Measurement Conversions Quiz
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Questions and Answers

How many meters are equivalent to 1 kilometer?

  • 1000 m (correct)
  • 10 m
  • 500 m
  • 100 m
  • What is the mass in kilograms of 5 pounds (avoirdupois)?

  • 2.26796 kg (correct)
  • 4.4482 kg
  • 3.500 kg
  • 5.000 kg
  • If a pressure of 1 atmosphere is approximately equal to which of the following psi values?

  • 14.5 psi
  • 20.0 psi
  • 14.7 psi (correct)
  • 10.0 psi
  • What is the equivalent of 60 miles per hour in meters per second?

    <p>27.94 m/s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many joules are in 1 kilowatt-hour?

    <p>3.6 × 10^6 J</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the area in square meters of 1 acre?

    <p>4047 m²</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the density of a substance in kg/m³ if its density is given as 1 g/cm³?

    <p>1000 kg/m³</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If you have a force of 10 pounds-force, what is that force in Newtons?

    <p>44.48 N</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Time Conversions

    • 1 hour = 3600 seconds
    • 1 day = 8.64 x 104 seconds
    • 1 year = 3.1536 x 107 seconds

    Length Conversions

    • 1 foot = 0.3048 meters
    • 1 kilometer = 1000 meters
    • 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers
    • 1 centimeter = 10-2 meters

    Velocity Conversions

    • 1 foot per second = 0.3048 meters/second
    • 1 kilometer per hour = 0.278 meters/second
    • 1 mile per hour = 0.447 meters/second

    Area Conversions

    • 1 square foot = 0.0929 square meters
    • 1 square mile = 2.589 square kilometers = 2.589 x 106 square meters
    • 1 square mile = 640 acres
    • 1 acre = 4047 square meters
    • 1 hectare = 1 x 104 square meters
    • 1 millidarcy = 0.986923 x 10-12 square meters
    • 1 darcy = 0.986923 x 10-9 square meters
    • 1 barn = 1 x 10-28 square meters

    Volume Conversions

    • 1 liter = 0.001 cubic meters
    • 1 cubic foot = 2.83 x 10-2 cubic meters
    • 1 standard cubic foot = 1 cubic foot at standard conditions
    • 1 acre-foot = 1233.5 cubic meters
    • 1 barrel = 0.1589 cubic meters
    • 1 gallon (US liquid) = 3.785 x 10-3 cubic meters
    • 1 barrel = 42 gallons= 0.1589 cubic meters
    • 1 barrel = 5.6148 cubic feet
    • 1 cubic centimeter = 1 x 10-6 cubic meters
    • 1 cubic centimeter = 3.534 x 10-5 cubic feet

    Mass Conversions

    • 1 gram = 0.001 kilogram
    • 1 pound (avoirdupois) = 0.453592 kilogram
    • 1 tonne = 1000 kilograms

    Mass Density Conversions

    • 1 gram/cubic centimeter = 1000 kilograms/cubic meter

    Force Conversions

    • 1 pound-force = 4.4482 Newtons

    Pressure Conversions

    • 1 pascal = 1 Newton/square meter = 1 kilogram/(meter·second2)
    • 1 megapascal = 106 pascals
    • 1 gigapascal = 109 pascals
    • 1 pound-force per square inch = 6894.8 pascals
    • 1 atmosphere = 1.01325 x 105 pascals
    • 1 atmosphere = 14.7 pounds-force per square inch
    • 1 bar = 14.5 pounds-force per square inch = 0.1 megapascals
    • 1 megapascal = 145 pounds-force per square inch

    Energy Conversions

    (Numerous energy conversions are listed)

    Power Conversions

    • 1 watt = 1 joule/second
    • 1 megawatt = 106 watts = 106 joules/second
    • 1 kilowatt-hour per year = 0.114 watts = 0.114 joules/second
    • 1 horsepower = 745.7 watts
    • 1 horsepower = 33,000 ft·lbf/minute

    Viscosity Conversions

    • 1 centipoise = 0.001 Pascal-seconds
    • 1 mPa·s = 0.001 Pa·s = 1 cp = 10-3 Pa·s
    • 1 poise = 100 centipoise = 0.1 Pascal-seconds

    Radioactivity Conversions

    • 1 curie = 3.7 x 1010 decays per second
    • 1 roentgen = 2.58 x 10-4 Coulomb/kilogram
    • 1 radiation absorbed dose = 100 erg/gram = 0.01 J/kg
    • 1 gray = 1 joule/kilogram
    • 100 rems = 1 sievert

    Temperature Conversions

    • Kelvin to centigrade: °C = °K − 273.15
    • Centigrade to Fahrenheit: °F = (9/5)°C + 32
    • Rankine to Fahrenheit: °F = °R − 460
    • Rankine to Kelvin: °K = (5/9)°R

    Volumetric Flow Rate

    • 1 cubic centimeters/second = 1 cubic centimeters/second = 10-6 cubic meters/second
    • 1 cubic centimeters/second = 3.053 cubic feet/day = 0.5437 barrels/day
    • 1 barrel/day = 1.839 cubic centimeters/second

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