The Metric System Flashcards
learn the prefixes
1
Q
Giga- (G)
A
10⁹ (billion)
2
Q
Mega- (M)
A
10⁶ (million)
3
Q
Kilo- (k)
A
10³ (thousand)
4
Q
Dec- (d)
A
10^-1 (tenth)
5
Q
Micro- (µ)
A
10^-6 (millionth)
6
Q
Pico- (p)
A
10^-12
7
Q
Femto- (f)
A
10^-15
8
Q
tera- (T)
A
10^12
9
Q
Hecto- (h)
A
10^2 (hundred)
10
Q
Centi- (c)
A
10^-2 (hundredth)
11
Q
Milli- (m)
A
10^-3 (thousandth)
12
Q
Nano- (n)
A
10^-9
13
Q
Tera (T)
A
10^12 (trillion)
14
Q
Hecto- (h)
A
10^2 (hundred)
15
Q
Deka- (da)
A
10^1 (ten)
