Units of Measurement Cheat Sheet

Units of Measurement LENGTH U.S. Unit 1 foot (ft) 1 yard (yd) 1 rod (rd) 1 mile (mi) MASS U.S. Unit 1 dram (dr) 1 ounce (oz) 1 pound (lb) 1 hundredweight (cwt) Long 1 hundredweight (cwt) Short Equivalent 12 inches (in) 3 feet (ft) 5.5 yards (yd) 1,760 yards (yd) Metric Unit 1 centimeter (cm) 1 meter (m) 1 kilometer (km) Equivalent 10 millimeters (mm) 100 centimeters (cm) 1,000 meters (m) Equivalent 27.344 grains (gr) 16 drams 16 ounces 112 pounds 100 pounds 2,240 pounds 2,000 pounds Metric Unit 1 kilogram (kg) 1 tonne (t) Equivalent 1,000 grams (g) 1,000 kilograms 1 ton (long) 1 ton (short) AREA U.S. Unit 1 square foot (ft ) 1 square yard (yd ) 1 acre 1 square mile VOLUME U.S. Unit 1 cubic foot 1 cubic yard 2 2 Equivalent 144 square inches (in ) 9 square feet 4,840 square yards 2 (yd ) 640 acres 2 Metric Unit 1 square centimeter 2 (cm ) Equivalent 100 square millimeters 2 (mm ) 10,000 square centimeters 2 (cm ) 1 square meter (m ) 1 hectare 1 square kilometer 2 10,000 square meters 1,000,000 square meters 2 (m ) Equivalent 1,728 cubic inches 27 cubic feet Metric Unit 1 cubic centimeter (cc) 1 liter (l) 1 cubic meter (m ) 3 Equivalent 1 milliliter (ml) 1,000 milliliters 1,000 liters CAPACITY (liquid and dry measures) U.S. Unit 1 fluidram (fl dr) 1 fluid ounce (fl oz) 1 gill (gi) 1 pint (pt) 1 quart (qt) 1 gallon (gal) 1 peck (pk) 1 bushel (bu) Equivalent 60 minims (min) 8 fluidrams 4 fluid ounces 4 gills 2 pints 4 quarts 2 gallons 4 pecks Metric Unit 1 centiliter (cl) 1 deciliter (dl) 1 liter (1) 1 decaliter (dal) 1 hectoliter (hi) 1 kiloliter (hi) Equivalent 10 milliliters (ml) 10 centiliters 10 deciliters 10 liters 10 decaliters 10 hectoliters