Free Printable SI prefixes

1.

Reorder the following from smallest to biggest

a)

nano (n)

b)

milli (m)

c)

kilo (k)

d)

Mega (M)

e)

Giga (G)

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

2.

1 nano second (1 ns) is how many seconds

a)

$10^9$

b)

$10^{-9}$

c)

$10^6$

d)

$10^{-6}$

3.

1 Mega Hertz (1 MHz) is how many Hertz?

a)

$10^9$

b)

$10^{-9}$

c)

$10^6$

d)

$10^{-6}$

4.

Convert 0.000000085 Farads to Engineering Notation with SI Prefix

a)

85 $\mu F$

b)

8.5 $\mu F$

c)

85 nF

d)

8.5 nF

5.

How many meters is 45 km?

a)

450 m

b)

4500 m

c)

45000 m

d)

450000 m

6.

How many nanoseconds (ns) are in 12 milliseconds (ms)?

a)

$12\ \cdot10^6$

b)

$12\cdot10^{-6}$

c)

$12\cdot10^9$

d)

$12\cdot10^{-9}$

7.

Multiply these numbers and put into Engineering Notation with SI prefix

24 * 0.00035 (seconds)

a)

84 ms

b)

8.4 ms

c)

84 Ms

d)

8.4 Ms

8.

Multiply these numbers and put into Engineering Notation with SI prefix

1234 * 567 Ohms (3 sig digits)

a)

70 k Ohm

b)

7.0 M Ohm

c)

7.0 k Ohm

d)

700 k Ohm

9.

1 kVolt is how many Volts

a)

1000 V

b)

1000000 V

c)

10 V

d)

0.001 V

10.

5 mAmps is how many Amps

a)

5 A

b)

0.005 A

c)

0.000005 A

d)

0.00005 A

11.

n

a)

$10^6$

b)

$10^{-3}$

c)

$10^{-9}$

d)

$10^{-6}$

12.

μ

a)

$10^3$

b)

$10^{-3}$

c)

$10^9$

d)

$10^{-6}$

13.

d

a)

10^-6

b)

10^-1

c)

10^12

d)

10^6

14.

n

a)

10^12

b)

10^-1

c)

10^-9

d)

10^-3

15.

k

a)

10^-9

b)

10^3

c)

10^6

d)

10^-6

16.

T

a)

10^9

b)

10^-6

c)

10^12

d)

10^3

17.

m

a)

10^-12

b)

10^9

c)

10^-9

d)

10^-3

18.

M

a)

10^9

b)

10^-12

c)

10^-1

d)

10^6

19.

μ

a)

10^-6

b)

10^1

c)

10^-2

d)

10^-1

20.

p

a)

10^1

b)

10^-12

c)

10^12

d)

10^9

21.

G

a)

10^-1

b)

10^-6

c)

10^9

d)

10^-2

22.

c

a)

10^9

b)

10^-9

c)

10^-2

d)

10^-6

23.

da

a)

10^1

b)

10^-3

c)

10^9

d)

10^-12

24.

What is the SI prefix and abbreviation for 10^12?

a)

giga (G)

b)

mega (M)

c)

tera (T)

d)

kilo (k)

25.

What does the engineering notation 10^9 represent in terms of SI prefix and abbreviation?

a)

kilo (k)

b)

giga (G)

c)

milli (m)

d)

nano (n)

26.

Which of the following represents a multiplication by 1,000,000?

a)

kilo (k)

b)

giga (G)

c)

mega (M)

d)

milli (m)

27.

What is the meaning of the SI prefix 'milli' (m)?

a)

x by 1,000

b)

÷ by 1,000

c)

÷ by 1,000,000

d)

x by 1,000,000

28.

Which SI prefix and abbreviation corresponds to 10^-6?

a)

micro (μ)

b)

nano (n)

c)

pico (p)

d)

milli (m)

29.

What does the engineering notation 10^-9 represent in terms of SI prefix and abbreviation?

a)

milli (m)

b)

micro (μ)

c)

nano (n)

d)

pico (p)

30.

Which of the following represents a division by 1,000,000,000,000?

a)

milli (m)

b)

micro (μ)

c)

nano (n)

d)

pico (p)

31.

Which of the following represents a division by 1,000,000?

a)

milli (m)

b)

micro (μ)

c)

nano (n)

d)

pico (p)

32.

What does the engineering notation 10^-3 represent in terms of SI prefix and abbreviation?

a)

milli (m)

b)

micro (μ)

c)

nano (n)

d)

pico (p)

33.

Which of the following represents a division by 1,000?

a)

milli (m)

b)

micro (μ)

c)

nano (n)

d)

pico (p)

34.

What does the engineering notation 10^6 represent in terms of SI prefix and abbreviation?

a)

kilo (k)

b)

mega (M)

c)

giga (G)

d)

tera (T)

35.

The prefix "giga" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10⁹

b)

1 x 10⁶

c)

1 x 10³

d)

1 x 10²

36.

The prefix "mega" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10⁹

b)

1 x 10⁶

c)

1 x 10³

d)

1 x 10²

37.

The prefix "kilo" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10^-1

b)

1 x 10³

c)

1 x 10^-3

d)

1 x 10²

38.

The prefix "hecto" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10³

b)

1 x 10²

c)

1 x 10^-2

d)

1 x 10^-3

39.

The prefix "deka" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10¹

b)

1 x 10^-1

c)

1 x 10²

d)

1 x 10^-3

40.

The prefix "deci" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10^-1

b)

1 x 10¹

c)

1 x 10³

d)

1 x 10^-2

41.

The prefix "centi" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10^-2

b)

1 x 10²

c)

1 x 10^-1

d)

1 x 10³

42.

The prefix "milli" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10^-3

b)

1 x 10³

c)

1 x 10⁶

d)

1 x 10^-6

43.

The prefix "micro" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10^-6

b)

1 x 10⁶

c)

1 x 10³

d)

1 x 10^-3

44.

The prefix "nano" means: ____________________

a)

1 x 10^-9

b)

1 x 10⁹

c)

1 x 10⁶

d)

1 x 10^-2

45.

The abbreviation for "kilometer" is __________

a)

km

b)

m

c)

mL

d)

mg

46.

The abbreviation for "milliliter"

a)

mL

b)

kL

c)

mg

d)

km

47.

1 kg = __________ grams

a)

1 x 10³

b)

1 x 10^-3

c)

1 x 10²

d)

1 x 10^-2

48.

1 hm = _________ meters

a)

1 x 10²

b)

1 x 10^-2

c)

1 x 10³

d)

1 x 10^-3

49.

1 dam = _______ meters

a)

1 x 10¹

b)

1 x 10^-1

c)

1 x 10^-2

d)

1 x 10²

50.

The SI system of measurement has _____ base units.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

51.

Which of the following is NOT an SI base unit?

a)

meter

b)

kilogram

c)

second

d)

mile

SI prefixes

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