Question

Order of magnitude of a physical quantity is the

• A. power of $5$ of the number that describes the quantity
• B. power of $10$ of the number that describes the quantity
• C. power of $100$ of the number that describes the quantity
• D. power of $0.01$ of the number that describes the quantity

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

power of $10$ of the number that describes the quantity

Answer 2

Order of magnitude of a physical quantity is the power of $10$ of the number that describes the quantity