Orders of Magnitude Flashcards

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1
Q

Distance to edge of observable universe

A

10²⁶m

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2
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Distance to Andromeda

A

10²²m

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3
Q

Diameter of Milky Way

A

10²¹m

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4
Q

Distance to nearest star

A

10¹⁶m

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5
Q

Diameter of Solar System

A

10¹³m

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6
Q

Distance to Sun

A

10¹¹m

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7
Q

Radius of Earth

A

10⁷m

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8
Q

Size of a cell

A

10⁻⁵m

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9
Q

Size of a hydrogen atom

A

10⁻¹⁰m

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10
Q

Size of a nucleus

A

10⁻¹⁵m

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11
Q

Size of a proton

A

10⁻¹⁷m

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12
Q

Plank length

A

10⁻³⁵m

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13
Q

Mass of Universe

A

10⁵³kg

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14
Q

Mass of Milky Way Galaxy

A

10⁴¹kg

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15
Q

Mass of Sun

A

10³⁰kg

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16
Q

Mass of Earth

A

10²⁴kg

17
Q

Mass of empty Boeing 747

A

10⁵kg

18
Q

Mass of an apple

A

10⁻¹kg

19
Q

Mass of a raindrop

A

10⁻⁶kg

20
Q

Mass of a bacterium

A

10⁻¹⁵kg

21
Q

Mass of the smallest virus

A

10⁻²¹kg

22
Q

Mass of hydrogen atom

A

10⁻²⁷kg

23
Q

Mass of an electron

A

10⁻³⁰kg

24
Q

Age of the Universe

A

10¹⁷s

25
Q

Time of travel of light to nearest star

A

10⁸s

26
Q

1 year

A

10⁷s

27
Q

1 day

A

10⁵s

28
Q

Period of heartbeat

A

10⁰s

29
Q

Period of red light

A

10⁻¹⁷s

30
Q

Time of passage of light across a nucleus

A

10⁻²⁴s

31
Q

wavelength of radio waves

A

10⁰ - 10^9 m

32
Q

wavelength of microwaves

A

~10⁻3 - 10⁰ nm

33
Q

wavelength of IR waves

A

~10⁻6 - 10⁻3 nm

34
Q

wavelength of visible waves

A

just under 10^-6 nm

35
Q

wavelength of UV waves

A

~10⁻9 - just under 10⁻6 nm

36
Q

wavelength of X rays

A

~10⁻¹¹ - 10⁻⁸/9 nm

37
Q

wavelength of gamma rays

A

~10⁻¹⁷ - 10⁻¹¹ nm

38
Q

(exact wavelengths of visible light)

A

400-700 nm