Metric Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
centi- (c)
A
1/100
10^-2
there are 100 centi meters in a meter
2
Q
milli- (m)
A
1/1000
10^-3
there are 1000 millimeters in one meter
3
Q
micro-
A
1/1,000,000
10^-6
4
Q
nano- (n)
A
1/1,000,000,000
10^-9
5
Q
pico- (p)
A
1/1,000,000,000,000
10^-12
6
Q
kilo- (k)
A
1000
10^3
there are 1000 meters in one kilometer
7
Q
mega (M)
A
1,000,000
10^6
there are 1,000,000 meters in one megameter
8
Q
giga- (G)
A
1,000,000,000
10^9
there are 10^9 meters in a gigameter
9
Q
tera (T)
A
1,000,000,000,000
10^12
there are 10^12 meters in a terameter
