Chapter 2 - Metric Conversions Flashcards
1
Q
yotta-
A
Y
2
Q
zetta-
A
Z
3
Q
exa-
A
E
4
Q
peta-
A
P
5
Q
tera-
A
T
6
Q
giga-
A
G
7
Q
mega-
A
M
8
Q
kilo-
A
k
9
Q
hecto-
A
h
10
Q
deka-
A
da
11
Q
regular unit measurement has…
A
no symbol
12
Q
deci-
A
d
13
Q
centi-
A
c
14
Q
milli-
A
m
15
Q
micro-
A
u(mu)
16
Q
nano-
A
n
17
Q
pico-
A
p
18
Q
femto-
A
f
19
Q
atto-
A
a
20
Q
zepto-
A
z
21
Q
yocto-
A
y
22
Q
Y
A
10^24
23
Q
Z
A
10^21
24
Q
E
A
10^18
25
P
10^15
26
T
10^12
27
G
10^9
28
M
10^6
29
k
10^3
30
h
10^2
31
da
10
32
d
10 ^ -1
33
c
10 ^ -2
34
m
10 ^ -3
35
u (mu)
10 ^ -6
36
n
10 ^ -9
37
p
10 ^ -12
38
f
10 ^ -15
39
a
10 ^ -18
40
z
10 ^ -21
41
y
10 ^ -24
42
10^24
1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
43
10^21
1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
44
10^18
1 000 000 000 000 000 000
45
10^15
1 000 000 000 000 000
46
10^12
1 000 000 000 000
47
10^9
1 000 000 000
48
10^6
1 000 000
49
10^3
1000
50
10^2
100
51
10^1
10
52
10^0
1
53
10 ^ -1
0.1
54
10 ^ -2
0.01
55
10 ^ -3
0.001
56
10 ^ -6
0.000 001
57
10 ^ -9
0.000 000 001
58
10 ^ -12
0.000 000 000 001
59
10 ^ -15
0.000 000 000 000 001
60
10 ^ -18
0.000 000 000 000 000 001
61
10 ^ -21
0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001
62
10 ^ -24
0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001
63
when does the magnitude start to count by 3's (positive exponents)
mega-
64
when does the magnitude start to count by 3's (negative exponents)
micro-
65
which prefixes count by 1's (positive)
deka-
hecto-
kilo-
66
when prefixes count by 1's (negative)
deci-
centi-
milli-
