Conversions Cheat Sheet

Unit Conversions Cheat Sheet 2024 Emily Jensen UNIT CONVERSIONS × 10 kL × 10 hL ÷ 10 CAPACITY (VOLUME) MASS (WEIGHT) Metric System Metric System × 10 × 10 daL L dL ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 × 10 1 L = 1000 mL 1 L = 10 dL 1 kL = 1000 L 1 mL = 0.001 L × 10 cL mL ÷ 10 ÷ 10 Customary System ounce ÷2 ÷2 ÷8 cup pint quart ×2 ×2 ×8 1 qt = 4 c 1 pt = 2 c 1 c = 8 fl. oz 1 tbsp = 3 tsp 1 fl. oz = 2 tbsp ÷4 gallon ×4 128 fl. oz = 16 c = 8 pt = 4 qt = 1 gal 1 g = 1000 mg kg hg dag g dg cg mg 1 kg = 1000 g 1 t = 1000 kg 1 mg = 0.001 g ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 Customary System × 10 × 10 ounce ÷ 12 × 10 ÷3 × 10 1 fl. oz = 29.5735 mL 1 pt = 473.1765 mL 1 qt = 946.3529 mL 1 gal = 3.785 L × 10 ÷ 1760 inches feet yards miles × 12 ×3 × 1760 63 360 in = 5280 ft = 1760 yd = 1 mi 1 mi = 5280 ft 1 yd = 3 ft 1 yd = 36 in 1 ft = 12 in System Conversions 1 km = 0.6214 mi 1 m = 3.2808 ft = 39.3701 in 1 cm = 0.3937 in 1 mm = 0.03937 in pound 1 oz = 0.0625 lb 1 lb = 16 oz 1 T = 2000 lb ton × 2000 × 16 System Conversions 1 km = 1000 m km hm dam m dm cm mm 1 m = 100 cm 1 m = 1000 mm 1 mm = 0.001 m ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 Customary System × 10 × 10 32,000 oz = 2000 lb = 1 T 1 g = 0.03527 oz 1 kg = 2.2046 lb 1 kg = 35.274 oz 1 t = 1.1023 T 1 mi = 1.6093 km 1 yd = 0.9144 m 1 ft = 30.48 cm 1 in = 2.54 cm 1 oz = 28.3495 g 1 lb = 453.5924 g 1 lb = 0.4536 kg 1 T = 0.9072 t TEMPERATURE Metric System × 10 × 10 ÷ 2000 ÷ 16 LENGTH (DISTANCE) × 10 × 10 × 10 System Conversions 1 L = 33.814 fl. oz 1 L = 4.2268 c = 0.2642 gal 1 L = 1.0567 qt 1 mL = 0.0338 fl. oz METRIC PREFIXES Freeze Boil Body Temp Fahrenheit °𝐅 32°F 212°F 98.6°F Celsius °𝐂 0°C 100°C 37°C Kelvin 𝐊 273.15 K 373.15 K 310.15 K Fahrenheit °𝐅 Celsius °𝐂 Fahrenheit to Celsius: °C = Celsius to Fahrenheit: °F = ( °F − 32 ! ! ( × °C + 32 Celsius to Kelvin: K = °C + 273.15 Kelvin to Celsius: °C = K − 273.15 Kelvin 𝐊 giga G 10! 1,000,000,000 mega M 10" 1,000,000 kilo k 10# 1,000 hecto h 10$ 100 deca/deka da 10% 10 base unit --- 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏 deci d 10'% 1⁄10 = 0.1 centi c 10'$ 1⁄100 = 0.01 milli m 10'# 1⁄1000 = 0.001 micro 𝝁 10'" 1⁄1,000,000 = 0.000001 nano n 10'! 1⁄1,000,000,000 = 0.000000001 SPEED Distance Speed Time Distance = Speed × Time Speed = Distance ÷ Time Time = Distance ÷ Speed Important Conversions 1 m/s = 3.6 km/h 1 m/s = 2.23694 mph 1 km/h = 0.27778 m/s 1 km/h = 0.621371 mph 1 mph = 0.44704 m/s 1 mph = 1.60934 km/h TIME 1 second 1000 milliseconds 1 minute 60 seconds 1 hour 60 minutes 1 day 24 hours 1 week 7 days 1 month 28, 29, 30 or 31 days (30.417 on average) 1 year 12 mth = 52 wk = 365 d (leap year = 366 d) 1 decade 10 years 1 century 10 decades = 100 years ABBREVIATIONS CAPACITY (VOLUME) MASS (WEIGHT) LENGTH (DISTANCE) Metric System Metric System Metric System GL gigaliter ML megaliter kL kiloliter Gg Mg t TIME c century dec decade gigagram Gm gigameter megagram Mm megameter yr year 1 megagram = 1 tonne (t) km kilometer a annum (yearly) tonne or metric ton (mt) hm hectometer dam decameter/dekameter TEMPERATURE °𝐅 degrees in Fahrenheit customary system °𝐂 degrees in Celsius metric system 𝐊 Kelvin absolute temp. scale hL hectoliter daL decaliter/dekaliter kg kilogram L liter hg hectogram m meter dL deciliter dag decagram/dekagram dm decimeter d day m/s meters per second cL centiliter g gram cm centimeter h hour kilometers per hour milliliter decigram km/h mL dg mm millimeter min minute 𝝁L microliter cg centigram 𝝁m micrometer s second nL nanoliter mg milligram nm nanometer ms Customary System 𝝁g microgram gallon ng nanogram mi mile Customary System yd yard ft foot (ex. 3 ft or 3’) in inch (ex. 3 in or 3”) gal qt quart pt pint T short ton (US ton) (tn) c cup lb pound fl. oz fluid ounce oz ounce tbsp tablespoon tsp teaspoon Customary System month no official abbreviation unofficially: mth or mo week no official abbreviation unofficially: wk millisecond SPEED Metric System Customary System mph miles per hour