Metric System Terms

Question 1

Giga (G)

Answer 1

1,000,000,000 or 10-to-the-ninth

Question 2

Mega (M)

Answer 2

1,000,000 or 10-to-the-sixth

Question 3

Kilo (k)

Answer 3

1,000 or 10-to-the-third

Question 4

Hecto (h)

Answer 4

100 or 10-to-the-second

Question 5

Deka (da)

Answer 5

10 or 10-to-the-first

Question 6

BASE (NONE)

Answer 6

1 or 10-to-the-zeroth

Question 7

Deci (d)

Answer 7

0.1 or 10-to-the-negative-first

Question 8

Centi (c)

Answer 8

0.01 or 10-to-the-negative-second

Question 9

Milli (m)

Answer 9

0.001 or 10-to-the-negative-third

Question 10

Micro (μ)

Answer 10

0.000001 or 10-to-the-negative-sixth

Question 11

Nano (n)

Answer 11

0.000000001 or 10-to-the-negative-ninth

Question 12

Pico (p)

Answer 12

0.000000000001 or 10-to-the-negative-twelfth

Question 13

Units for Volume

Answer 13

m cubed

Question 14

Units for the Volume of Liquid

Answer 14

Liters

Question 15

1 Liter =

Answer 15

1 dm cubed

Question 16

Units for Density

Answer 16

g/cm cubed

Question 17

Avogodro’s Number

Answer 17

6.02 x 10-to-the-twenty-third

Question 18

Units for Molar Mass

Answer 18

g/mol

Question 19

Molar Mass

Answer 19

The mass of an element with Avogodro’s number of atoms.