The Metric System Flashcards
1
Q
deci
A
10^-1 or 1/10
2
Q
centi
A
10^-2 or 1/100
3
Q
milli
A
10^-3 or 1/1000
4
Q
micro
A
10^-6 one one millionth
5
Q
nano
A
10^-9 billionth
6
Q
pico
A
10^-12
7
Q
femto
A
10^-15
8
Q
atto
A
10^-18
9
Q
deka or deca
A
10^1 or 10
10
Q
hecto
A
10^2 or 100
11
Q
kilo
A
10^3 or 1000
12
Q
mega
A
10^6 or 1 000 000
13
Q
giga
A
10^9
14
Q
terra
A
10^12
15
Q
the furthest galaxy
A
10^ 26 m
16
Q
nearest galaxy
A
10^23 m
17
Q
nearest star
A
10^17 m
18
Q
the sun
A
10^11 m
19
Q
1 mile
A
10^3 m
or 1.6 km
20
Q
human height
A
10^0 m
= 1m
21
Q
paper thickness
A
10^-4 m
22
Q
diameter of the atom
A
10^-10 m
23
Q
age of the universe
A
10^ 17s
24
Q
average human lifespan
A
10^9 s
25
Q
one year
A
10^7 s
26
Q
time between heartbeats
A
10^0 s
27
Q
shortest lived subatomic particle
A
10^-23 s
