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Orders of magnitude (energy)

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This list compares various energies in joules (J), organized by order of magnitude.

List of orders of magnitude for energy

Factor (Joules)	SI prefix	Value	Item
10-31		3.0×10−31 J	the average kinetic energy of a molecule at the lowest temperature reached as of 2003[update]
10-24	yocto- (yJ)
10-23		1.5×10−23 J	the average kinetic energy of a molecule in the Boomerang Nebula, the coldest place known outside of a laboratory, at a temperature of 1 kelvin
10−21	zepto- (zJ)	4.37×10−21 J	the average kinetic energy of a molecule at room temperature
		1.602×10−19 J	≈1 electronvolt (eV)
		2.7×10−19 J – 5.2×10−19 J	the energy range of photons in visible light
10−18	atto- (aJ)	5.0×10−18 J	the upper bound of the mass-energy of a neutrino in particle physics
10−15	femto- (fJ)
10-14		5.0×10−14 J	the upper bound of the mass-energy of a muon neutrino
		8.187×10−14 J	the rest mass-energy of an electron
10-13		1.602×10−13 J	1 megaelectronvolt (MeV)
10−12	pico- (pJ)	2.26×10−12 J	kinetic energy of a D-T fusion neutron
10-11		3.2×10−11 J	the average total energy released in the nuclear fission of one uranium-235 atom
		3.5×10−11 J	the average total energy released in the fission of one plutonium-239 atom
10-10		1.503×10−10 J	the rest mass-energy of a proton
		1.505×10−10 J	the rest mass-energy of a neutron
		1.602×10−10 J	1 gigaelectronvolt (GeV)
		3.005×10−10 J	the rest mass-energy of a deuteron
		5.972×10−10 J	the rest mass-energy of an alpha particle
10-9	nano- (nJ)	1.602×10−9 J	10 GeV
		8×10−9 J	the initial operating energy per beam of the CERN Large Electron Positron Collider in 1983
10-8		1.3×10−8 J	the mass-energy of a W boson
		1.5×10−8 J	the mass-energy of a Z boson
		1.602×10−8 J	100 GeV
		4.3×10−8 J	the operating energy per beam of the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron accelerator in 1981
10-7		1×10−7 J	≡ 1 erg
		1.602×10−7 J	one TeV (teraelectronvolt), about the kinetic energy of a flying mosquito[1]
10-6	micro- (µJ)
10-5		2×10−5 J	the energy to pronounce an average syllable of a word[2]
		3×10−5 J	the energy of one second of moonlight falling upon a human face[2]
10-4		1.8×10−4 J	the expected collision energy of lead nuclei in the CERN Large Hadron Collider [9]
		9×10−4 J	the energy of a cricket's chirp[2][dubious – discuss]
10-3	milli- (mJ)
10-2	centi- (cJ)
10-1	deci- (dJ)	1×10−1 J	the energy of an American half-dollar falling 1 metre
		1x10-1 J	the energy required to press a typewriter key[2]
100	J	1 J	≡ 1 N·m (newton-metre)
		1 J	≡ 1 W·s (watt-second)
		1 J	the kinetic energy produced as a small apple (100 grams) falls one meter against Earth's gravity.
		~1 J	the amount of energy that a quiet person produces as heat, every hundredth of a second
		1 J	the energy required to heat one gram of dry, cool air by 1 degree Celsius
		1.356 J	≈ 1 ft·lbf (foot-pound force)
		4.184 J	≡ 1 thermochemical calorie (small calorie)
		4.1868 J	≡ 1 International Table calorie (small calorie)
		~5 J	The energy stored in a disposable camera photoflash capacitor (100 µF @ 330 V).
