Topic 1 - Key Concepts Of Physics - Prefixes

Question 1

What does the prefix ‘giga’ represent?

Answer 1

1 billion

‘G’ is the symbol for giga and is equivalent to (10^9).

Question 2

What does the prefix ‘mega’ represent?

Answer 2

1 million

‘M’ is the symbol for mega and is equivalent to (10^6).

Question 3

What does the prefix ‘kilo’ represent?

Answer 3

1 thousand

‘k’ is the symbol for kilo and is equivalent to (10^3).

Question 4

What does the prefix ‘centi’ represent?

Answer 4

1 hundredth

‘c’ is the symbol for centi and is equivalent to (10^{-2}).

Question 5

What does the prefix ‘mili’ represent?

Answer 5

1 thousandth

‘m’ is the symbol for mili and is equivalent to (10^{-3}).

Question 6

What does the prefix ‘micro’ represent?

Answer 6

1 millionth

‘μ’ is the symbol for micro and is equivalent to (10^{-6}).

Question 7

What does the prefix ‘nano’ represent?

Answer 7

1 billionth

‘n’ is the symbol for nano and is equivalent to (10^{-9}).

Question 8

What is the symbol for giga?

Answer 8

G

Question 9

What is the symbol for mega?

Answer 9

M

Question 10

What is the symbol for mili?

Answer 10

m

Question 11

What is the symbol for micro?

Answer 11

μ

Question 12

What is the symbol for nano?

Answer 12

n

Question 13

Fill in the blank: ‘giga’ is equivalent to (10^{______}).

Answer 13

9

Question 14

Fill in the blank: ‘mega’ is equivalent to (10^{______}).

Answer 14

6

Question 15

Fill in the blank: ‘kilo’ is equivalent to (10^{______}).

Answer 15

3

Question 16

Fill in the blank: ‘centi’ is equivalent to (10^{______}).

Answer 16

-2

Question 17

Fill in the blank: ‘mili’ is equivalent to (10^{______}).

Answer 17

-3

Question 18

Fill in the blank: ‘micro’ is equivalent to (10^{______}).

Answer 18

-6

Question 19

Fill in the blank: ‘nano’ is equivalent to (10^{______}).

Answer 19

-9