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Woodruff- SI Prefixes

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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mega- symbol   M  
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kilo-symbol   k  
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hecto-symbol   h  
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deka-symbol   dk, da  
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deci- symbol   d  
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centi- symbol   c  
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milli- symbol   m  
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micro-symbol   µ  
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M is the symbol for   million  
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k is the symbol for   thousand  
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h is the symbol for   hundred  
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dk or da is the symbol for   ten  
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d is the symbol for   tenth  
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c is the symbol for   hundredth  
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m is the symbol for   thousandth  
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µ is the symbol for   millionth  
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1,000,000 stands for   mega  
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1,000 stands for   kilo  
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100 stands for   hecto  
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10 stands for   deka  
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0.1 stands for   deci  
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0.01 stands for   centi  
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0.001 stands for   milli  
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0.000001 stands for   micro  
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M equals 10 to what power?   10 to the sixth power  
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k equals 10 to what power?   10 to the third power  
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h equals 10 to what power?   10 to the second power  
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dk or da equals 10 to what power?   10 to the one power  
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d equals 10 to what power?   10 to the negative one power  
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c equals 10 to what power?   10 to the negative two power  
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m equals 10 to what power?   10 to the negative three power  
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µ equals 10 to what power?   10 to the negative six power  
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one equals 10 to what power?   10 to the zero power  
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