Metric system

1 mile (mi) is how many feet?

5280 ft

1 yard (yd) is how many feet?

3 ft

1 foot is how many inches?

12 in

1 inch is how many centimeters

2.54 cm

abbreviation for 1 ft

1'

abbreviation for 1 in

1''

1 pound is how many ounces?

16 oz

1 pound is how many grams?

453.6

1 kilogram is how many pounds?

2.205 lbm

1 ton is how many pounds?

2000 lbm

1 year is how many days?

365 days

1 day is how many hours?

24 hrs

1 hour is how many minutes?

60 mins

1 minute is how many seconds?

60 seconds

1 gallon is how many quarts?

4 qts

1 quart is how many pints?

2 pts

1 pint is how many cups?

2 c

1 cup is how many fluid ounces?

8 fl oz

1 liter is how many quarts?

1.057 qts

1 milliliter is how many centimeters cubed?

1 cm^3 or cc

what is the formula for Fahrenheit to Celsius?

C = 5/9 (F-32)

What is the formula for Celsius to Kelvin?

K = C + 273.15 or C = K - 273.15

what is the geometric formula for area?

length x width (rectangles)

what is the geometric formula for volume?

length x width x height (rectangular prisms)

Giga (G)

Multiplier: 1,000,000,000
Scientific Notation: 10 ^9
Example: 1 gigameter (Gm) = 1 x 10^9 m

Mega (M)

Multiplier: 1,000,000
Scientific Notation: 10^6
Example: 1 megameter (Mm) = 1 x 10^6 m

Kilo (k)

Multiplier: 1,000
Scientific Notation: 10^3
Example: 1 kilometer (km) = 1000 m

Hecto (h)

Multiplier: 100
Scientific Notation: 10^2
Example: 1 hectometer (hm) = 100 m

Deka (da)

Multiplier: 10
Scientific Notation: 10^1
Example: 1 dekameter (dam) = 10 m

(base unit)

Multiplier: 1
Scientific notation: 10^0
Example: meter (m), gram (g), liter (l)

Deci (d)

Multiplier: 0.1
Scientific notation: 10^-1
Example: 1 decimeter (dm) = 0.1 m

Centi (c)

multiplier: 0.01
Scientific notation: 10^-2
Example: 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.01 m

Milli (m)

Multiplier: 0.001
Scientific notation: 10^-3
Example: 1 millimeter (mm) = 0.001

Micro

Multiplier: 0.000 001
Scientific notation: 10^-6
Example: 1 micrometer = 1 x 10^-6 m

Nano

Multiplier: 0.000 000 001
Scientific Notation: 10^-9
Example: 1 nanometer = 1 x 10^-9 m

1 in = how many cm?

2\.54

1 kilo = how many mi?

0\.621 mile

1 ft = how many meter?

0\.305

what is the formula for Celsius to Fahrenheit?

F= 9/5C + 32

What is the order for the metric system prefixes?

Giga, Mega, Kilo, Hecto, Deka, Base Unit (M, L, G), Deci, Centi, Milli, Micro, Nano

The base unit for mass

gram

Base unit for length

meter

Base unit for volume

liter