Metric Prefixes Practice

What is the conversion for the prefix tera?

• 10¹² or 1,000,000,000,000

• 10⁹ or 1,000,000,000

• 10⁶ or 1,000,000

• 10³ or 1,000

What is the conversion for the prefix giga?

• 10⁶

• 10⁹

• 10³

• 10¹²

What is the conversion for the prefix mega?

• 10³

• 10⁹

• 10⁶

• 10¹²

What is the conversion for the prefix kilo?

• 1,000 or 10³

• 100 or 10²

• 10,000 or 10⁴

• 1 or 10⁰

What is the conversion for the prefix deci?

• a factor of 10^-1 or 0.1

• a factor of 10^-2 or 0.01

• a factor of 10¹ or 10

• a factor of 10² or 100

What is the conversion for the prefix centi?

• A factor of one hundredth (1/100 or 0.01)

• A factor of one tenth (1/10 or 0.1)

• A factor of one thousandth (1/1000 or 0.001)

• A factor of one millionth (1/1000000 or 0.000001)

What is the conversion for the prefix milli?

• A factor of one thousandth (1/1000 or 10^-3)

• A factor of one hundredth (1/100 or

  10^-2)

• A factor of one tenth (1/10 or 10^-1)

• A factor of one millionth (1/1,000,000 or 10^-6)

What is the conversion for the prefix micro?

• 10^-3 or 0.001

• 10^-6 or 0.000001

• 10^-9 or 0.000000001

• 10^-12 or 0.000000000001

What is the conversion for the prefix nano?

• a factor of 10^-9

• a factor of 10^-6

• a factor of 10^-3

• a factor of 10^-12

What is the conversion for the prefix pico?

• a factor of 10^-9

• a factor of 10^-6

• a factor of 10^-3

• a factor of 10^-12