This math topic focuses on comparing metric units to determine which one is smaller. Specifically, it explores extremely small unit abbreviations and requires students to identify the lesser of two metric units in varying pairings. This involves understanding and ordering metric prefixes related to very small quantities, such as atograms (ag), zeptograms (zg), femtograms (fg), picograms (pg), and others. Each question highlights a direct comparison between two such units, prompting the student to select the smaller one.
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Which unit is smaller
'f' (ie fg) or 'p' (ie pg)