Unit equivalents Flashcards
Length: inches to centimeters
1in = 2.54 cm(exactly)
Volume: meters cubed to feet cubed
1m^3 = 35.31ft^3
1ft^3 = 0.02832 m^3
Volume: meters cubed to liters
1m^3 = 1000 liters(L)(exactly)
SI Unit Prefix mega
M
1,000,000
10^6
1Mm = 10^6m
SI Unit Prefix kilo
k
1000
10^3
1km = 10^3m
SI Unit Prefix deci
d
0.1
10^-1
1dm = 10^-1m
SI Unit Prefix centi
c
0.01
10^-2
1cm = 10^-2m
SI Unit Prefix milli
m
0.001
10^-3
1mm = 10^-3m
SI Unit Prefix micro
μ
0.000001
10^-6
1μm = 10^-6 m
SI Unit Prefix nano
n
0.000000001
10^-9
1nm = 10^-9m
Mass SI base unit
kilogram, kg
Length SI base unit
meter, m
Temperature SI base unit
kelvin, K
Time SI base unit
second, s
Electrical Current SI base unit
ampere, A
Amount of a substance SI base unit
mole, mol
Luminous intensity SI base unit
candela, cd
“meter stick” rules
1 meter = 10 decimeters = 100 centimeters = 1000 millimeters
1000 meters = 1 kilometer
In the meter-stick qualities, you may subsitute any unit for meter
Volume rule
1 milliliter(mL) = 1cm^3
1 liter(L) = 1000mL = 1000cm^3 = 100 dm^3
Water units rule
1cm^3 H2O(l) = 1mL H2O(l) approximately equals 1.00 gram H2O(l)