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temo
fUn i
ts
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bbrev
iat
ed 
SI 
fromFr
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Pi
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Na
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Mi
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Qua
nti
ty  
For
mul
a  
Symb
ol(
SIUn
it)
 
Are
a  
A=Lx
B mxm=m2
 
 
Vol
ume  
V=Lx
BXH  m3
mxmxm=
 
Den
sit
y  
D=Ma
ss/Vo
lume kg/m3 
=kgm-3
-1
 
Vel
oci
ty  
V=Di
st
anc
e/Ti
me m/s=ms
-1 -2
 
Acc
ele
rat
io
n  
a=Cha
ngei
nVe
loc
it
y/Ti
me ms/ s=ms
-1
  -1
 
Mome
ntu
m  
p=ma
ssxv
elo
cit
y kgxms =kgms
-2  -2
 
For
ce  
F=Ma
ssxAc
cel
era
tio
n kgxms =kgms  =N(
newt
on)
 
Wor
k  
W =Fo
rcexDi
st
anc
e Nxm=J(
jou
le)
-1
 
 
Powe
r  
P=Wo
rk/Ti
me J/s=Js =W (
wat
t)
-2
gm2s
-2
 
Pot
ent
ialEn
ergy  
P.E.=Fo
rcexDi
spl
ace
men
t=mxgxh Nxm=kgxms  xm=k  =
 J(
jou
le)
2 -1
  -1
gm2s
-2=
 
 
Kin
eti
cEn
ergy  
KE.=(
1/2)xma
ssx(
Vel
oci
ty) kgxms xms =k J(
jo
ule
)
 
Mome
nto
fFo
rce  
Mome
nt=Fo
rcexPe
rpe
ndi
cul
arDi
st
anc
e  
Nxm=Nm
 
Pre
ssu
re  
P=Fo
rce/Ar
ea N/m2 
=Nm-2 
orPa
(Pa
sca
l)

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hei
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nve
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Vo
lumeUn
itCo
nve
rsi
on

