Charts
Metric Prefixes |
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|
Factor |
Prefix |
Abbreviation
|
|
106 |
mega |
m
|
|
103 |
kilo |
k
|
|
10-1 |
deci |
d
|
|
10-2 |
centi |
c
|
|
10-3 |
milli |
m
|
|
10-6 |
micro |
µ
|
|
10-9 |
nano |
n
|
|
1012 |
pico |
p
|
Relations Between Length, Volume, and Mass Units
|
Length |
|
|
|
1 km |
= |
103 m |
|
1 cm |
= |
10-2 m |
|
1 mm |
= |
10-3 m |
|
1 nm |
= |
10-9 m = 10 Å |
|
1 ft |
= |
12 in |
|
1 yd |
= |
3 ft |
|
1 mi |
= |
5280 ft |
|
1 in |
= |
2.54 cm* |
|
1 m |
= |
39.37 in |
|
1 mi |
= |
1.609 |
|
Mass |
|
|
|
1 kg |
= |
103 g |
|
1 mg |
= |
10-3 g |
|
1 metric ton |
= |
103 kg |
|
1 lb |
= |
16 oz |
|
1 short ton |
= |
2000 lb |
|
1 lb |
= |
453.6 g |
|
1 g |
= |
.03527 oz |
|
1 metric ton |
= |
1.102 short ton |
|
Volume |
|
|
|
1 m3 |
= |
106 cm3 = 103 L |
|
1 cm3 |
= |
1 mL = 10-3 L |
|
1 gal |
= |
4 qt = 8 pt |
|
1 qt (U.S. liq) |
= |
57.75 in3 |
|
1 ft3 |
= |
28.32 L |
|
1 L |
= |
1.057 (U.S. liq) |