Question

Below are 10 different metric prefixes and their abbreviations. Match them up. :)

Question 1 options:

giga

milli

centi

deca

micro

mega

deci

nano

kilo

hecto

1.

G
2.

da
3.

n
4.

m
5.

M
6.

k
7.

c
8.

d
9.

h
10.

µ

Answer 1

1.G → giga

2.da → deca

3.n → nano

4.m → milli

5.M → mega

6.k → kilo

7.c → centi

8.d → deci

9.h → hecto

10.µ → micro

Step-by-step explanation:

In descending order:

1.G → giga (1 . 10⁹)

5.M → mega (1 . 10⁶)

6.k → kilo (1 . 10³)

9.h → hecto (1 . 10²)

2.da → deca (1 . 10¹)

8.d → deci (1 . 10⁻¹)

7.c → centi (1 . 10⁻²)

4.m → milli (1 . 10⁻³)

10.µ → micro (1 . 10⁻⁶)

3.n → nano (1 . 10⁻⁹)

In example:

1000000 m = 1 Mm

0,000000001 m = 1 nm