metrics Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
Q
1 mile > ft
A
5280 ft
2
Q
1 yard > ft
A
3 feet
3
Q
1 foot > inches
A
12 inches
4
Q
1 inch > cm
A
2.54 cm
5
Q
1 foot written
A
1’
6
Q
1 inch
A
1”
7
Q
1 gallon > quarts
A
4 quarts
8
Q
1 quart > pints
A
2 pints
9
Q
1 pint > cups
A
2 cups
10
Q
1 cup > oz
A
8 fluid ounces
11
Q
1 liter > quarts
A
1.057 quarts
12
Q
1 milliliter > cm
A
1 cm^3
13
Q
1 pound > oz
A
16 ounces
14
Q
1 pound > grams
A
453.6 grams
15
Q
1 kilogram > pounds
A
2.205 pounds
16
Q
1 ton > pounds
A
2000 pounds
17
Q
area
A
length x width (rectangles)
18
Q
volume
A
length x width x height (rectangular prisms)
19
Q
Giga (G)
A
multiplier - 1,000,000,000
20
Q
Mega (M)
A
1,000,000
21
Q
Kilo (K)
A
1,000
22
Q
Hecto (H)
A
100
23
Q
Deka (da)
A
10
24
Q
Base unit (none)
A
1
25
Deci (d)
.1
26
Centi (c)
.01
27
Milli (m)
.001
28
Micro (µ)
.000001
29
Nano (ɳ)
0.000000001
30
Fahrenheit > Celsius
-32 from Fahrenheit then multiply by 5/9
31
Celsius > Fahrenheit
Multiply celsius by 9/5 then add 32
32
Celsius > kelvin
add 273.15 to celsius
33
Kelvin > Celsius
subtract 273.15
34
IBM (Pounds-Mass)
Measures how much matter you have (your mass) and stays the same depending on where you are
35
IBF (Pounds-Force)
Measures how heavy you are (weight, influenced by gravity)
36
scientific notation
large numbers - count zeros after the first digit
Small numbers- count zeros before the first digit (plus a negative sign!)
