Unit Name to Decimal (Level 1)

This math topic focuses on converting metric unit prefixes into their respective decimal or numerical representations. It covers various units such as milliseconds, milligrams, petaamps, nanoamps, megameters, millimeters, and teraamps. The problems require understanding and identifying the correct decimal or scientific notations for standard metric prefixes, like milli, peta, nano, mega, and tera, which are crucial concepts in scientific notation and metric measurements.

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Units - Metric Extended - Unit Name to Decimal
1
What is the equivalent number for this unit prefix
teragrams
a A LaTex expression showing 1,000,000,000,000 \text{ grams}
b A LaTex expression showing 10,000,000,000,000 \text{ grams}
c A LaTex expression showing 100,000,000,000 \text{ grams}
d A LaTex expression showing 10,000,000,000,000,000 \text{ grams}
e A LaTex expression showing 10,000,000 \text{ grams}
f A LaTex expression showing 1,000,000,000,000,000 \text{ grams}
2
What is the equivalent number for this unit prefix
teraseconds
a A LaTex expression showing 1,000,000,000,000,000 \text{ seconds}
b A LaTex expression showing 100,000,000,000,000 \text{ seconds}
c A LaTex expression showing 100,000,000 \text{ seconds}
d A LaTex expression showing 1,000,000,000,000 \text{ seconds}
e A LaTex expression showing 10,000,000,000,000,000 \text{ seconds}
f A LaTex expression showing 10,000,000 \text{ seconds}
3
What is the equivalent decimal for this unit prefix
microseconds
a A LaTex expression showing 0.00001 \text{ seconds}
b A LaTex expression showing 0.000001 \text{ seconds}
c A LaTex expression showing 0.01 \text{ seconds}
d A LaTex expression showing 0.00000001 \text{ seconds}
e A LaTex expression showing 0.0000000001 \text{ seconds}
f A LaTex expression showing 0.000000000001 \text{ seconds}
4
What is the equivalent number for this unit prefix
kilobytes
a A LaTex expression showing 1,000,000 \text{ bytes}
b A LaTex expression showing 100,000 \text{ bytes}
c A LaTex expression showing 1 \text{ bytes}
d A LaTex expression showing 1,000 \text{ bytes}
e A LaTex expression showing 0.1 \text{ bytes}
f A LaTex expression showing 0.01 \text{ bytes}
5
What is the equivalent number for this unit prefix
kilograms
a A LaTex expression showing 1,000,000 \text{ grams}
b A LaTex expression showing 100 \text{ grams}
c A LaTex expression showing 100,000 \text{ grams}
d A LaTex expression showing 0.001 \text{ grams}
e A LaTex expression showing 1,000 \text{ grams}
f A LaTex expression showing 10 \text{ grams}
6
What is the equivalent decimal for this unit prefix
nanoamps
a A LaTex expression showing 0.0000000000001 \text{ amps}
b A LaTex expression showing 0.00001 \text{ amps}
c A LaTex expression showing 0.0000000001 \text{ amps}
d A LaTex expression showing 0.00000001 \text{ amps}
e A LaTex expression showing 0.000000001 \text{ amps}
f A LaTex expression showing 0.000001 \text{ amps}
7
What is the equivalent decimal for this unit prefix
nanograms
a A LaTex expression showing 0.00001 \text{ grams}
b A LaTex expression showing 0.00000000001 \text{ grams}
c A LaTex expression showing 0.0001 \text{ grams}
d A LaTex expression showing 0.000000001 \text{ grams}
e A LaTex expression showing 0.000001 \text{ grams}
f A LaTex expression showing 0.0000000000001 \text{ grams}
8
What is the equivalent number for this unit prefix
gigagrams
a A LaTex expression showing 100,000,000 \text{ grams}
b A LaTex expression showing 10,000,000,000 \text{ grams}
c A LaTex expression showing 10,000,000 \text{ grams}
d A LaTex expression showing 1,000,000,000,000 \text{ grams}
e A LaTex expression showing 1,000,000,000 \text{ grams}
f A LaTex expression showing 10,000 \text{ grams}