SI Measurement and Equivalencies
The abbreviation for this measurement system is SI and it is the most widely used system of measurement.
The International System of Units
Name at least three units for measuring length in the US Customary System?
Inch, foot, yard, and/or mile
What is the distance from the Moon to the Earth in mile?
238,900 miles
Convert 8 feet to inches.
96 inches
Convert 36 feet to centimeters (hint: convert to inches first and then convert to centimeters). Record your answer to the nearest hundredth.
1,097.28 centimeters
The only industrialized nation to not use the SI system.
United States
How many inches are in a foot?
12 inches
The Mariana Trench is the deepest trench in the ocean. What is it's average depth in feet?
36,201 feet
Convert 9 feet 6 inches to inches
114 inches
Convert 12 hours to seconds. (hint: write conversion factors for hours to minutes and minutes to seconds)
43,200 seconds
How millimeters is in one centimeter?
10 millimeters
1/16"
Mount Elbert is the tallest mountain in Colorado. How tall is it in feet?
14,433 feet
Convert 94-1/2 inches to centimeters
240.03 cm
Convert 29 nanometers to kilometers (hint: nanometers --> meters --> kilometers)
0.000000000029 kilometers
How many liters is in one Gigaliter?
109 or 1,000,000,000
How many feet are in one mile?
5,280 feet
The Exosphere is the highest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. What is the high point in the Exosphere in kilometers?
10,000 kilometers
Convert 4 feet 8-3/4 inches to decimal feet. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
4.73 feet
Convert 17 hectograms to Megagrams (hint: hg --> g --> Mg)
.0017 Megagrams
How many meters are in one micrometer?
10-6 or 0.000001
How many pounds are in one ton?
2,000 pounds
1.8 billion miles or 19.8 Astronomical Units
Convert 526 hectograms to grams.
52,600 grams
Convert 3.5 miles to centimeters
563,270.4 centimeters