		8 J	the Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin theoretical upper limit for the energy of a cosmic ray
101	deca- (daJ)	5×101 J	the most energetic cosmic ray ever detected, in 1991
		8×101 J	the kinetic energy of an average person swinging a baseball bat
102	hecto- (hJ)	6×102 J	the use of a 10-watt flashlight for one minute[2]
		7.457×102 J	a power of one horsepower applied for one second
		9×102 J	the energy of a lethal dose of X-rays[2]
103	kilo- (kJ)	1×103 J	the energy stored in a typical photography studio strobe light
		1.05×103 J	≈ 1 British thermal unit (BTU), depending on the temperature
		1.2×103 J	the energy in shooting an elephant gun
		1.366×103 J	the total solar radiation received from the Sun by one square meter of the Earth's surface per second (this is the solar constant[10])
		1.42×103 J	the kinetic energy of a 3.5 g (grams) AK-74 bullet fired at 900 m/s (metres per second)[3]
		1.69×103 J	the kinetic energy of a 3.56 g gram M193 M16 bullet fired at 975 m/s (meters per second)
		1.73×103 J	the kinetic energy of a 4.0 g gram M855 M16 bullet fired at 930 m/s (meters per second)
		3.28×103 J	the kinetic energy of a 9.33 g NATO rifle cartridge fired at 838 m/s[3]
		3.600×103 J	≡ 1 W·h (watt-hour)
		4.184×103 J	the energy released by explosion of one gram of TNT
		4.186×103 J	≡ 1 food Calorie (large calorie)
104		1.7×104 J	the energy released by the metabolism of one gram of sugar or protein
		3.8×104 J	the energy released by the metabolism of one gram of fat
		5.0×104 J	the energy released by the combustion of one gram of gasoline
105		2×105 J—9×105 J	the average kinetic energy of an automobile at highway speeds
		9×105 J	the energy required to accelerate a 4-ton truck up to highway speeds[2]
106	mega- (MJ)	1×106 J	the kinetic energy of a one tonne vehicle at 45 metres per second (100 miles per hour)
		1×106 J	approximately the food energy of a snack such as a Mars bar
		3.6×106 J	= 1 kilowatt-hour (electricity consumption)
		6.3×106 J	the recommended food energy intake per day for a woman not doing heavy labour
		8.4×106 J	the recommended food energy intake per day for a man
107		1×107 J	the energy of a day's worth of heavy labour[2]
108		1×108 J	the kinetic energy of a 55 tonne aircraft at typical landing speed (59 m/s or 115 knots)
		1.05×108 J	≈ 1 therm, depending on the temperature
		7.25×108 J	≈ energy from burning 16 kilograms of oil (using 135 kg per barrel of light crude)
109	giga- (GJ)	1.2x109 J	the theoretical minimum amount of energy required to melt a tonne of steel (25 °C to 1523 °C, equivalent to 330 kW·h)
		1.5×109 J	the energy in an average lightning bolt
		1.6×109 J	the magnetic stored energy in the world's largest toroidal superconducting magnet for the ATLAS experiment at CERN, Geneva
		1.95627185×109 J	Planck energy, the unit of energy in Planck units[4]
		2.5×109 J	the approximate average amount of energy expended by a human heart muscle over an 80-year lifetime
		3.2×109 J	the approximate annual energy usage of a standard clothes dryer
		6.12×109 J	≈ 1 bboe (barrel of oil equivalent)[5]
1010		2.3×1010 J	the kinetic energy of an Airbus A380 at cruising speed (560 tonnes at 562 knots or 289 m/s)
		4.19×1010 J	≈ 1 toe (ton of oil equivalent)[5]
		5×1010 J	the yield energy of a MOAB (Massive Ordnance Air Blast) bomb, the second most powerful non-nuclear weapon ever designed (after the Russian Father of All Bombs)
		7.2×1010 J	the energy consumed by the average U.S. automobile in the year 2000
		8.64×1010 J	≈ 1 MW·d (megawatt-day), used in the context of power plants
1011
1012	tera- (TJ)	3.6×1012 J	the average orbital kinetic energy of the Mir space station (124 tonnes at about 7680 m/s)
		8.2×1012 J	the orbital kinetic energy of the International Space Station (277 tonnes at 7710 m/s)
1013		1×1013 J	the energy of the maximum fuel an Airbus A380 can carry (248 tonnes of Jet A-1 at 43.15 MJ per kg)
		3.6×1013 J	released by an average thunderstorm
		6.3×1013 J	the approximate yield of the Little Boy atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima, Japan at the end of World War II (see the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki)[11]
		8.78×1013 J	the yield of the Fat Man atomic bomb detonated by the United States of America over Nagasaki, Japan at the end of World War II[6]
		9.0×1013 J	the theoretical total mass-energy of one gram of matter
1014		6×1014 J	the energy released by an average hurricane in one second
1015	peta- (PJ)	2.07×1015 J	the yearly electricity production in Togo, Africa as of 2005[7]
		4.184×1015 J	the amount of energy in 1 megaton of TNT
1016		1.0×1016 J	the estimated impact energy released in forming Meteor Crater
		4.42×1016 J	the yearly electricity consumption in Zimbabwe as of 2005[7]
		8.988×1016 J	the amount of energy in 1 kilogram of antimatter (or of matter)
1017		1.1×1017 J	the surface energy of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake
		1.74×1017 J	the total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each second[8]
		1.8×1017 J	the amount of energy from annihilating 1 kilogram of antimatter with 1 kilogram of matter
		2.1×1017 J	the yield of the Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear weapon ever tested
		4.10×1017 J	the yearly electricity consumption of Norway as of 2005[7]
		4.184×1017 J	100 megatons, a potential nuclear weapon yield[2]
		8.4×1017 J	the estimated energy released by the eruption of the Indonesian volcano, Krakatoa, in 1883[9]
1018	exa- (EJ)	12.75x1018 J	(Star Trek) the energy output per second of the fictional starship USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D.
1019		1.37×1019 J	the yearly electricity consumption in the U.S. as of 2005[7]
		1.46×1019J	the yearly electricity production in the U.S. as of 2005[10]
		5.2×1019 J	the daily energy released by an average hurricane producing rain (400 times greater than the wind energy).[11]
		5.67×1019 J	the yearly electricity consumption of the world as of 2005[update][7]
		6.25×1019 J	the yearly electricity generation of the world as of 2005[update][12]
		6.66×1019 J	the total energy released by the magnitude 8.8 2010 Chile Earthquake
1020		4.37x1020 J	Total World Annual Energy consumption (15TW years)
		8.01×1020 J	estimated global uranium resources for generating electricity 2005.[13][14][15][16]
1021	zetta- (ZJ)	6.5×1021 J	the estimated energy contained in the world's natural gas reserves as of 2006[17]
		7.4×1021 J	the estimated energy contained in the world's petroleum reserves as of 2003
1022		1.5×1022J	the total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each day[8]
		2.1×1022 J	the estimated energy contained in the world's coal reserves as of 2005[18]
		2.9×1022 J	identified global uranium-238 resources using fast reactor technology.[13]
		3.9×1022 J	the estimated energy contained in the world's fossil fuel reserves as of 2003
		4×1022 J	the estimated total energy released by the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake, equivalent to approximately 9.5 Teratons of TNT
1023		2.2×1023 J	total global uranium-238 resources using fast reactor technology.[13]
		5.0×1023 J	the approximate energy released in the formation of the Chicxulub Crater in the Yucatán Peninsula[19]
1024	yotta- (YJ)	5.5×1024 J	the total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each year[8]
1025
1026		1.25×1026 J	conservative estimate of the energy released by the impact that created the Caloris basin on Mercury
		3.86×1026 J	the total energy output of the Sun each second[20]
1027
1028		3.856×1028 J	the kinetic energy of the Moon in its orbit around the Earth
1029		2.58×1029 J	rotational energy of the Earth
1030
1031		3.34×1031 J	the total energy output of the Sun each day[20]
1032		2.24×1032 J	the gravitational binding energy of the Earth[21]
1033		2.7×1033 J	the Earth's kinetic energy in its orbit[22]
1034		1.22×1034 J	the total energy output of the Sun each year[20]
1041		5.37×1041 J	the theoretical total mass-energy of the Earth
		6.87×1041 J	the gravitational binding energy of the Sun[21]
1044		1.2×1044 J	the estimated energy released in a supernova[23]
1046		1×1046 J	the estimated energy released in a hypernova
1051		1×1047 J	the energy released in an intense gamma ray burst
		1.8×1047 J	the theoretical total mass-energy of the Sun
1058		4×1058 J	the visible mass-energy in our galaxy, the Milky Way
1059		1×1059 J	the total mass-energy of the galaxy, including dark matter and dark energy
1062		1.8×1062 J	the total mass-energy of the Local Supercluster. including dark matter[24]
1069		4×1069 J	the estimated total mass-energy of the observable universe