U.S. Customary Units Flashcards
What is 30 °C on the Fahrenheit scale?
86 °F
How many gallons are in an oil barrel?
42 gal = 1 bbl
Approximately how many kilometers are in a mile?
1.6 km = 1 mi
How many miles are in a league?
3 mi = 1 lea
How many inches are in a hand?
4 in = 1 hand
How many pounds are there in a ton?
2000 lb = 1 ton
How many gallons are there in a peck?
2 gal = 1 pk
How many feet are in a yard?
3 ft = 1 yd
What unit of length was historically defined as one minute of a degree of latitude? (Today it is defined as exactly 1852 metres.)
nautical mile
How many quarts are there in a gallon?
4 qt = 1 gal
How many yards are in a mile?
1760 yd = 1 mi
How many fluid ounces are in a cup?
8 fl oz = 1 cup
What unit of liquid volume is approximately equal to 1 drop?
minum
How many gallons are there in a hogshead?
63 gal = 1 hogshead
What unit of weight is equal to 1/7000th of a pound?
grain
How many fluid ounces are in a pint?
16 fl oz = 1 pt
What unit of liquid volume is equal to 4 fl oz (a half cup)?
gill
How many sheets of writing paper are there in a ream?
500 sheets = 1 ream
How many Tablespoons are there in a fluid ounce?
2 Tbsp (or 6 tsp) = 1 fl oz
What unit of dry volume is equal to 128 cubic feet?
cord
What unit of weight is equal to 1/16th of an ounce?
dram
What unit of length, equal to 1/72nd of an inch, is used for measuring font size on a printed page?
point
How many cups are there in a pint?
2 cups = 1 pt
What is 20 °C on the Fahrenheit scale?
68 °F
How many feet are in a mile?
5280 ft = 1 mi
How many inches are in a foot?
12 in = 1 ft
How many ounces are there in a pound?
16 oz = 1 lb
What is 10 °C on the Fahrenheit scale?
50 °F
What unit of power is equal to approximately 745.7 W?
horsepower
How many feet are in a fathom?
6 ft = 2 yd = 1 ftm
How many pints are there in a gallon?
8 pt = 1 gal
What is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?
212 °F
How many cups are there in a quart?
4 cups = 1 qt
What unit is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit?
British thermal unit (Btu)
What unit of length, used in surveying, is equal to 66 ft?
chain (1 chain = 4 rods)
How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
3 tsp = 1 Tbsp
What is the freezing point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?
32 °F
How many cups are there in a gallon?
16 cups = 1 gal
What is 40 °C on the Fahrenheit scale?
104 °F
How many pints are there in a quart?
2 pt = 1 qt
What temperature is the same on the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales?
-40 °F = -40 °C
What unit of land area is equal to 10 square chains or 1/640th of a square mile?
acre
What measure of distance is equal to 660 ft, 220 yd, or 1/8th of a mile?
furlong
How many pecks are there in a bushel?
4 pk = 1 bu
How many sheets of writing paper are there in a quire?
25 sheets = 1 quire
What unit of liquid volume is equal to 3 Tbsp?
shot (or jig)
What unit of length, used in surveying, is equal to 16.5 ft?
rod
What unit of mass is defined as the mass that is accelerated by 1 ft/s2 when a force of one pound is exerted on it?
slug
