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Conversion Sheet - Grade 9 Edition Every time you need to make conversions, reference this list. |
| Prefix | Symbol | Factor | Conversion to meters |
| Tera | T | 1012 |
1 Tm = 1,000,000,000,000 m |
| Giga | G | 109 | 1 Gm = 1,000,000,000 m |
| Mega | M | 106 | 1 Mm = 1,000,000 m |
| kilo | k | 103 | 1 km = 1,000 m |
| hecto | h | 102 | 1 hm = 100 m |
| deka | da | 101 | 1 dam = 10 m |
| deci | d | 10-1 | 10 dm = 1 m |
| centi | c | 10-2 | 100 cm = 1 m |
| milli | m | 10-3 | 1,000 m = 1 m |
| micro | µ | 10-6 | 1,000,000 µm = 1 m |
| nano | n | 10-9 | 1,000,000,000 nm = 1m |
| Angstrom | Å | 10-10 | 10,000,000,000 Å = 1 m |
| pico | p | 10-12 | 1,000,000,000,000 pm = 1 m |
| femto | f | 10-15 | 1,000,000,000,000,000 fm = 1 m |