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Measurements and the Metric System

6 April, 2016 - 17:26
Table 21.2 Measurements and the Metric System

Measurement

Unit

Abbreviation

Metric

Equivalent

Approximate

Standard

Equivalent

Length

nanometer

nm

1 nm = 10^{-9} m

1 mm = 0.039 inch

1 cm = 0.394 inch

1 m = 39.37 inches

1 m = 3.28 feet

1 m = 1.093 yards

1 km = 0.621 miles

micrometer

μm

1 μm = 10^{-6} m

millimeter

mm

1 mm = 0.001

m

centimeter

cm

1 cm = 0.01 m

meter

m

1 m = 100 cm

1 m = 1000

mm

kilometer

km

1 km = 1000 m

Mass

microgram

μg

1 μg = 10^{-6} g

1 g = 0.035 ounce

1 kg = 2.205 pounds

milligram

mg

1 mg = 10^{-3} g

gram

g

1 g = 1000 mg

kilogram

kg

1 kg = 1000 g

Volume

microliter

μl

1 μl = 10^{-6} l

1 ml = 0.034 fluid ounce

1 l = 1.057 quarts

1 kl = 264.172 gallons

milliliter

ml

1 ml = 10^{-3} l

liter

l

1 l = 1000 ml

kiloliter

kl

1 kl = 1000 l

Area

square

centimeter

\textrm{cm}^2

1 \textrm{cm}^2 = 100

\textrm{mm}^2

1 \textrm{cm}^2 = 0.155 square

inch

1 \textrm{m}^2 = 10.764 square

feet

1 \textrm{m}^2 = 1.196 square

yards

1 ha = 2.471 acres

square

meter

\textrm{m}^2

1 \textrm{m}^2 = 10,000

\textrm{cm}^2

hectare

ha

1 ha = 10,000

\textrm{m}^2

Temperature

Celsius

°C

1 °C = 5/9 × (°F − 32)