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What is the definition of atto-?
What is the definition of femto-?
What is the definition of pico-?
What is the definition of nano-?
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What is the definition of micro-?
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What is the definition of milli-?
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What is the definition of centi-?
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What is the definition of deci-?
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What is the definition of deka-?
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What is the definition of kilo-?
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What is the definition of mega-?
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What is the definition of giga-?
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What is the definition of tetra-?
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What is the definition of exa-?
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What is the definition of Angstrom?
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Study Notes
Metric Prefixes for Powers of Ten
- atto-: Represents (10^{-18}), commonly used in scientific measurements related to extremely small quantities.
- femto-: Denotes (10^{-15}), often applied in fields like nuclear and particle physics.
- pico-: Indicates (10^{-12}), frequently encountered in nanotechnology and telecommunications.
- nano-: Represents (10^{-9}), widely used in chemistry, physics, and engineering, especially in nanomaterials.
- micro-: Signifies (10^{-6}), commonly seen in measurements for micrograms and micrometers.
- milli-: Stands for (10^{-3}), prevalent in everyday measurements like milliliters and milligrams.
- centi-: Denotes (10^{-2}), often used for centiliters and centimeters in metric measurements.
- deci-: Represents (10^{-1}), less common but used in deciliters and decimeters.
- deka-: Indicates (10^{1}), used in units like dekagram and dekaliter.
- kilo-: Stands for (10^{3}), widely known from everyday usage, like kilometers and kilograms.
- mega-: Represents (10^{6}), commonly used in computing (megabyte) and in science (megahertz).
- giga-: Denotes (10^{9}), prevalent in data storage and transfer rates (gigabytes, gigahertz).
- tetra-: Indicates (10^{12}), typically seen in scientific contexts for terascale measurements.
- exa-: Stands for (10^{18}), often used in large data processing and storage units (exabytes).
- Angstrom: Represents (10^{-10}), primarily used in fields like chemistry and physics to measure atomic scales.
- peta-: Denotes (10^{15}), utilized in large-scale measurements, such as petabytes in computing.
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This quiz covers important metric prefixes that represent powers of ten, ranging from atto- to deci-. Mastering these prefixes is essential for understanding measurements in science and engineering. Each card includes the prefix and its corresponding value in scientific notation.
