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Powers of Ten
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IBM written in Xenon Atoms Image from: http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/nanoquest/atom_manipulation/images/ibm.jpg 216pm or 0.000000000216m Each of the spheres forming IBM is an individual Xenon atom moved into position by an Atomic Force Microscope AtomicPicometer 10 -12 m 0.000000000001m
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The Structure of Carbon Dioxide
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The Structure of Oxygen
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The Structure of a Water Molecule Scale: 10 -9 meters = 1 nm = 1 nanometer
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The Structure of DNA Scale: 10 -9 meters = 1 nm = 1 nanometer
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DNA within a Virus Scale: 10 -8 meters = 10 nm = 10 nanometers
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A Virus Scale: 10 -7 meters = 0.1 µm = 0.1 micrometer = 100 nm = 100 nanometers
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Virus on a Bacterium Scale: 10 -6 meters = 1 µm = 1 micrometer
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Bacterium Scale: 10 -5 meters = 10 µm = 10 micrometers
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Pollen Scale: 10 -4 meters = 100 µm = 100 micrometers
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A Bee's Eye Scale: 10 -3 meters = 1 mm = 1 millimeter
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A Bee's Head Scale: 10 -2 meters = 1 cm = 1 centimeter
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A Lily and a Bee Scale: 10 -1 meters = 0.1 meter = 10 centimeters
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The One-Meter Square Scale: 10 0 meters = 1 meter: Light takes about 3 nanoseconds to cross this picture
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A Pond with Lily Pads Scale: 10 1 meter = 10 meters
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Japanese Tea Garden Scale: 10 2 meters = 100 meters
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Golden Gate Park Scale: 10 3 meters = 1 km = 1 kilometer
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San Francisco Scale: 10 4 meters = 10 km = 10 kilometers
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The San Francisco Bay Area Scale: 10 5 meters = 100 km = 100 kilometers
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California Scale: 10 6 meters = 1 Mm = 1 megameter
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North and Central America Scale: 10 7 meters = 10 Mm = 10 megameters
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Earth Scale: 10 8 meters = 100 Mm = 100 megameters
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