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Metric System
Prefixes
Mike JonesPisgah High SchoolCanton NC Revised 020211
“Yes, I got you ten roses. I believe that the strongest relationships are based on the metric system.”
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mega-kilo-deci-centi-milli-micro-nano-pico-
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mega- M Mmkilo- k kmdeci- d dmcenti- c cmmilli- m mmmicro- mnano- n nmpico- p pm
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mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- deci-centi-milli-micro-nano-pico-
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mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000) deci-centi-milli-micro-nano-pico-
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mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000) deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)centi-milli-micro-nano-pico-
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mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000) deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)milli-micro-nano-pico-
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mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000) deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10) centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)micro-nano-pico-
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mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano-pico-
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mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico-
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mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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mega- M Mm 1x106 (1 million)kilo- k km 1x103 (1000)deci- d dm 1x10-1 (1/10)centi- c cm 1x10-2 (1/100)milli- m mm 1x10-3 (1/1000)micro- m 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- n nm 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- p pm 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Mega-
Megahertz
resistorMegohm
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Kilo- A “kilo” of cocaine is a kilogram
kilometer
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Deci-
Deci … just like in “decimal”… 10
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
A cubic decimeter is a liter
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Centi-
Same root as “century” or 100 years
How many centimeters to an inch?
2.54 cm
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Milli-
Has nothing to do with a “million”.
“Phelps by a millimeter”
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Milli-
Has nothing to do with a “million”.
“Phelps by a millimeter”
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Micro- “Micro” is what refers to a millionth, not “milli”.
“Micro” means more than just “small”.
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Micro-The sizes of bacteria are measured in micrometers.
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Micro- A microwave oven uses radio waves with wavelengths measured in micrometers.
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Nano-
“Nano” means more than just “really small”.
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Nano-
The wavelengths of visible light in are in the hundreds of nanometers.
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Nano-
Viruses are in the 10 nm to 200 nm range.
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Pico-
The sizes of atoms are measured in picometers.
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Pico-
The sizes of atoms are measured in picometers.
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Femto-The sizes of the nuclei of
atoms are measured in femtometers.
1x10-15
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Femto- Consider an atom which may be 400 pm across, but the nucleus is
less than 20 fm in diameter.1x10-15
The nucleus is 20,000 times smaller than an atom!
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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Femto- If we put a dime on the floor to represent the diameter of the
nucleus, then the edge of the atom would be about 200 meters away.
1x10-15
17.91 mm
mega- = 1x106 (1 million)kilo- = 1x103 (1000)deci- = 1x10-1 (1/10)
centi- = 1x10-2 (1/100)
milli- = 1x10-3 (1/1000)
micro- = 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- = 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- = 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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mega- M Mm 1x106 (1 million)kilo- k km 1x103 (1000)deci- d dm 1x10-1 (1/10)centi- c cm 1x10-2 (1/100)milli- m mm 1x10-3 (1/1000)micro- m 1x10-6 (1 millionth)nano- n nm 1x10-9 (1 billionth)pico- p pm 1x10-12 (1 trillionth)
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