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What are the major prefixes for metric units in order from largest to smallest?
nano- 10-9 micro- 10-6 milli- 10-3 centi- 10-2 deci- 10-1 100 deca- 101 hecto- 102 kilo- 103
What is longer a centimeter or decimeter?
Decimeter. From largest to smallest: kilo hecto deca UNIT deci centi milli
Which is larger 12milligrams or 12kilograms?
Kilograms. The metric system prefixes are as follows: Kilo- Hecto- Deka- Base unit Deci- Centi- Milli- Kilo- is the largest and milli- is the smallest.
How is smaller to largest units?
That depends on what type of unit you are talking about (such as length, mass, time, etc.); but generally, a base unit is used (for instance, the meter for length), then prefixes (such as kilo, mega, Giga, Tera..., milli, micro, nano, pico...) are attached to create larger and smaller derived units.
What are prefixes and base units?
Prefixes are symbols that are added before a unit to denote a multiple or fraction of that unit, such as kilo for a thousand or milli for a thousandth. Base units are fundamental units of measurement that are used as a reference for other units in a particular system, such as the meter for length or the kilogram for mass in the metric system.
What is the term for 1000 units?
The term for 1000 units is "kilo."
Which metric prefix is used to describe 1000 standard units?
The metric prefix used to describe 1000 standard units is "kilo-".
How many times larger is a kilo than a deka?
A deca is equal to 10 units for every 1,000 kilo units. Therefore, a kilo is 100 times a deca. Hope that helps!
A prefix meaning 1000 standard units?
"kilo"
When used as a metric prefix kilo means?
When dealing with units of measure, the prefix "kilo-" means "1,000".
Kilo equals how many?
When dealing with metric units of measure,the prefix "kilo-" usually means "1,000".
What is bigger a kilo or a mega?
A mega is bigger than a kilo. In the metric system, a kilo (kilogram) represents 1,000 units, while a mega (megagram) represents 1,000,000 units. Therefore, one mega is equal to 1,000 kilos.
