{"id":234,"date":"2019-01-10T23:17:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T23:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-rockland-biology\/?post_type=chapter&p=234"},"modified":"2019-04-16T13:27:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T13:27:55","slug":"measurements-and-the-metric-system","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecology\/chapter\/measurements-and-the-metric-system\/","title":{"raw":"Measurements and the Metric System","rendered":"Measurements and the Metric System"},"content":{"raw":"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Measurements and the Metric System<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Measurement<\/th>\r\nUnit<\/th>\r\nAbbreviation<\/th>\r\nMetric Equivalent<\/th>\r\nApproximate Standard Equivalent<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
Length<\/td>\r\nnanometer<\/td>\r\nnm<\/td>\r\n1 nm = 10\u22129<\/sup> m<\/td>\r\n\r\n
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  • 1 mm = 0.039 inch<\/li>\r\n \t
  • 1 cm = 0.394 inch<\/li>\r\n \t
  • 1 m = 39.37 inches<\/li>\r\n \t
  • 1 m = 3.28 feet<\/li>\r\n \t
  • 1 m = 1.093 yards<\/li>\r\n \t
  • 1 km = 0.621 miles<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
micrometer<\/td>\r\n\u00b5m<\/td>\r\n1 \u00b5m = 10\u22126<\/sup> m<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
millimeter<\/td>\r\nmm<\/td>\r\n1 mm = 0.001 m<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
centimeter<\/td>\r\ncm<\/td>\r\n1 cm = 0.01 m<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
meter<\/td>\r\nm<\/td>\r\n\r\n
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  • 1 m = 100 cm<\/li>\r\n \t
  • 1 m = 1000 mm<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
kilometer<\/td>\r\nkm<\/td>\r\n1 km = 1000 m<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Mass<\/td>\r\nmicrogram<\/td>\r\n\u00b5g<\/td>\r\n1 \u00b5g = 10\u22126<\/sup> g<\/td>\r\n\r\n
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  • 1 g = 0.035 ounce<\/li>\r\n \t
  • 1 kg = 2.205 pounds<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
milligram<\/td>\r\nmg<\/td>\r\n1 mg = 10\u22123<\/sup> g<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
gram<\/td>\r\ng<\/td>\r\n1 g = 1000 mg<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
kilogram<\/td>\r\nkg<\/td>\r\n1 kg = 1000 g<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Volume<\/td>\r\nmicroliter<\/td>\r\n\u00b5l<\/td>\r\n1 \u00b5l = 10\u22126<\/sup> l<\/td>\r\n\r\n
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  • 1 ml = 0.034 fluid ounce<\/li>\r\n \t
  • 1 l = 1.057 quarts<\/li>\r\n \t
  • 1 kl = 264.172 gallons<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
milliliter<\/td>\r\nml<\/td>\r\n1 ml = 10\u22123<\/sup> l<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
liter<\/td>\r\nl<\/td>\r\n1 l = 1000 ml<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
kiloliter<\/td>\r\nkl<\/td>\r\n1 kl = 1000 l<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Area<\/td>\r\nsquare centimeter<\/td>\r\ncm2<\/sup><\/td>\r\n1 cm2<\/sup> = 100 mm2<\/sup><\/td>\r\n\r\n
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  • 1 cm2<\/sup> = 0.155 square inch<\/li>\r\n \t
  • 1 m2<\/sup> = 10.764 square feet<\/li>\r\n \t
  • 1 m2<\/sup> = 1.196 square yards<\/li>\r\n \t
  • 1 ha = 2.471 acres<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
square meter<\/td>\r\nm2<\/sup><\/td>\r\n1 m2<\/sup> = 10,000 cm2<\/sup><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
hectare<\/td>\r\nha<\/td>\r\n1 ha = 10,000 m2<\/sup><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Temperature<\/td>\r\nCelsius<\/td>\r\n\u00b0C<\/td>\r\n\u2014<\/td>\r\n1 \u00b0C = 5\/9 \u00d7 (\u00b0F \u2212 32)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n ","rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Measurements and the Metric System<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Measurement<\/th>\nUnit<\/th>\nAbbreviation<\/th>\nMetric Equivalent<\/th>\nApproximate Standard Equivalent<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Length<\/td>\nnanometer<\/td>\nnm<\/td>\n1 nm = 10\u22129<\/sup> m<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • 1 mm = 0.039 inch<\/li>\n
  • 1 cm = 0.394 inch<\/li>\n
  • 1 m = 39.37 inches<\/li>\n
  • 1 m = 3.28 feet<\/li>\n
  • 1 m = 1.093 yards<\/li>\n
  • 1 km = 0.621 miles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
micrometer<\/td>\n\u00b5m<\/td>\n1 \u00b5m = 10\u22126<\/sup> m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
millimeter<\/td>\nmm<\/td>\n1 mm = 0.001 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
centimeter<\/td>\ncm<\/td>\n1 cm = 0.01 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
meter<\/td>\nm<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • 1 m = 100 cm<\/li>\n
  • 1 m = 1000 mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kilometer<\/td>\nkm<\/td>\n1 km = 1000 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mass<\/td>\nmicrogram<\/td>\n\u00b5g<\/td>\n1 \u00b5g = 10\u22126<\/sup> g<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • 1 g = 0.035 ounce<\/li>\n
  • 1 kg = 2.205 pounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
milligram<\/td>\nmg<\/td>\n1 mg = 10\u22123<\/sup> g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gram<\/td>\ng<\/td>\n1 g = 1000 mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kilogram<\/td>\nkg<\/td>\n1 kg = 1000 g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Volume<\/td>\nmicroliter<\/td>\n\u00b5l<\/td>\n1 \u00b5l = 10\u22126<\/sup> l<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • 1 ml = 0.034 fluid ounce<\/li>\n
  • 1 l = 1.057 quarts<\/li>\n
  • 1 kl = 264.172 gallons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
milliliter<\/td>\nml<\/td>\n1 ml = 10\u22123<\/sup> l<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
liter<\/td>\nl<\/td>\n1 l = 1000 ml<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kiloliter<\/td>\nkl<\/td>\n1 kl = 1000 l<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area<\/td>\nsquare centimeter<\/td>\ncm2<\/sup><\/td>\n1 cm2<\/sup> = 100 mm2<\/sup><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • 1 cm2<\/sup> = 0.155 square inch<\/li>\n
  • 1 m2<\/sup> = 10.764 square feet<\/li>\n
  • 1 m2<\/sup> = 1.196 square yards<\/li>\n
  • 1 ha = 2.471 acres<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
square meter<\/td>\nm2<\/sup><\/td>\n1 m2<\/sup> = 10,000 cm2<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
hectare<\/td>\nha<\/td>\n1 ha = 10,000 m2<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Temperature<\/td>\nCelsius<\/td>\n\u00b0C<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n1 \u00b0C = 5\/9 \u00d7 (\u00b0F \u2212 32)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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