Question

Match the following prefixes with their multiples:
Prefixes:
micro
deca
mega
giga
femto

Multiples:
$10^{6}$
$10^{9}$
$10^{-6}$
$10^{-15}$
10

Answer 1

  The SI prefixes for the decimal multiples. They are totally 20 international accepted prefix for decimal multiples which denotes $10^n$ (multiples of units).

  Prefixes which are used for the multiples of 10 is in Greek whereas the prefixes which are used for the sub multiples of 10 is in Latin.

Micro – $10 ^ { -6 }$

deca  -  10

mega - $10^{6}$

giga  - $10^{9}$

femto - $10^{-15}$

Answer 2

The SI prefixes for the decimal multiples. They are totally 20 international accepted prefix for decimal multiples which denotes 10^n10n (multiples of units).

  Prefixes which are used for the multiples of 10 is in Greek whereas the prefixes which are used for the sub multiples of 10 is in Latin.

Micro – 10 ^ { -6 }10−6

deca  -  10

mega - 10^{6}106

giga  - 10^{9}109

femto - 10^{-15}10−15