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

## Less than 10-24
- 3.01031 J, the average kinetic energy of a molecule at the lowest temperature reached as of 2003
SI prefix: yocto- (yJ)
- 1.510-23 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
SI prefix: zepto- (zJ)
- 4.3710-21 J, the average kinetic energy of a molecule at room temperature
- 1.60210-19 J  1 electronvolt (eV)
- 2.710-19 J  5.210-19 J, the energy range of photons in visible light
SI prefix: atto- (aJ)
- 5.010-18 J, the upper bound of the mass-energy of a neutrino in particle physics
SI prefix: femto- (fJ)
- 5.010-14 J, the upper bound of the mass-energy of a muon neutrino
- 8.18710-14 J, the rest mass-energy of an electron
SI prefix: pico- (pJ)
- 3.210-11 J, the average total energy released in the fission of one uranium-235 atom
- 3.510-11 J, the average total energy released in the nuclear fission of one plutonium-239 atom
- 1.50310-10 J, the rest mass-energy of a proton
- 1.50510-10 J, the rest mass-energy of a neutron
- 3.00510-10 J, the rest mass-energy of a deuteron
- 5.97210-10 J, the rest mass-energy of an alpha particle
SI prefix: nano- (nJ)
- 810-9 J, the initial operating energy per beam of the CERN Large Electron Positron Collider in 1983
- 1.310-8 J, the mass-energy of a W boson
- 1.510-8 J, the mass-energy of a Z boson
- 4.310-8 J, the operating energy per beam of the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron accelerator in 1981
- 110-7 J  1 erg
- 1.610-7 J, one TeV (teraelectronvolt), about the kinetic energy of a flying mosquito
SI prefix: micro- (J)
- 210-5 J, the energy to pronounce an average syllable of a word
- 310-5 J, the energy of one second of moonlight on the human face
- 1.810-4 J, the expected collision energy of lead nuclei in the CERN Large Hadron Collider 
- 910-4 J, the energy of a cricket's chirp or a bee's wingbeat
SI prefix: milli- (mJ)
SI prefix: centi- (cJ)
SI prefix: deci- (dJ)
- 110-1 J, the energy of a half-dollar falling 1 metre or of a typewriter key press
1 J in everyday life is approximately:
- 1 J  1 Nm (newton-metre)
- 1 J  1 Ws (watt-second)
- 1.356 J  1 ftlbf (foot-pound force)
- 4.184 J  1 thermochemical calorie (small calorie)
- 4.1868 J  1 International Table calorie (small calorie)
- 8 J, the Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin theoretical upper limit for the energy of a cosmic ray
- 9.472  J = Most disposable camera flashes use approximately this amount of energy per flash.
SI prefix: deca- (daJ)
- 5101 J, the most energetic cosmic ray ever detected, in 1991
- 8101 J, the kinetic energy of an average person swinging a baseball bat
SI prefix: hecto- (hJ)
- 6102 J, the use of a 10-watt flashlight for one minute
- 7.457102 J, a power of one horsepower applied for one second
- 9102 J, the energy of a lethal dose of X-rays
SI prefix: kilo- (kJ)
- 1103 J, the energy stored in a typical photography studio strobe light
- 1.05103 J  1 British thermal unit (BTU), depending on the temperature
- 1.23 J, the energy in shooting an elephant gun, or in striking a match
- 1.366103 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)
- 1.42103 J, the kinetic energy of a 3.5 g (grams) AK-74 bullet fired at 900 m/s (metres per second)
- 3.28103 J, the kinetic energy of a 9.33 g NATO rifle cartridge fired at 838 m/s
- 3.600103 J  1 Wh (watt-hour)
- 4.184103 J, the energy released by explosion of one gram of TNT
- 4.186103 J  1 food Calorie (large calorie)
- 1.7104 J, the energy released by the metabolism of one gram of sugar or protein
- 3.8104 J, the energy released by the metabolism of one gram of fat
- 5.0104 J, the energy released by the combustion of one gram of gasoline
- 2105 J9105 J, the average kinetic energy of an automobile at highway speeds
- 9105 J, the energy of accelerating a 4-ton truck to highway speeds
SI prefix: mega- (MJ)
- 1106 J, approximately the nutritional value of a snack such as a Mars bar
- 6.3106 J, the recommended nutritional intake per day for a woman not doing heavy labour
- 8.4106 J, the recommended nutritional intake for a man
- 1107 J, the energy of a day's worth of heavy labour
- 1.05108 J  1 therm, depending on the temperature
SI prefix: giga- (GJ)
- 1.5109 J, the energy in an average lightning bolt
- 1.95627185109 J, Planck energy, the unit of energy in Planck units
- 3.2109 J, the approximate annual power usage of a standard clothes dryer
- 6.12109 J  1 bboe (barrel of oil equivalent)
- 4.191010 J  1 toe (ton of oil equivalent)
- 51010 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)
- 7.21010 J, the energy consumed by the average U.S. automobile in the year 2000
- 8.641010 J  1 MWd (megawatt-day), used in the context of power plants
- 91011 J, the energy of an Atlas rocket blasting off
SI prefix: tera- (TJ)
- 3.61013 J, released by an average thunderstorm
- 6.31013 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)
- 8.781013 J, the yield of the Fat Man atomic bomb detonated over Nagasaki, Japan at the end of World War II
- 9.01013 J, the theoretical total mass-energy of one gram of matter
- 61014 J, the energy released by an average hurricane in one second
SI prefix: peta- (PJ)
- 2.071015 J, the yearly electricity production in Togo, Africa as of 2005
- 4.1841015 J, the amount of energy in 1 megaton of TNT
- 1.01016 J, the estimated impact energy released in forming Meteor Crater
- 4.421016 J, the yearly electricity consumption in Zimbabwe as of 2005
- 8.9881016 J, the amount of energy in 1 kilogram of antimatter
- 1.741017 J, the total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each second
- 2.11017 J, the yield of the Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear weapon ever tested
- 4.101017 J, the yearly electricity consumption of Norway as of 2005
- 4.1841017 J, 100 megatons, a potential nuclear weapon yield
- 8.41017 J, the estimated energy released by the eruption of the Indonesian volcano, Krakatoa, in 1883
SI prefix: exa- (EJ)
- 21018 J, 475 megatons, the energy released by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 
- 1.371019 J, the yearly electricity consumption in the U.S. as of 2005
- 1.461019J, the yearly electricity production in the U.S. as of 2005
- 5.21019 J, the daily energy released by an average hurricane producing rain (400 times greater than the wind energy).
- 5.671019 J, the yearly electricity consumption of the world as of 2005
- 6.25*1019 J, the yearly electricity generation of the world as of 2005
- 8.01*1020 J, Estimated global uranium resources for generating electricity  2005.
SI prefix: zetta- (ZJ)
- 6.51021 J, the estimated energy contained in the world's natural gas reserves as of 2006
- 7.41021 J, the estimated energy contained in the world's petroleum reserves as of 2003
- 1.51022J, the total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each day
- 2.11022 J, the estimated energy contained in the world's coal reserves as of 2005
- 2.91022 J, identified global Uranium-238 resources using fast reactor technology.
- 3.91022 J, the estimated energy contained in the world's fossil fuel reserves as of 2003
- 2.21023 J, total global Uranium-238 resources using fast reactor technology.
- 5.01023 J, the approximate energy released in the formation of the Chicxulub Crater in the Yucatan Peninsula