1mi
ll
il
it
er 0.
001l
it
er

1c
ent
il
it
er 0.
01l
it
er

1d
eci
li
te
r 0.
1li
te
r

1d
eca
li
te
r 1
0li
te
rs

1he
cto
li
te
r 1
00l
it
ers

1ki
lo
li
te
r 1
000l
it
ers

1c
ubi
cin
ch 1
.639×1
0 –2
 l
it
ers

1ga
llo
n 3.
785l
it
ers

1c
ubi
cfo
ot 28.
316l
it
ers
 

Le
ngt
hUn
itCo
nve
rsi
on

1mi
ll
ime
ter 0.
001me
ter

1c
ent
ime
ter 0.
01me
ter

1d
eci
met
er 0.
1me
ter

1d
eca
met
er 1
0me
ter
s

1he
cto
met
er 1
00me
ter
s

1ki
lo
met
er 1
000me
ter
s
 1i
nch 2.
54×1
0−2 
met
ers

1fo
ot 0.
304
8me
ter
s

1a
ngs
tro
m 1x1
0-10 
met
ers

1fe
rmi 1x1
0-15 
met
ers

1l
ighty
ear 0.
946×1
016 
met
ers

1mi
le 1
.60934
4kms
 

Ma
ssCo
nve
rsi
on

1mi
ll
igr
am 0.
001gr
am

1c
ent
igr
am 0.
01gr
am

1d
eci
gra
m 0.
1gr
am

1d
eca
gra
m 1
0gr
am

1he
cto
gra
m 1
00gr
am

1ki
lo
gra
m 1
000gr
ams

1s
ton
e 6350.
29gr
ams

1p
oun
d 4
53.
592gr
ams

1o
unc
e 28.
3495gr
ams
 

Ti
meUn
itCo
nve
rsi
on

1mi
nut
e 60s
eco
nds

1ho
ur 60mi
nut
es/3600s
eco
nds

1d
ay 24ho
urs

1we
ek 7d
ays

1y
ear 365d
ays
 

En
ergyUn
itCo
nve
rsi
on

1BTU(
Bri
ti
sht
her
malu
nit
) 1
055Jo
ule

1e
rg 1
×1
0−7 
Jou
le

1fo
ot-
pou
nd 1
.356Jo
ule

1c
alo
rie 4
.186Jo
ule

1k
ilo
wat
t-ho
ur 3.
6×1
06 
Jou
le

1e
lec
tro
nvo
lt 1
.602×
10−19 
Jou
le

1l
it
era
tmo
sphe
re 1
01.
13Jo
ule
 

Ar
eaUn
itCo
nve
rsi
on

1s
q.i
nch 6.
451
6x1
0-4 
squ
areme
ter

1s
q.fo
ot 9.
2903x1
0-2 
squ
areme
ter

1a
cre 4
.04
68x1
03 
squ
areme
ter

1he
cta
re 1x1
04 
squ
areme
ter

1s
q.mi
le 2.
5888x1
06 
squ
areme
ter
 1b
arn 1x1
0-28 
squ
areme
ter
 

Po
werUn
itCo
nve
rsi
on

1e
rg/s
ec 1x1
0-5 
wat
t

1BTU/hr 0.
2930wa
tt

1fo
ot-
pou
nd/s
ec 1
.356wa
tt

1ho
rse
powe
r 7
45.
7wa
tt

1c
alo
rie
/se
c 4
.186wa
tt
 

Fo
rceUn
itCo
nve
rsi
on

1d
yne 1x1
0-5 
Newt
on

1p
oun
d 4
.44
8Ne
wto
n
 

De
nsi
tyUn
itCo
nve
rsi
on

1s
lug/c
ubi
cft 51
5.4ki
lo
gra
m/c
ubi
cme
ter

1p
oun
d/c
ubi
cin 2.
768x1
04 
kil
ogr
am/c
ubi
cme
ter
 

Vi
sco
sit
yUn
itCo
nve
rsi
on

1p
ois
e 0.
1kg/m.
s

1s
lug/ft 4
.79x1
01 
kg/
m.s
Co
nve
rsi
onsTa
ble
1Li
tre
s-at
mospherePerMin
utetoHor
sepo
wer=0.0023
70Li t
r e
s-at
mo sp
he r
ePe rMinu
tetoHo rs
epower=0.1585
2Lit
res-
atmos
p her
ePerMinut
etoHorse
power=0.004
80Li 5
t
r e
s-atmosp
he r
ePe rMinu
tetoHo rs
epower=0.1812
3Lit
res-
atmos
p her
ePerMinut
etoHorse
power=0.0068
90Li t
r e
s-atmosp
he r
ePe rMinu
tetoHo rs
epower=0.2038
4Li
tres
-atmos
phe r
ePerMinut
etoHorse
power=0.
10091
00Litres-a
tmospherePerMinutetoHorsep
ower=0. 2265
5Lit
res-
atmos
p her
ePerMinut
etoHorse
power=0.0113
200Li tre
s-atmospher
ePe rMinut
et oHors
epower=0. 4529
6Li
tres-
atmos
phe r
ePerMinut
etoHorse
power=0.0136
300Li tre
s-atmospher
