CHARTS & TABLES Measurements – Metric Prefixes
CHARTS & TABLES Measurements – Metric Prefixes
Measurements (continued)
Temperature
Fahrenheit
Water freezes 32 °F
Water boils 212 °F
Normal body temperature 98.6°F
Fahrenheit = (C ×1.8) + 32°
Celsius
Water freezes 0 °C
Water boils 100 °C
Normal body temperature 37 °C
Celsius = (F – 32°)÷1.8
Metric Prefixes
atto- 0.000,000,000,000,000,001 (quintillionth)
femto- 0.000,000,000,000,001 (quadrillionth)
pico- 0.000,000,000,001 (trillionth)
nano- 0.000,000,001 (billionth)
micro- 0.000,0001 (millionth)
milli- 0.001
centi- 0.01
deci- 0.1
deca- 10
hecto- 100
kilo- 1,000
myria- 10,000
mega- 1,000,000 (million)
giga- 1,000,000,000 (trillion)
tera- 1,000,000,000,000 (billion)
peta- 1,000,000,000,000,000 (quadrillion)
exa- 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 (quintillion)