unit conversions Flashcards
1 meter in cm
100 cm
1 meter in mm
1000 mm
x meter in 1 kilometer
1000
how many meters is a decimeter (dm)
1/10 meter
define accuracy
how close a measurement comes to the actual value of what is being measured
how do you measure liquid in a graduated cylinder
read at the most inferior point of the meniscus
precision
Precision: How reliable and repeatable a measurement is. The more consistent the data is with repeated testing, the more precise it is.
1 inch
2.54 cm
1 ft
12 inches or .3 meters
1 yard
3 feet or .914 meters
1 mile
5280 feet or 1.6 km
1 sq mile
2.590 sq km
640 acres
Acre
4840 sq yards
Fl oz fluid ounces
8 fl drama or 29 mL
1 cup
8 fl oz or .237 L
1 pint
16 fl oz or 0.473 L
1 quart
2 pints or 0.946 L
1 gallon
4 quarts or 3.7 liters
1 teaspoon
1.33 fluid drams or 15 mL
1 cc or cm3
Cubic cm
0.271 drams or 1 milliliter mL