ePe rMinu
tetoHo rs
epower=0. 6794
7Li
tres
-atmos
phe r
ePerMinut
etoHorse
power=0.
40159
00Li tre
s-atmosp
he r
ePe rMinu
tetoHo rs
epower=0. 9059
8Li
tres-
atmos
phe r
ePerMinut
etoHorse
power=0.0181
500Li tre
s-atmospher
ePe rMinu
tetoHo rs
epower=1.1323
9Li
tres-
atmos
phe r
ePerMinut
etoHorse
power=0.0204
600Li tre
s-atmosp
he r
ePe rMinu
tetoHo rs
epower=1.358 8
1
0Litre
s-at
mospherePerMin
utetoHor
sepo
wer=0. 0226
800Li tre
s-atmosp
he r
ePe rMinu
tetoHo rs
epower=1.8117
20Lit
res-a
tmospher
ePerMinut
etoHorse
power=0. 04
900Li53
tre
s-atmosp
he r
ePe rMinu
tetoHo rs
epower=2. 0382
1,000Li t
res-at
mospherePerMinutetoHorsepo
wer=
30Li
tre
s-a
tmo
sphe
rePe
rMi
nut
etoHo
rse
powe
r=0.
0679
2. 2647
10,000Li t
res-at
mo s
pherePerMinutetoHorsepo
wer=
40Li
tre
s-a
tmo
sphe
rePe
rMi
nut
etoHo
rse
powe
r=0.
0906
22. 6465
100,000Li t
res-at
mo s
pherePerMinu t
etoHorsepo
wer=
50Li
tre
s-a
tmo
sphe
rePe
rMi
nut
etoHo
rse
powe
r=0.
1132
226. 4651
1,000,000Li t
res-at
mospherePerMi nu
tetoHorsep
owe r=
60Li
tre
s-a
tmo
sphe
rePe
rMi
nut
etoHo
rse
powe
r=0.
1359
2264 .651
1
Co
nve
rsi
onsTa
ble
1Li
tre
s-at
mospherePerMin
utetoWat
ts=1.
6888 70Lit
res-
atmos
phe r
ePerMin
utetoWat
ts=11
8. 21
25
2Lit
res-
atmos
p her
ePerMinut
etoWatt
s=3. 3775 80Lit
res-
atmos
phe r
ePerMin
utetoWat
ts=135. 1
3Lit
res-
atmos
p her
ePerMinut
etoWatt
s=5. 0663 90Lit
res-
atmos
phe r
ePerMin
utetoWat
ts=151.9875
4Li
tres
-atmos
phe r
ePerMinut
etoWatt
s=6. 755 100Li
tre
s-at
mospherePe
rMinutet
oWatt
s=1 68.875
5Lit
res-
atmos
p her
ePerMinut
etoWatt
s=8. 4438 200Lit
res-a
tmos
p her
ePerMinu
tetoWat
ts=337 .75
6Li
tres-
atmos
phe r
ePerMinut
etoWatt
s=10. 1
325 300Lit
res-
atmos
p her
ePerMin
utetoWat
ts=506 .625
7Li
tres
-atmos
phe r
ePerMinut
etoWatt
s=11
. 8213 400Lit
res-
atmos
phe r
ePerMin
utetoWat
ts=67 5.5
8Li
tres-
atmos
phe r
ePerMinut
etoWatt
s=13. 51 500Lit
res-
atmos
p her
ePerMin
utetoWat
ts=84 4.375
9Li
tres-
atmos
phe r
ePerMinut
etoWatt
s=15. 1
988 600Lit
res-
atmos
phe r
ePerMin
utetoWat
ts=1013.25
1
0Litre
s-at
mospherePerMin
utetoWat
ts=16.8875 800Lit
res-
atmos
phe r
ePerMin
utetoWat
ts=1351
20Lit
res-a
tmospher
ePerMinut
etoWatt
s=33. 775 900Lit
res-
atmos
phe r
ePerMin
utetoWat
ts=1519.875
30Li
tre
s-a
tmo
sphe
rePe
rMi
nut
etoWa
tts=50.6625 1
,000Litr
es-a
tmospherePerMin
utetoWatts=1688.7
5
40Li
tre
s-a
tmo
sphe
rePe
rMi
nut
etoWa
tts=67.
55 1
0,000Litr
es-a
tmospherePerMin
utetoWatts=16887.5
50Li
tre
s-a
tmo
sphe
rePe
rMi
nut
etoWa
tts=84.
4 375 1
00,000Litr
es-a
tmospherePerMin
utetoWa t
ts=168875
1
,000,000Lit
res-
atmospherePe
rMinutet
oWa tt
s=
60Li
tre
s-a
tmo
sphe
rePe
rMi
nut
etoWa
tts=1
01.
325
1
688750