weights and measurements

Length Metric System 1 millimeter  =  1/1,000 meter 1 centimeter  =  1/100 meter 1 decimeter  =  1/10 meter 1 meter (basic unit of length) 1 dekameter  =  10 meters 1 kilometer  =  1,000 meters Conversion Factors 1 centimeter  =  0.39 inch 1 inch  =  2.54 centimeters 1 meter  =  39.37 inches 1 foot  =  0.305 meter 1 meter  =  3.28 feet 1 yard  =  0.914 meter 1 meter  =  1.094 yards 1 kilometer  =  0.62 mile 1 mile  =  1.609 kilometers

Area Metric System 1 square centimeter  =  1/10,000 square meter 1 square decimeter  =  1/100 square meter 1 square meter (basic unit of area) 1 are  =  100 square meters 1 hectare  =  10,000 square meters  =  100 ares 1 square kilometer  =  1,000,000 square meters Conversion Factors 1 square centimeter  =  0.155 square inch 1 square inch  =  6.45 square centimeters 1 acre  =  0.405 hectare 1 hectare  =  2.47 acres 1 square kilometer  =  0.386 square mile 1 square mile  =  2.59 square kilometers

Volume and Capacity (Liquid and Dry) Metric System 1 cubic centimeter  =  1/1,000,000 cubic meter 1 cubic decimeter  =  1/1,000 cubic meter 1 cubic meter  =  1 stere (basic unit of volume) 1 milliliter  =  1/1,000 liter  =  1 cubic centimeter 1 centiliter  =  1/100 liter 1 deciliter  =  1/10 liter 1 liter  =  1 cubic decimeter (basic unit of capacity) 1 dekaliter  =  10 liters 1 hectoliter  =  100 liters  =  1/10 cubic meter Conversion Factors 1 cubic centimeter  =  0.06 cubic inch 1 cubic inch  =  16.4 cubic centimeters 1 cubic yard  =  0.765 cubic meter 1 cubic meter  =  1.3 cubic yards 1 milliliter  =  0.034 fluid ounce 1 fluid ounce  =  29.6 milliliters 1 U.S. quart  =  0.946 liter 1 liter  =  1.06 U.S. quarts 1 U.S. gallon  =  3.8 liters 1 imperial gallon  =  1.2 U.S. gallons  =  4.5 liters 1 liter  =  0.9 dry quart 1 dry quart  =  1.1 liters 1 dekaliter  =  0.28 U.S. bushel 1 U.S. bushel  =  0.97 imperial bushel  =  3.5 dekaliters

Weight (Mass) Metric System 1 milligram  =  1/1,000,000 kilogram  =  1/1,000 gram 1 centigram  =  1/100,000 kilogram  =  1/100 gram 1 decigram  =  1/10,000 kilogram  =  1/10 gram 1 gram  =  1/1,000 kilogram 1 dekagram  =  1/100 kilogram  =  10 grams 1 hectogram  =  1/10 kilogram  =  100 grams 1 kilogram (basic unit of weight or mass) 1 metric ton  =  1,000 kilograms Conversion Factors 1 milligram  =  0.015 grain 1 grain  =  64.8 milligrams 1 gram  =  0.035 avoirdupois ounce 1 avoirdupois ounce  =  28.35 grams 1 troy or apothecaries' pound  =  0.82 avoirdupois pound  =  0.37 kilogram 1 avoirdupois pound  =  1.2 troy or apothecaries' pounds  =  0.45 kilogram 1 kilogram  =  2.205 avoirdupois pounds 1 short ton  =  0.9 metric ton 1 metric ton  =  1.1 short tons