erg | 1 erg | 2 erg | 3 erg | 4 erg | 5 erg | 6 erg | 7 erg | 8 erg | 9 erg | 10 erg | 11 erg | 12 erg | 13 erg | 14 erg | 15 erg | 16 erg | 17 erg | 18 erg | 19 erg | 20 erg | 21 erg | 22 erg | 23 erg | 24 erg | 25 erg | 26 erg | 27 erg | 28 erg | 29 erg | 30 erg | 31 erg | 32 erg | 33 erg | 34 erg | 35 erg | 36 erg | 37 erg | 38 erg | 39 erg | 40 erg | 41 erg | 42 erg | 43 erg | 44 erg | 45 erg | 46 erg | 47 erg | 48 erg | 49 erg | 50 erg | 51 erg | 52 erg | 53 erg | 54 erg | 55 erg | 56 erg | 57 erg | 58 erg | 59 erg | 60 erg | 61 erg | 62 erg | 63 erg | 64 erg | 65 erg | 66 erg | 67 erg | 68 erg | 69 erg | 70 erg | 71 erg | 72 erg | 73 erg | 74 erg | 75 erg | 76 erg | 77 erg | 78 erg | 79 erg | 80 erg | 81 erg | 82 erg | 83 erg | 84 erg | 85 erg | 86 erg | 87 erg | 88 erg | 89 erg | 90 erg | 91 erg | 92 erg | 93 erg | 94 erg | 95 erg | 96 erg | 97 erg | 98 erg | 99 erg | 100 erg |
exajoule | 1.0 × 10-25 EJ | 2.0 × 10-25 EJ | 3.0 × 10-25 EJ | 4.0 × 10-25 EJ | 5.0 × 10-25 EJ | 6.0 × 10-25 EJ | 7.0 × 10-25 EJ | 8.0 × 10-25 EJ | 9.0 × 10-25 EJ | 1.0 × 10-24 EJ | 1.1 × 10-24 EJ | 1.2 × 10-24 EJ | 1.3 × 10-24 EJ | 1.4 × 10-24 EJ | 1.5 × 10-24 EJ | 1.6 × 10-24 EJ | 1.7 × 10-24 EJ | 1.8 × 10-24 EJ | 1.9 × 10-24 EJ | 2.0 × 10-24 EJ | 2.1 × 10-24 EJ | 2.2 × 10-24 EJ | 2.3 × 10-24 EJ | 2.4 × 10-24 EJ | 2.5 × 10-24 EJ | 2.6 × 10-24 EJ | 2.7 × 10-24 EJ | 2.8 × 10-24 EJ | 2.9 × 10-24 EJ | 3.0 × 10-24 EJ | 3.1 × 10-24 EJ | 3.2 × 10-24 EJ | 3.3 × 10-24 EJ | 3.4 × 10-24 EJ | 3.5 × 10-24 EJ | 3.6 × 10-24 EJ | 3.7 × 10-24 EJ | 3.8 × 10-24 EJ | 3.9 × 10-24 EJ | 4.0 × 10-24 EJ | 4.1 × 10-24 EJ | 4.2 × 10-24 EJ | 4.3 × 10-24 EJ | 4.4 × 10-24 EJ | 4.5 × 10-24 EJ | 4.6 × 10-24 EJ | 4.7 × 10-24 EJ | 4.8 × 10-24 EJ | 4.9 × 10-24 EJ | 5.0 × 10-24 EJ | 5.1 × 10-24 EJ | 5.2 × 10-24 EJ | 5.3 × 10-24 EJ | 5.4 × 10-24 EJ | 5.5 × 10-24 EJ | 5.6 × 10-24 EJ | 5.7 × 10-24 EJ | 5.8 × 10-24 EJ | 5.9 × 10-24 EJ | 6.0 × 10-24 EJ | 6.1 × 10-24 EJ | 6.2 × 10-24 EJ | 6.3 × 10-24 EJ | 6.4 × 10-24 EJ | 6.5 × 10-24 EJ | 6.6 × 10-24 EJ | 6.7 × 10-24 EJ | 6.8 × 10-24 EJ | 6.9 × 10-24 EJ | 7.0 × 10-24 EJ | 7.1 × 10-24 EJ | 7.2 × 10-24 EJ | 7.3 × 10-24 EJ | 7.4 × 10-24 EJ | 7.5 × 10-24 EJ | 7.6 × 10-24 EJ | 7.7 × 10-24 EJ | 7.8 × 10-24 EJ | 7.9 × 10-24 EJ | 8.0 × 10-24 EJ | 8.1 × 10-24 EJ | 8.2 × 10-24 EJ | 8.3 × 10-24 EJ | 8.4 × 10-24 EJ | 8.5 × 10-24 EJ | 8.6 × 10-24 EJ | 8.7 × 10-24 EJ | 8.8 × 10-24 EJ | 8.9 × 10-24 EJ | 9.0 × 10-24 EJ | 9.1 × 10-24 EJ | 9.2 × 10-24 EJ | 9.3 × 10-24 EJ | 9.4 × 10-24 EJ | 9.5 × 10-24 EJ | 9.6 × 10-24 EJ | 9.7 × 10-24 EJ | 9.8 × 10-24 EJ | 9.9 × 10-24 EJ | 1.0 × 10-23 EJ |
The erg is a unit of energy and work equal to 10−7 joules. It originated in the centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units. It has the symbol erg. The erg is not an SI unit. Its name is derived from ergon (’έργον) a Greek word meaning work or task.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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erg | erg | ≡ 1 g·cm2/s2 | = 10−7 J | Metric system Non-SI |
ergs | exajoules | ergs | exajoules |
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1 | = 1.0E-25 | 6 | = 6.0E-25 |
2 | = 2.0E-25 | 7 | = 7.0E-25 |
3 | = 3.0E-25 | 8 | = 8.0E-25 |
4 | = 4.0E-25 | 9 | = 9.0E-25 |
5 | = 5.0E-25 | 10 | = 1.0E-24 |
The exajoule (EJ) is equal to 1018 (one quintillion) joules. The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan had 1.41 EJ of energy according to its rating of 9.0 on the moment magnitude scale. Yearly U.S. energy consumption amounts to roughly 94 EJ.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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exajoule | EJ | = 1018 joule | = 1018 joule | Metric system SI |
exajoules | ergs | exajoules | ergs |
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1 | = 1.0E+25 | 6 | = 6.0E+25 |
2 | = 2.0E+25 | 7 | = 7.0E+25 |
3 | = 3.0E+25 | 8 | = 8.0E+25 |
4 | = 4.0E+25 | 9 | = 9.0E+25 |
5 | = 5.0E+25 | 10 | = 1.0E+26 |
ergs | exajoules |
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1 | = 1.0 × 10-25 |
1.0 × 1025 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |