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SI/METRIC UNITS of MEASUREMENT

|Measurement |SI/Metric Unit |Symbol |Common Lab Unit |

| | | |(in H.S. Physical Science) |

|length |meter |m |cm |

|volume |Liter |L |mL |

|(derived unit) |cubic meter |m3 |cm3 |

|mass |kilogram |kg |g |

|temperature |kelvin (SI) |K | |

| |degree Celsius (metric) | |oC |

|time |second |s |s |

|force (derived unit) |newton |N |N |

|electric current |ampere |A |A |

|amount of substance |mole |mol |mol |

|intensity of light |candela |cd |cd |

SI/METRIC PREFIXS

|Prefix |Symbol |Factor | | |

|yotta |Y |1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 |= 10 24 |(e+24) |

|zetta |Z |1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 |= 10 21 |(e+21) |

|exa |E |1 000 000 000 000 000 000 |= 10 18 |(e+18) |

|peta |P |1 000 000 000 000 000 |= 10 15 |(e+15) |

|tera |T |1 000 000 000 000 |= 10 12 |(e+12) |

|giga |G |1 000 000 000 |= 10 9 |(e+9) |

|mega |M |1 000 000 |= 10 6 |(e+6) |

|kilo |k |1 000 |= 10 3 |(e+3) |

|hecto |h |100 |= 10 2 |(e+2) |

|deka |da |10 |= 10 1 |(e+1) |

|----- |----- |1 |= 10 0 |----- |

|deci |d |0.1 |= 10 -1 |(e-1) |

|centi |c |0.01 |= 10 -2 |(e-2) |

|milli |m |0.001 |= 10 -3 |(e-3) |

|micro |µ |0.000 001 |= 10 -6 |(e-6) |

|nano |n |0.000 000 001 |= 10 -9 |(e-9) |

|pico |p |0.000 000 000 001 | = 10 -12 |(e-12) |

|femto |f |0.000 000 000 000 001 |= 10 -15 |(e-15) |

|atto |a |0.000 000 000 000 000 001 |= 10 -18 |(e-18) |

|zepto |z |0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001 |= 10 -21 |(e-21) |

|yocto |y |0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 |= 10 -24 |(e-24 |

SI-Imperial/USA Conversions

|Measurement |Conversion |Conversion |

|length |1 inch = 2.54 cm |1 km = 0.6214 mi |

|mass |1 oz = 28.35 g |1 kg = 2.2046 lb |

|volume |1 gal = 3.7854 L |1 cm3 = 0.061 in3 |

|temperature |Fahrenheit to Celsius |subtract 32; then divide by 1.8 |

| |Celsius to Fahrenheit |multiply by 1.8; then add 32 |

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