Powers of Ten

IBM written in Xenon Atoms Image from: 216pm or m Each of the spheres forming IBM is an individual Xenon atom moved into position by an Atomic Force Microscope AtomicPicometer m m

The Structure of Carbon Dioxide

The Structure of Oxygen

The Structure of a Water Molecule Scale: meters = 1 nm = 1 nanometer

The Structure of DNA Scale: meters = 1 nm = 1 nanometer

DNA within a Virus Scale: meters = 10 nm = 10 nanometers

A Virus Scale: meters = 0.1 µm = 0.1 micrometer = 100 nm = 100 nanometers

Virus on a Bacterium Scale: meters = 1 µm = 1 micrometer

Bacterium Scale: meters = 10 µm = 10 micrometers

Pollen Scale: meters = 100 µm = 100 micrometers

A Bee's Eye Scale: meters = 1 mm = 1 millimeter

A Bee's Head Scale: meters = 1 cm = 1 centimeter

A Lily and a Bee Scale: meters = 0.1 meter = 10 centimeters

The One-Meter Square Scale: 10 0 meters = 1 meter: Light takes about 3 nanoseconds to cross this picture

A Pond with Lily Pads Scale: 10 1 meter = 10 meters

Japanese Tea Garden Scale: 10 2 meters = 100 meters

Golden Gate Park Scale: 10 3 meters = 1 km = 1 kilometer

San Francisco Scale: 10 4 meters = 10 km = 10 kilometers

The San Francisco Bay Area Scale: 10 5 meters = 100 km = 100 kilometers

California Scale: 10 6 meters = 1 Mm = 1 megameter

North and Central America Scale: 10 7 meters = 10 Mm = 10 megameters

Earth Scale: 10 8 meters = 100 Mm = 100 megameters