European Measures and SI Units

(values are rounded) Linear Measures

Millimeter 1 mm = 0.039 inch Centimeter 1 cm = 0.394 inch Decimeter 1 dm = 3.937 inch Meter 1 m = 1.0936 yard = 3.281 feet = 39.371 inch Kilometer 1 km = 1000 meters = 1093.637 yards = 3280.869 feet = 0.621 british mile

Surface Measures
Square 1 qm = = = Are 1 a meters 1.196 square yard 10.764 square feet 1550 square inches

= 100 square meters = 119.599 square yards = 1076.410 square feet

Hectare 1 ha = 100 ares = 10 000 square meters = 2.471 acres = 11960 square yards = 107641 square feet Square kilometer 1 qkm = 100 hectares = 1 000 000 square meters = 247 acres = 0.386 square mile

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Cubic Measures
Cubic centimeter (1 cm3) 1 ccm = 1000 cubic millimeters = 0.061 cubic inches Cubic decimeter (1 dm3) 1 cdm = 1000 cubic centimeters = 61.025 cubic inches Cubic meter (1 m3) 1 cbm = 1000 cubic decimeters = 1.308 cubic yard = 35.316 cubic feet Register ton 1 RT = 2.832 cbm = 100 cubic feet

Measures of Capacity
Liter 1 l = = = = = = = = = 10 deciliters 0.264 gallons (US) 1.057 quarts (US) 2.113 pints (US) 8.453 gills (US) 0.220 0.880 1.761 7.043 gallons (UK) quarts (UK) pints (UK) gills (UK)

Hectoliter 1 hl = 100 liters = 2.84 bushels (US) = 26.418 gallons (US) = 2.751 bushels (UK)

= 22 gallons (UK)

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Weights
Milligram 1 mg = 0.001 grams = 0.0154 grains (troy) 1 g = 0.001 kilograms = 15.4325 grains (troy) Kilogram 1 kg = 1000 grams = 2.205 pounds (avoirdupois) = 2.679 pounds (troy) Ton 1 t = 1000 kilograms = 1.102 tons (US) = 0.984 tons (UK)

Temperatures
Celsius 0 273.15 10 20 30 40 100 -10 -20 Fahrenheit 32 50 68 86 104 212 14 -4 Kelvin 283 293 303 313 373 263 253

Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit: x is the temperature to be converted ( x Celsius * 9/5) + 32 = Fahrenheit Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius: y is the temperature to be converted ( y Fahrenheit - 32) * 5/9 = Celsius

SI Units Prefixes

1024 = Yotta = Y = 1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000 1021 = Zetta = Z = 1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000 1018 = Exa = E = 1.000.000.000.000.000.000 1015 = Peta = P = 1.000.000.000.000.000 1012 = Tera = T =

SI Units
Time is measured in Seconds. 1 second is the time of 9.192.631.770 periods of the radiation of the Cesium 133 atom corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels in ground state. Length is measured in Meter. 1 meter is the path of light during

1.000.000.000.000 109 = Giga = G = 1.000.000.000 106 = Mega = M = 1.000.000 103 = Kilo = k = 1.000 102 = Hecto = h = 100 101 = Deka = da = 10 10-1 = Deci = d = 0.1 10-2 = Centi = c = 0.01 10-3 = Milli = m = 0.001 10-6 = Micro = = 0.000.001 10-9 = Nano = n = 0.000.000.001 10-12 = Pico = p = 0.000.000.000.001 10-15 = Femto = f = 0.000.000.000.000.001 10-18 = Atto = a = 0.000.000.000.000.000.001 10-21 = Zepto = z = 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.001 10-24 = Yocto = y = 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001

1/299.792.458 of a second. Mass is measured in Kilogram. There is a prototype in my garage but you may want to refer to the one in Paris. Approximation: 1 dm3 H2O at 4o Celsius ~ 1 kg Electric current is measured in Ampere. 1 ampere is the current necessary in two parallel conductors of near zero diameter running infinitely through vaccum to apply a force of 2 x 10-7 newton per meter on each other. Temperature is measured in Kelvin. 1 kelvin is 1/273.16 of the temperature where water can exist simultaneously as ice, water and vapour. Amount of a substance is measured in Mole. 1 mole contains the number of particles that is equal the number of atoms in 0.012 kilograms of Carbon 12. Luminous intensity is measured in Candela. 1 candela is emitted by a source with a monochromatic radiation of 540 hertz and a radiant intensity of 1/683 watt per steradian.