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Measurements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 5,280 feet | 1 mile |
| 1,760 yards | 1 mile |
| 10 mm | 1 cm |
| 1,000 mm | 1 m |
| 1,000 m | 1 km |
| 16 oz | 1 pound |
| 2,000 lb | 1 ton |
| 16 oz | 1 pound |
| 2 pt | 1 qt |
| 4 qt | 1 gal |
| 1,000 ml | 1 L |
| kilo- | thousand (1,000) |
| deci- | tenth (0.1) |
| centi- | hundreth (0.01) |
| milli- | thousandth (0.001) |
| 1 kilometer (km) | 1,000 m |
| 1 meter (m) | 1.0 m |
| 1 decimeter (dm) | 0.1 m |
| 1 centimeter (cm) | 0.01 m |
| 1 millimeter (mm) | 0.001 m |
| 1 kilogram (kg) | 1,000 g |
| 1 gram (g) | 1.0 g |
| 1 milligram (mg) | 0.001 g |
| ampere | a measure of electrical current |
| Avogadro's number | a unit of relative quantity equal to the number of atoms or molecules per mole of a substance. The currently accepted value is 6.022 141 99 X 1023 per mole. |
| Avoirdupois | fancy name for the weight scale based on a pound containing 16 ounces |
| baker's dozen | 13 units (in case one of the muffins falls on the floor). |
| barrel | a measure of liquid volume equal in the US to 31.5 gallons; it's also half a hogshead and one-quarter of a butt. |
| Beaufort | a scale that measures wind speed; also used for measuring hurricanes. |
| bit | the smallest unit of information used in computer engineering, equal to 1/8 of a byte. |
| bolt | a large roll of cloth. |
| bucket | 2 pecks or 16 quarts (dry measure). |
| bushel | 2 buckets or 4 pecks (dry measure). |
| butt | 2 hogsheads or 4 barrels - i.e., 126 gallons (liquid measure) |
| byte | a unit of information used in computer engineering, equal to 8 bits. |
| carat | a jeweler's measure of weight (for diamonts) or purity (for gold). |
| coulomb | a measure of electric charge |
| cord | a quantity of logs, measuring 128 cubic feet. |
| cubit | an ancient unit of length equal to about 18 inches |
| curie | a unit of radioactivity |
| decibel | a customary logarithmic measure most commonly used for measuring sound. |
| dram | 1/16 of an ounce |
| elite | a unit of type measurement |
| fahrenheit | anotehr temperature scale, which places the freezing point of water at 32 degrees and the boiling point at 212 degrees |
| fathom | a measure of water depth, equal to 6 feet. |
| flagon | a traditional unit of liquid measurement equal to a gallon. |
| furlong | unit of distance equal to 220 yeards or 1/8 of a mile. |
| gill | 4 ounces (liquid measure) |
| grain | 1/70000 of a pound |
| hectare | a unit of and measurement equal to 2.47 acres |
| hertz | measure of frequency |
| hogshead | 2 barrels or one-half of a butt - i.e., 63 gallons (liquid measure). |
| joule | a quantity of energy |
| knot | a measure of speed at sea |
| Kelvin | another temperature scale, which sets absolute zero (the freezing point of all mater) at 0 degrees; its degrees are equivalent to degrees Celsius +273 |
| ohm | a measure of electrical resistane. |
| league | a unit of distance, used nautically, eaualing 3 miles or 4.8 kilometers |
| peck | 8 quarts or one-quarter of a bushel (dry measure) |
| pH | A scale that measures whether a substance is an acid or a base. It goes from 0 to 14:0 is an acid, 14 is a base and 7 is neutral |
| pica | a unit of type measurement |
| quintal | a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms |
| Richter | a logarithmic scale that measure tremors, earthquakes and the like |
| rod | 16.5 feet or 5.5 yards. |
| Saffir-Simpson | a scale that mearsures the intensity (called a category) of an earthquake |
| score | a traditonal unit of quantity equal to 20 |
| troy | another weight scale in which, unlike the more common Avoirdupois scale, a pound contains only 12 ounces. |
| volt | a unit of electrical output |
| watt | a measurement of power |
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