Units of Measure in English and Metric Systems: Length, Capacity, and Weight

1 minute (min.)

60 seconds (sec.)

1 hour (hr)

60 min.

1 day

24 hr.

1 week (wk.)

7 days

1 year (yr)

12 months (mo.)

1 yr.

365 days

1 leap year

366 days

1 decade

10 yr.

1 foot (ft.)

12 inches (in.)

1 yard (yd.)

3 ft.

1 mile (mi.)

5,280 ft.

1 gallon (gal.)

4 qt.

1 pound (lb.)

16 ounces (oz.)

1 dozen

12 things

1 sq. ft.

144 sq. in.

1 sq. yd.

9 sq. ft.

1,000 mm

1 m

100 cm

1 m

10 dm

1 m

1 score

20 yr.

1 century

100 yr.

1 millennium

1,000 yr.

1 ton

2,000 lb.

1 quart (qt)

2 pt.

1 pint (pt.)

2 c.

1 cup (c.)

8 fl. oz.

1 fluid ounce (fl. oz.)

2 tbsp.

1 tablespoon (tbsp.)

3 teaspoons (tsp.)

1 gallon

4 quarts

1 peck

8 quarts

1 bushel

4 pecks (pk)

10m

1dam (deca)

100m

1hm (hecto)

1000m

1 km (kilo)

1000mg

1g

100cg (centi)

1g

10dg (deci)

1g

1000mL

1L

1000g

1kg

100cl (cent)

1L