Lesson in Latin
Units of measurement
200

This phrase, whose English translation is “that is,” often appears in English writing and is abbreviated as “I.e.” 

What is “Id est.”

200

This unit is equal to 5,280 feet

What is a mile

400

This phrase, whose English translation is “From Many, One,” appears on US coins. 

E Pluribis Unum

400

This unit for temperature is equal to 1.8 times the degrees in Celsius, plus 32

What is Fahrenheit  

600

This phrase, translated to English, means “In good faith” or “genuine.” 

What is Bona Fide 

600

This unit of measurement is equal to pounds divided 2.2 

What is a Kilogram

800

This phrase, whose English translation is “for example,” often appears in English writing abbreviated as “e.g.”

What is Exempli Gratia

800

This unit is used to measure atomic mass

Hint: grams per (blank)

What is a mole

1000

This word translates to English as “therefore” or “hence.”

What is ergo

1000

This unit for temperature, when at 0, is considered to be “absolute 0.” 

What is Kelvin