Units of Time

Do you know your units of time? Answer them with the questions below.
Does not include every time interval that has ever existed.
If you know your scientific prefixes, you'll do pretty well
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The time it takes for light to travel 100 quintillionth the length of a proton
Planck Time
One nonillionth of a second
Quectosecond
One octillionth of a second
Rontosecond
One septillionth of a second
Yoctosecond
One sextillionth of a second
Zeptosecond
One quintillionth of a second
Attosecond
One quadrillionth of a second
Femtosecond
One trillionth of a second
Picosecond
One billionth of a second
Nanosecond
Ten of the above
Shake
One millionth of a second
Microsecond
One thousandth of a second
Millisecond
One hundredth of a second
Centisecond
One tenth of a second
Decisecond
Ten seconds
Decasecond
Six of the above
Minute
Roughly 90 seconds and used in medieval times by astronomers
Moment
One hundred seconds
Hectosecond
One thousand seconds
Kilosecond
3600 seconds or 1/24 of a day
Hour
Seven days
Week
Ten days
Decaday
One million seconds
Megasecond
Derived from an Old English term meaning "fourteen nights"
Fortnight
Varies from 28-31 days
Month
Twelve of the above
Year
Add one more day to the above and happens every four of the above except those that are divisible by 100 but not 400
Leap Year
Four years, most commonly used to reference the waiting period between the Olympic Games
Olympiad
Five years, most commonly used in early Roman times to denote intervals between censuses
Lustrum
Double the above
Decade
Add another five to the above; denotes the intervals between Roman taxation assessments
Indiction
Occurs every twenty-five years in the Catholic Church
Jubilee
The 60th anniversary of a monarch's rule
Diamond Jubilee
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Century
Ten of the above
Millennium
A thousand of the above
Megaannum
A thousand of the above
Eon
In Hindu mythology, this equals to one day in the life of Brahma
Kalpa
One quintillion seconds
Exasecond
One sextillion seconds
Zettasecond
One septillion seconds
Yottasecond
One octillion seconds
Ronnasecond
One nonillion seconds
Quettasecond
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Level 72
Sep 29, 2025
I like this one, although I fumbled