousand
of something.
The scientific notation for k_____ is 103.
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