Orders of Magnitude Flashcards by Madeleine O

Q

Distance to edge of observable universe

A

10²⁶m

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Distance to Andromeda

A

10²²m

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Diameter of Milky Way

A

10²¹m

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Distance to nearest star

A

10¹⁶m

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Diameter of Solar System

A

10¹³m

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Distance to Sun

A

10¹¹m

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Radius of Earth

A

10⁷m

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Size of a cell

A

10⁻⁵m

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Size of a hydrogen atom

A

10⁻¹⁰m

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Size of a nucleus

A

10⁻¹⁵m

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Size of a proton

A

10⁻¹⁷m

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Plank length

A

10⁻³⁵m

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Q

Mass of Universe

A

10⁵³kg

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Mass of Milky Way Galaxy

A

10⁴¹kg

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Mass of Sun

A

10³⁰kg

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Mass of Earth

A

10²⁴kg

Q

Mass of empty Boeing 747

A

10⁵kg

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Mass of an apple

A

10⁻¹kg

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Mass of a raindrop

A

10⁻⁶kg

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Mass of a bacterium

A

10⁻¹⁵kg

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Mass of the smallest virus

A

10⁻²¹kg

Q

Mass of hydrogen atom

A

10⁻²⁷kg

Q

Mass of an electron

A

10⁻³⁰kg

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Age of the Universe

A

10¹⁷s

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Time of travel of light to nearest star

A

10⁸s

Q

1 year

A

10⁷s

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1 day

A

10⁵s

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Period of heartbeat

A

10⁰s

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Period of red light

A

10⁻¹⁷s

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Time of passage of light across a nucleus

A

10⁻²⁴s

Q

wavelength of radio waves

A

10⁰ - 10^9 m

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wavelength of microwaves

A

~10⁻3 - 10⁰ nm

Q

wavelength of IR waves

A

~10⁻6 - 10⁻3 nm

Q

wavelength of visible waves

A

just under 10^-6 nm

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wavelength of UV waves

A

~10⁻9 - just under 10⁻6 nm

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wavelength of X rays

A

~10⁻¹¹ - 10⁻⁸/9 nm

Q

wavelength of gamma rays

A

~10⁻¹⁷ - 10⁻¹¹ nm

Q

(exact wavelengths of visible light)

A

400-700 nm