Units
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Updated
2010-02-05 18:55
Metric and Standard
These figures are rounded.
| Standard | Metric |
|---|---|
| 1 mile | 1.6 kilometers |
| 1 yard | .91 meters |
| 1 inch | 2.54 centimeters |
| 1 pound | .4536 kilograms |
| .62 miles | 1 kilometer |
| 1.1 yards | 1 meter |
| .4 inches | 1 centimeter |
| 2.2 pounds | 1 kilogram |
Reference: http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/facts-slides-self/facts/gen-peapp-conv-table.html
Quarts and cups, etc.
Order by size
This table has all seven measuring units from gallons through teaspoons. Click memorize, and then click matching mode to match them into the right order.
| Unit | Order |
|---|---|
| gallon | 1 |
| quart | 2 |
| pint | 3 |
| cup | 4 |
| ounce | 5 |
| tablespoon | 6 |
| teaspoon | 7 |
Conversions
Now, click one of the memorize links to remember how they convert.
| Larger Unit | Smaller Unit |
|---|---|
| quarts in a gallon | 4 quarts |
| pints in a quart | 2 pints |
| cups in a pint | 2 cups |
| ounces in a cup | 8 ounces |
| tablespoons in an ounce | 2 tablespoons |
| teaspoons in a tablespoon | 3 teaspoons |
| pints in a gallon | 8 pints |
| cups in a gallon | 16 cups |
| ounces in a gallon | 128 ounces |
| ounces in a pint | 16 ounces |
| Abbreviation/prefix | Factor |
|---|---|
| P = peta- | quadrillion |
| T = tera- | trillion |
| G = giga- | billion |
| M = mega- | million |
| k = kilo- | thousand |
| h = hecto- | hundred |
| da = deka- | ten |
| d = deci- | tenth |
| c = centi- | hundredth |
| m = milli- | thousandth |
| μ = micro- | millionth |
| n = nano- | billionth |
| p = pico- | trillionth |
| f = femto- | quadrillionth |
| Abbreviation/prefix | Factor |
|---|---|
| P = peta- | 1,000,000,000,000,000 |
| T = tera- | 1,000,000,000,000 |
| G = giga- | 1,000,000,000 |
| M = mega- | 1,000,000 |
| k = kilo- | 1,000 |
| h = hecto- | 100 |
| da = deka- | 10 |
| d = deci- | 0.1 = 1/10 |
| c = centi- | 0.01 = 1/100 |
| m = milli- | 0.001 = 1/1,000 |
| μ = micro- | 0.000 001 = 1/1,000,000 |
| n = nano- | 0.000 000 001 = 1/1,000,000,000 |
| p = pico- | 0.000 000 000 001 = 1/1,000,000,000,000 |
| f = femto- | 0.000 000 000 000 001 = 1/1,000,000,000,000,000 |
| Abbreviation/prefix | Factor |
|---|---|
| P = peta- | 1015 = 10 to the power of 15 |
| T = tera- | 1012 = 10 to the power of 12 |
| G = giga- | 109 = 10 to the power of 9 |
| M = mega- | 106 = 10 to the power of 6 |
| k = kilo- | 103 = 10 to the power of 3 |
| h = hecto- | 102 = 10 to the power of 2 |
| da = deka- | 101 = 10 to the power of 1 |
| d = deci- | 10-1 = 10 to the power of -1 |
| c = centi- | 10-2 = 10 to the power of -2 |
| m = milli- | 10-3 = 10 to the power of -3 |
| μ = micro- | 10-6 = 10 to the power of -6 |
| n = nano- | 10-9 = 10 to the power of -9 |
| p = pico- | 10-12 = 10 to the power of -12 |
| f = femto- | 10-15 = 10 to the power of -15 |
