Units of measurements Flashcards
Physics comes from the greekword?
Phusis
Base and derived units
SI units
what are the 2 major units
Metric Units
English units
Quantities that ca be formed ex m^2
Derived quantities
Base= ?
Units
What is ISA
International System of quantities
SI units factor by 10
Metric prefixes
UNITS OF LENGTH IN THE U.S. SYSTEM
1 foot (ft) = (in)
1 yard (yd) = (ft)
1 yard (yd) = (in)
1 mile (mi) = (ft)
12 Inches
3 feet
36 inches
5280 ft
UNITS OF WEIGHT IN THE U.S. SYSTEM
1 pound (Ib) = (oz)
1 ton (T) = (Ib)
16oz
2,000lbs
UNITS OF AREA IN THE U.S. SYSTEM
1 square foot (ft^2) = (in^2)
1 square yard (yd^2) = 9 square feet (ft^2)
1 acre = 43,560 square feet (ft^2)
1 square mile (mi^2)= 640 acres
144 square inches
9 square feet
43,560 sqaure feet
640 acres
UNITS OF LENGTH IN THE METRIC SYSTEM
1m to mm=?
1m to centimeters =?
1m to decimeter =?
1 dekameter =?
1 hectometer =?
1kilometer
1,000mm
100cm
10dm
10m
100m
1000m
UNITS OF WEIGHT IN THE METRIC SYSTEM
1 gram = (mg)
1 gram = (cg)
1 kilogram (kg) =
1 metric ton (t) =
1,000 milligrams
100 centigrams
1,000 grams
1,000 kilograms
SYSTEM TO SYSTEM CONVERSIONS FOR
LENGTH
1 inch = cm
1 meter= ft
1 mile =km
1 foot= m
1 yard = m
1 km =mi
2.54 cm
3.28 ft
1.61 km
0.30 meters (m)
0.91 meters
0.62 mi
SYSTEM TO SYSTEM CONVERSIONS FOR
WEIGHT
1 ounce =g
1 pound =kg
28.3 grams
0.45 kg
UNITS OF FLUID VOLUME IN THE U.S. SYSTEM
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
1 fl oz = 2 tablespoons
1 cup (c) = 8 fluid ounces (fl oz)
1 pint (pt) = 2 cups (c)
1 quart (qt) = 2 pints (pt)
1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts (qt)
1 gallon (gal) = 128 fluid ounces (fl oz)
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
1 fl oz = 2 tablespoons
1 cup (c) = 8 fluid ounces (fl oz)
1 pint (pt) = 2 cups (c)
1 quart (qt) = 2 pints (pt)
1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts (qt)
1 gallon (gal) = 128 fluid ounces (fl oz)
