I have to write a piece about a speech made by an Australian speaker, and he made reference to the "gigaliter."
How much is that in American terms? I've never heard the word before.
2006-10-11 05:40:00 · 6 answers · asked by Lanani 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Thanks, everyone! Now I feel silly for not knowing that.
This is why I'm a writer and not a scientist. :)
2006-10-11 12:39:16 · update #1
a gigaliter is 1 billion liters (giga is a prefix meaning 1 billion)
2006-10-11 05:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Giga = Billion
Liter = Metric unit of volume
Gigaliter = One billion liters of volume
2006-10-11 16:49:37 · answer #2 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
giga- (symbol: G) is a prefix in the SI system of units denoting 10 to power 9, or 1 000 000 000.
Confirmed in 1960, it comes from the Greek γίγαÏ, meaning giant.
giga liters >>> 1 000 000 000 liters
2006-10-11 16:51:40 · answer #3 · answered by Geo06 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
agreed 1 billion liters
1 liter is just slightly larger than a quart.
Approximately 4 liters to the gallon (just a little more than a gallon)
2006-10-11 12:49:06 · answer #4 · answered by The Cheminator 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Damn! I wanted to answer this, but, alas, I was much too late.
Everyone else is correct. "Giga-" always equals one billion, e.g. gigabyte.
2006-10-11 20:43:39 · answer #5 · answered by Miss D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10e9 liters or 1,000,000,000 liters
2006-10-11 15:30:06 · answer #6 · answered by Arc T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