Common Metric Prefixes

Question 1

The prefix tera- has the symbol of?

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

Answer 1

d) T

Question 2

The prefix tera- means?

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

Answer 2

b) 10 ^12

Question 3

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

Answer 3

b) 1,000,000,000,000

Question 4

The prefix giga- has a symbol of?

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

Answer 4

c) G

Question 5

The prefix giga- means?

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

Answer 5

c) 10^9

Question 6

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

Answer 6

d) 1,000,000,000

Question 7

The prefix mega- has a symbol of?

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

Answer 7

a) M

Question 8

The prefix mega- means?

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

Answer 8

b) 10^6

Question 9

The prefix mega- has a number quantity of?

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

Answer 9

b) 1,000,000

Question 10

The prefix kilo- has a symbol of?

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

Answer 10

a) k

Question 11

The prefix kilo- means?

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

Answer 11

d) 10^3

Question 12

The prefix kilo- have a number quantity of?

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

Answer 12

d) 1,000

Question 13

The prefix deci- has a symbol of?

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

Answer 13

c) d

Question 14

The prefix deci- means?

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

Answer 14

a) 10^-1

Question 15

The prefix deci- has a number quantity of?

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

Answer 15

c) 1/10

Question 16

The prefix centi- has a symbol of?

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

Answer 16

b) c

Question 17

The prefix centi- means?

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

Answer 17

c) 10^-2

Question 18

The prefix centi- has a number quantity of?

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

Answer 18

d) 1/100

Question 19

The prefix milli- has a symbol of?

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

Answer 19

a) m

Question 20

The prefix milli- means?

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

Answer 20

b) 10^-3

Question 21

The prefix milli- have a number quantity of?

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

Answer 21

c)1/1,000

Question 22

The prefix micro- has a symbol of?

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

Answer 22

a) u with tail in front

Question 23

The prefix micro- means?

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

Answer 23

c) 10^-6

Question 24

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

Answer 24

d) 1/1,000,000

Question 25

The prefix nano- has a symbol of?

a) N
b) n
c) na
d) NA

Answer 25

b) n

Question 26

The prefix nano- means?

a) 10^-10
b) 10^ 10
c) 10^-8
d) 10^-9

Answer 26

d) 10^-9

Question 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

Answer 27

a) 1/ 1,000,000,000

Question 28

The prefix pico- has a symbol of?

a) P
b) pic
c) p
d) PIC

Answer 28

c) p

Question 29

The prefix pic- means?

a) 10^-12
b) 10^12
c) 10^ -10
d) 10^ -8

Answer 29

a) 10^-12

Question 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

Answer 30

d) 1/1,000,000,000,000