Chapter 5 – Conversions & Dimensional Analysis

Vocabulary-style flashcards summarizing key unit conversions and formulas from Chapter 5.

Liter (L)

1 liter equals 1,000 milliliters (mL).

Kiloliter (kL)

1 kiloliter equals 1,000 liters, or 1,000,000 milliliters (mL).

Dimensional Analysis

A systematic method that uses conversion factors to switch from one unit of measurement to another.

Centimeter (cm)

1 cm equals 10 millimeters (mm); 100 cm equals 1 meter (m).

Inch (in)

1 inch equals 25.4 mm, 2.54 cm, or about 0.083 feet (ft).

Foot (ft)

1 foot equals 12 inches, 30.48 centimeters, or 0.3048 meters.

Yard (yd)

1 yard equals 3 feet, 36 inches, or about 0.91 meters.

Mile (mi)

1 mile equals 5,280 feet or roughly 1.6 kilometers (km).

Furlong

1 furlong equals 220 yards.

Meter (m)

1 meter equals 100 centimeters, 39.37 inches, or 3.28 feet.

Kilometer (km)

1 kilometer equals 1,000 meters, about 0.62 miles, or 1,093.61 yards.

Celsius → Kelvin

K = °C + 273.

Kelvin → Celsius

°C = K – 273.

Fahrenheit → Celsius

°C = (°F – 32) × 5⁄9.

Celsius → Fahrenheit

°F = (°C × 9⁄5) + 32.

Fahrenheit → Kelvin

K = (°F – 32) × 5⁄9 + 273.

Kelvin → Fahrenheit

°F = (K – 273) × 9⁄5 + 32.

Minute (min)

1 minute equals 60 seconds or 60,000 milliseconds (ms).

Hour (h)

1 hour equals 60 minutes or 3,600 seconds.

Day

1 day equals 24 hours or 1,440 minutes.

Week

1 week equals 7 days or 168 hours.

Month (approx.)

1 month equals about 4 weeks or 30 days.

Year

1 year equals 12 months or about 52 weeks.

Decade

1 decade equals 10 years or 120 months.

Century

1 century equals 10 decades or 100 years.

Milligram (mg)

1 mg equals 1,000 micrograms (µg), 0.001 grams (g), or about 0.000035 ounces (oz).

Gram (g)

1 gram equals 1,000 milligrams, 0.035 ounces, or 0.001 kilograms.

Ounce (oz)

1 ounce equals about 28.35 grams, 0.0625 pounds, or 0.028 kilograms.

Pound (lb)

1 pound equals about 453.6 grams, 16 ounces, or 0.45 kilograms.

Kilogram (kg)

1 kilogram equals 1,000 grams, roughly 35.3 ounces, or 2.2 pounds.