Conversion Chart - Ms. Brown's Geology Class



Conversion Chart

Length

12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)

3 feet (ft) = 1 yard (yd)

5280 feet (ft) = 1 mile (mi)

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters (cm)

1 meter (m) = 39.37 inches (in)

1 mile = 1.609 kilometers (km)

1 centimeter = 10 millimeters

1 meter = 1000 millimeters

Volume

2 cups = 1 pint

2 pints = 1 quart

4 quarts = 1 gallon

1 quart = 32 fluid ounces

1 quart = 0.946 liters (L)

1 quart = 946 milliliters (mL)

1 liter = 1000 milliliters (mL)

Mass & Weight

16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb)

2000 pounds (lb) = 1 ton (t)

1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2 pounds

1 pound (lb) = 454 grams (g)

1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams

1 gram = 1000 milligrams (mg)

1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meter (m)

1 meter (m) = 10 decimeters (dm)

1 decimeter = 10 centimeters

Temperature Formulas volume/Mass Relationship

C = (F-32)/1.8 1 cm3 = 1 ml = 1 g

F = 1.8C + 32 (water at 4( C)

K = C + 273

C = K – 273

SI (Metric) System

|Prefix |Symbol |Multiples & submultiples |Power of Ten |Name of Prefix |

|exa |E |1 000 000 000 000 000 000 |1018 |one quintillion |

|peta |P |1 000 000 000 000 000 |1015 |one quadrillion |

|tera |T |1 000 000 000 000 |1012 |one trillion |

|giga |G |1 000 000 000 |109 |one billion |

|mega |M |1 000 000 |106 |one million |

|kilo |k |1 000 |103 |one thousand |

|hecto |h |100 |102 |one hundred |

|deka |da |10 |101 |ten |

|BASE | |1 |100 |one |

|deci |d |0.1 |10-1 |one tenth |

|centi |c |0.01 |10-2 |one hundredth |

|milli |m |0.001 |10-3 |one thousandth |

|micro |( |0.000 001 |10-6 |one millionth |

|nano |n |0.000 000 001 |10-9 |one billionth |

|pico |p |0.000 000 000 001 |10-12 |one trillionth |

|femto |f |0.000 000 000 000 001 |10-15 |one quadrillionth |

|atto |a |0.000 000 000 000 000 001 |10-18 |one quintillionth |

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