Common Metric Prefixes Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
Q

The prefix tera- has the symbol of?

a) t
b) te
c) ra
d) T

A

d) T

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2
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The prefix tera- means?

a) 10^-2
b) 10 ^12
c) 10^-10
d) 10^10

A

b) 10 ^12

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3
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The prefix tera- has a number quantity of?

a) 1,000,000
b) 1,000,000,000,000
c) 1,000,000,000
d) 1,000,000,000,000,000

A

b) 1,000,000,000,000

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4
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The prefix giga- has a symbol of?

a) gi
b) g
c) G
d) gg

A

c) G

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5
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The prefix giga- means?

a) 10^-9
b) 10^5
c) 10^9
d) 10^2

A

c) 10^9

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6
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The prefix giga- has a number quantity of?

a) 1,000,000
b) 1,000,000,000,000
c) 1,000
d) 1,000,000,000

A

d) 1,000,000,000

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7
Q

The prefix mega- has a symbol of?

a) M
b) me
c) m
d) mg

A

a) M

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Q

The prefix mega- means?

a) 10 ^-5
b) 10^6
c) 10^-6
d) 10^ 7

A

b) 10^6

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9
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The prefix mega- has a number quantity of?

a) 1,000
b) 1,000,000
c) 1,000,000,0000
d) 100

A

b) 1,000,000

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10
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The prefix kilo- has a symbol of?

a) k
b) ki
c) K
d) lo

A

a) k

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The prefix kilo- means?

a) 10^-3
b) 10^13
c) 10^4
d) 10^3

A

d) 10^3

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12
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The prefix kilo- have a number quantity of?

a) 100
b) 1,000,000
c) 1,000,000,000
d) 1,000

A

d) 1,000

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13
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The prefix deci- has a symbol of?

a) D
b) de
c) d
d) dec

A

c) d

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14
Q

The prefix deci- means?

a) 10^-1
b) 10^1
c) 10^-2
d) 10^3

A

a) 10^-1

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15
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The prefix deci- has a number quantity of?

a) 1/100
b) 1/1
c) 1/10
d) 1/1,000

A

c) 1/10

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16
Q

The prefix centi- has a symbol of?

a) centi
b) c
c) ce
d) C

17
Q

The prefix centi- means?

a) 10^2
b) 10^-3
c) 10^-2
d) 10^-4

18
Q

The prefix centi- has a number quantity of?

a) 1/10
b) 1/1,000
c) 1/1
d) 1/100

19
Q

The prefix milli- has a symbol of?

a) m
b) mil
c) M
d) mi

20
Q

The prefix milli- means?

a) 10^5
b) 10^-3
c) 10^-4
d) 10^6

21
Q

The prefix milli- have a number quantity of?

a) 1/1
b) 1/1,000,000,000
c) 1/1,000
d) 1/100

22
Q

The prefix micro- has a symbol of?

a) u with tail in front
b) mm
c) mic
d) M

A

a) u with tail in front

23
Q

The prefix micro- means?

a) 10^6
b) 10^-8
c) 10^-6
d) 10^8

24
Q

The prefix micro- have a number value of?

a) 1/1,000
b) 1/10
c) 1/100,000,000
d) 1/1,000,000

A

d) 1/1,000,000

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The prefix nano- has a symbol of? a) N b) n c) na d) NA
b) n
26
The prefix nano- means? a) 10^-10 b) 10^ 10 c) 10^-8 d) 10^-9
d) 10^-9
27
The prefix nano- has a number quantity of? a) 1/ 1,000,000,000 b) 1/ 1,000,000 c) 1/100 d) 1/1
a) 1/ 1,000,000,000
28
The prefix pico- has a symbol of? a) P b) pic c) p d) PIC
c) p
29
The prefix pic- means? a) 10^-12 b) 10^12 c) 10^ -10 d) 10^ -8
a) 10^-12
30
The prefix pico- has a number quantity of? a) 1/100 b) 1/1,000 c) 1/ 1,000,000,000 d) 1/1,000,000,000,000
d) 1/1,000,000,000,000