Module 2 Flashcards
a group of standard units and their combinations
SYSTEM OF UNITS
Based on atomic standards and its modernized version is called SI system, from the French Systeme International dā Unites (International System of Units)
Metric System
2 Variations of Metric System
meter-kilogram-second
centimeter - gram - second
length
meter
mass
kilogram
time
second
electrical current
ampere
temperature
Kelvin
amount of substance
mole
luminous intensity
candela
yotta (Y)
10^24
zeta (Z)
10^21
exa (E)
10^18
peta (P)
10^15
tera (T)
10^12
giga (G)
10^9
mega (M)
10^6
kilo (k)
10^3
hecto (h)
10^2
deka (da)
10
deci (d)
10^(-1)
centi (c)
10^(-2)
milli (m)
10^(-3)
micro
10^(-6)
nano
10^(-9)
pico (p)
10^(-12)
femto (f)
10^(-15)
atto (a)
10^(-18)
zepto (z)
10^(-21)
yocto
10^(-24)
also known as British system or fps (foot-pound-second), was standardized in England and sometimes based on the body parts
English System
565 900 seconds into days
6.55 days
17 years into minutes
8 935 200.00 minutes
43 miles into feet
227 040.00 ft
165 pounds into kilograms
74.25 kg
100 yards into meters
91.46 meters
22, 647 inches into miles
0.36 mile
2678 cm into feet
87.86 ft
60 miles per hour into meters per second
27.27 m/s
130 meters per hour into miles per hour
286.00 miles/hour
1100 feet per second into miles per hour
750 miles/hour
53 yards per hour into inches per week
320 544.00 inches per week
1 hour = seconds
3600 seconds
1 meter = feet
3.28 feet
1kg = lbs
2.2 lbs
1 m/s = miles per hour
2.2 miles per hour
1 mile = feet
5280 feet
1 lb = kg
0.45 kg
1 yard = feet
3 feet
1 light second = meters
300 000 000 meters
1 quart = liters
0.946 liters
1 inch = 2.54 cm = mm
25.4 mm
