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