C: Measurements and the Metric System
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Measurement | Unit | Abbreviation | Metric Equivalent | Approximate Standard Equivalent |
Length | nanometer | nm | 1 nm = 10−9 m |
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micrometer | µm | 1 µm = 10−6 m | ||
millimeter | mm | 1 mm = 0.001 m | ||
centimeter | cm | 1 cm = 0.01 m | ||
meter | m |
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kilometer | km | 1 km = 1000 m | ||
Mass | microgram | µg | 1 µg = 10−6 g |
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milligram | mg | 1 mg = 10−3 g | ||
gram | g | 1 g = 1000 mg | ||
kilogram | kg | 1 kg = 1000 g | ||
Volume | microliter | µl | 1 µl = 10−6 l |
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milliliter | ml | 1 ml = 10−3 l | ||
liter | l | 1 l = 1000 ml | ||
kiloliter | kl | 1 kl = 1000 l | ||
Area | square centimeter | cm2 | 1 cm2 = 100 mm2 |
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square meter | m2 | 1 m2 = 10,000 cm2 | ||
hectare | ha | 1 ha = 10,000 m2 | ||
Temperature | Celsius | °C | — | 1 °C = 5/9 × (°F − 32) |
Contributors and Attributions
Samantha Fowler (Clayton State University), Rebecca Roush (Sandhills Community College), James Wise (Hampton University). Original content by OpenStax (CC BY 4.0; Access for free at https://cnx.org/contents/b3c1e1d2-83...4-e119a8aafbdd).