SI prefix

High school (ages 12+)
Mathematics & Numbers

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the governing body?General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM)
2. What is the establishment of metric system?French Revolution (late 18th century)

SI prefix: A decimal multiplier used in the International System of Units to denote powers of 10, facilitating the expression of very large or small quantities.
Metre Convention: An international treaty signed in 1875 that established a framework for global standardization of weights and measures, including the metric system.
Nanotechnology: The branch of technology that deals with the manipulation of atoms and molecules at the nanometer scale.
Cosmology: The scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe.