Understanding the Concept of a Googol

A Googol is a massive number, equal to 10 to the power of 100, or 1 followed by 100 zeros. The internet company Google derived its name from this term. The video explains the enormity of a Googol with examples: a Googol seconds is about 3.17 x 10^92 years, a Googol drops of water is about 1.32 x 10^95 gallons, and a Googol inches is about 6.34 x 10^90 times around Earth's equator.

What is a Googol?

• A mathematical operation

• A very large number

• A type of search engine

• A small number

How did the internet company Google get its name?

• From a type of technology

• From a famous scientist

• From a large number called Googol

• From a fictional character

Approximately how many years is a Googol seconds?

• 10 to the power of 100 years

• 6.34 times 10 to the power of 90 years

• 1.32 times 10 to the power of 95 years

• 3.17 times 10 to the power of 92 years

How many gallons are approximately equal to a Googol drops of water?

• 10 to the power of 100 gallons

• 6.34 times 10 to the power of 90 gallons

• 1.32 times 10 to the power of 95 gallons

• 3.17 times 10 to the power of 92 gallons

How many times around the Earth's equatorial circumference is a Googol inches?

• 6.34 times 10 to the power of 90 times

• 1.32 times 10 to the power of 95 times

• 10 to the power of 100 times

• 3.17 times 10 to the power of 92 times