Metric Prefixes and Values

What is the value for the prefix 'Mega-'?

• 1,000,000

  or

  1 x 10⁶

• 1,000

  or

  1 x 10³

• 100

  or

  1 x 10²

• 10

  or

  1 x 10¹

What is the value for the metric prefix 'Hecto-'?

• 1 x 10³ or

  1000 or

• 1 x 10⁶ or

  1,000,000 or

Which prefix means 'Ten times bigger'?

• Deka-

• Hecto-

• Kilo-

• Mega-

What is the symbol for 'Deci-'?

• d

• c

• m

• n

The prefix 'Centi-' means how many times smaller?

• Ten

• One hundred

• One thousand

• One million

Match the following metric prefixes to their symbols:

• μ

• Nano-

• M

• Mega-

• n

• Micro-

• G

• Giga-

• k

• Kilo-

What is the metric prefix that means 'one thousand'?

• centi

• mega

• deci

• kilo

The prefix milli represents the value ....

• 0.01 or

  1/100 or

  100 times smaller

• 100
• 1,000
• 0.001 or

  1/1000 or

  1000 times smaller

Which prefix means 'A billion times bigger' or 1 x 10⁹?

• mega
• giga
• centi

• kilo

Which prefix means 'a million times smaller' or 1 x 10^-6?

• micro-
• nano-
• centi-
• kilo-