SI PREFIXES Flashcards
1
Q
What’s Y?
A
Yotta
(10^24)
2
Q
What’s Z?
A
Zetta (10^21)
3
Q
What’s E?
A
Exa (10^18)
4
Q
What’s P?
A
Peta (10^15)
5
Q
What’s T?
A
Tera (10^12)
6
Q
What’s G?
A
Giga (10^9)
7
Q
What’s M?
A
Mega (10^6)
8
Q
What’s k?
A
kilo (10^3)
9
Q
Whats h?
A
hecto (10^2)
10
Q
What’s da?
A
deca (10^1)
11
Q
how many prefixes are there on the chart?
A
21 total (including base unit)
12
Q
Whats d?
A
deci (10^-1)
13
Q
What’s c?
A
centi (10^-2)
14
Q
What’s m?
A
milli (10^-3)
15
Q
What’s μ?
A
micro (10^-6)
16
Q
What’s nano?
A
n (10^-9)
17
Q
What’s p?
A
pico (10^-12)
18
Q
What’s f?
A
femto (10^-15)
19
Q
What’s a?
A
atto (10^-18)
20
Q
What’s z?
A
zepto (10^-21)
21
Q
What’s y?
A
yocto (10^-24)
22
Q
What’s the order of the units?
A
Y Z E P T G M k h da —BASE— d c m μ n p f a z y
23
Q
what’s the base unit?
A
1 metre = 1 metre
