Question

Which of the following is the correct order of units from smallest to largest for the same base unit?

1) micro-, milli-, centi-, kilo-
2) kilo-, centi-, milli-, micro-
3) centi-, milli-, micro-, kilo-
4) micro-, centi-, milli-, kilo-

Answer 1

The correct order of units from smallest to largest for the same base unit is kilo-, centi-, milli-, micro-

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct order of units from smallest to largest for the same base unit is option: 2) kilo-, centi-, milli-, micro-.

The metric system uses prefixes to denote each order of magnitude greater than or lesser than the base unit. In this case, the base unit is the meter (for length). The prefixes kilo-, centi-, milli-, and micro- represent multiples or fractions of a meter.

Here is the order of the units and their magnitudes:

1. Kilometer (km) - 1000 meters
2. Centimeter (cm) - 0.01 meters
3. Millimeter (mm) - 0.001 meters
4. Microsecond (µs) - 0.000001 seconds