The Facts On File Algebra Handbook

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)