Power-of-ten

Question 1

What is the prefix for a factor of 10^-9?

Answer 1

nano-

Nano is commonly used in scientific measurements, such as nanometers.

Question 2

What is the prefix for a factor of 10^-6?

Answer 2

micro-

Micro is often used in chemistry to denote small quantities.

Question 3

What is the prefix for a factor of 10^-3?

Answer 3

milli-

Milli is used in various contexts, such as milliliters in volume.

Question 4

What is the prefix for a factor of 10^-2?

Answer 4

centi-

Centi is commonly used in measurements like centimeters.

Question 5

What is the prefix for a factor of 10³?

Answer 5

kilo-

Kilo is frequently used to denote thousands, such as in kilometers.

Question 6

What is the prefix for a factor of 10^6?

Answer 6

mega-

Mega is used in contexts like megabytes in computing.

Question 7

What unit is equal to 1/1000 of a cubic meter?

Answer 7

liter
i.e. 1000L=1m³
## Footnote

The liter is a standard unit of volume in the metric system.

Question 8

pico-
(p)

Answer 8

10^-12

Question 9

giga-
(G)

Answer 9

10^9