## 1024 and above
SI prefix: yotta- (YJ)
- 5.51024 J, the total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each year
- 3.861026 J, the total energy output of the Sun each second
- 3.341031 J, the total energy output of the Sun each day
- 2.41032 J, the gravitational binding energy of the Earth
- 2.71033 J, the Earth's kinetic energy in its orbit
- 1.221034 J, the total energy output of the Sun each year
- 5.371041 J, the theoretical total mass-energy of the Earth
- 6.91041 J, the gravitational binding energy of the Sun
- 1.21044 J, the estimated energy released in a supernova
- 11046 J, the estimated energy released in a hypernova
- 11047 J, the energy released in an intense gamma ray burst
- 1.81047 J, the theoretical total mass-energy of the Sun
- 41058 J, the visible mass-energy in our galaxy, the Milky Way
- 11059 J, the total mass-energy of the galaxy, including dark matter and dark energy
- 41069 J, the estimated total mass-energy of the observable universe

# SI multiples

# Notes
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-  Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 KE = \tfrac{1}{2}mv^2
-  E_p = \sqrt{\frac{\hbar c^5}{G}}
-  Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 Energy Units, by Arthur Smith, 21 January, 2005
-  Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4  from the Energy Information Administration 
-  Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Earth has a cross section of  1.2741014 square meters and the solar constant is 1366 watts per square meter.
-  Krakatoa#Legacy of the 1883 eruption
-  "FAQ". usgs.gov. 2006-09-19.
-   from the Energy Information Administration 
-  FAQ : HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, AND TROPICAL CYCLONES noaa.gov
-  U.S. Energy Information Administration,  International Energy Generation
-  Jump up to: 13.0 13.1 13.2 Global Uranium Resource
-  U.S. Energy Information Administration,  International Energy Generation
-  U.S. EIA International Energy Outlook 2007.
-   Final number is computed. Energy Outlook 2007 shows 15.9% of world energy is nuclear. IAEA estimates  conventional uranium stock, at today's prices is sufficient for 85 years. Convert billion KW hours to joules then:  6.25*10^19 x .159 x 85 = 8.01*10^20
-   from the Energy Information Administration 
-   from the Energy Information Administration 
-  Jump up to: 19.0 19.1 19.2 The Sun at 
-  Jump up to: 20.0 20.1 U = \frac{(3/5)GM^2}{r}Chandrasekhar, S. 1939, An Introduction to the Study of Stellar Structure (Chicago: U. of Chicago; reprinted in New York: Dover), section 9, eqs. 90-92, p. 51 (Dover edition)Lang, K. R. 1980, Astrophysical Formulae (Berlin: Springer Verlag), p. 272
-  Khokhlov, A.; Mueller, E.; Hoeflich, P. (1993). "Light curves of Type IA supernova models with different explosion mechanisms". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 270 (12): 223248. Retrieved 2007-07-10.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)