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English System of Measurement

This document provides information on various English and metric measurement systems. It outlines standard units of measurement for length, area, weight, liquid measures, time, and temperature. For each system, it lists the base unit and relative sizes of other common units in descending order. For example, under English Linear Measure it indicates there are 12 inches in 1 foot, 3 feet in 1 yard, and 5,280 feet in 1 mile.

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English System of Measurement

This document provides information on various English and metric measurement systems. It outlines standard units of measurement for length, area, weight, liquid measures, time, and temperature. For each system, it lists the base unit and relative sizes of other common units in descending order. For example, under English Linear Measure it indicates there are 12 inches in 1 foot, 3 feet in 1 yard, and 5,280 feet in 1 mile.

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English System of

Measurement
English Linear Measure
1 foot (ft) 12 inches (in)
1 yard (yd) 36 inches (in)
3 feet (ft)
1 mile (mi) 5 280 feet (ft)
1 760 yards (yd)

English Liquid Measure


1 pint (pt) 2 cups (c)
1 quart (ft) 2 pints (pt)
1 gallon (gal) 4 quarts (ft)
1 tablespoon (tbs) 3 teaspoons (tsp)
1 cup 8 ounces (oz)
16 tablespoons (tbs)

English Measures of
Weight (Mass)
1 pound (lb) 16 ounces (oz)
1 ton (t) 2 000 pounds (lb)
Metric Measures of
Length

Measures of Length
1 centimeter (cm) 10 millimeters (mm)
1 decimeter (dm) 10 centimeters (cm)
1 meter (m) 10 decimeters (dm)
1 dekameter (dkm) 10 meters (m)
1 hectometer (hm) 10 dekameters (dkm)
1 kilometer (km) 10 hectometers (hm)
Metric Measures of
Area

The Metric Square Units


1 000 000 square meters 1 square kilometer (km2)
(m2)
10 000 square meters 1 square hectometer (hm2)
100 square meters 1 square dekameter (dkm2)
1 square meter 1 square meter (m2)
0.01 square meter 1 square decimeter (dm2)
0.0001 square meter 1 square centimeter (cm2)
0.000 001 square meter 1 square millimeter (mm2)
10 000 square meters 1 hectare (ha)
100 hectares 1 square kilometer
Metric Measures of
Weight

Measures of Weight
1 centigram (cg) 10 milligrams (mg)
1 decigram (dg) 10 centigrams (cg)
1 gram (g) 10 decigrams (dg)
1 dekagram (dkg) 10 grams (g)
1 hectogram (hg) 10 dekagrams (dkg)
1 kilogram (kg) 10 hectogram (hg)
1 metric ton (t) 1 000 kilograms (kg)
Metric Liquid
Measures (Capacity)

Capacity Measure
Capacity Metric Equivalent
1 milliliter (mL) .001 L
1 centiliter (cL) .01 L
1 deciliter (dL) .1 L
1 dekaliter (dkL) 10 L
1 hectoliter (hL) 100 L
1 kiloliter (kL) 1 000 L

Volume Measure
Volume Metric Equivalent
1 cubic kilometer (km3) 1 000 000 000 cubic meter
1 cubic meter (m3) 1 cubic meter
1 cubic decimeter (dm3) 0.001 cubic meter
1 cubic centimeter (cm3) 0.000001
1 cubic milliliter (mm3) 0.000000001 cubic meter
Measures of Time

1 second (s) 1 000 milliseconds (ms)


1 minutes (min) 60 seconds (s)
1 hour (h) 60 minutes (min)
3 600 seconds (s)
1 day (da) 24 hours (h)
1 week (wk) 7 days (da)
1 fortnight 2 weeks (wk)
1 month (mo) 28-31 days
1 year (yr) 12 months (mo)
52 weeks (wk)
365 days (da)
1 leap year 366 days
1 decade (dc) 10 years (yr)
1 score 20 years (yr)
1 century (c) 100 years (yr)
1 millenium (m) 1 000 years (yr)
10 centuries (c)
Measures of
Temperature
Temperature °C °F
Boiling point of 100 °C 212 °F
fresh water
Freezing point of 0 °C 32 °F
fresh water
Normal body 37 °C 98.6 °F
temperature
Normal room 20 °C 68 °F
temperature

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