Units Conversion Chart
NOVA uses the U.S. customary system of weights and measures.
If you would like to know the metric equivalent, please
consult the conversion chart below. The chart is reprinted
with permission from
The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual
(Addison Wesley, 1998), our official stylebook.
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Into Metric
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Out of Metric
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Length
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Length
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inches |
2.54 |
centimeters |
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millimeters |
0.04 |
inches |
foot |
30 |
centimeters |
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centimeters |
0.4 |
inches |
yards |
0.91 |
meters |
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meters |
3.3 |
feet |
miles |
1.6 |
kilometers |
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kilometers |
0.62 |
miles |
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Area
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Area
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sq. inches |
6.5 |
sq. centimeters |
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sq. centimeters |
0.16 |
sq. inches |
sq. feet |
0.09 |
sq. meters |
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sq. meters |
1.2 |
sq. yards |
sq. yards |
0.8 |
sq. meters |
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sq. kilometers |
0.4 |
sq. miles |
sq. miles |
2.6 |
sq. kilometers |
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hectares |
2.47 |
acres |
acres |
0.4 |
hectares |
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Mass (Weight)
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Mass (Weight)
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ounces |
28 |
grams |
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grams |
0.035 |
ounces |
pounds |
0.45 |
kilograms |
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kilograms |
2.2 |
pounds |
short ton |
0.9 |
metric ton |
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metric tons |
1.1 |
short tons |
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Volume
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Volume
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teaspoons |
5 |
milliliters |
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milliliters |
0.03 |
fluid ounces |
tablespoons |
15 |
milliliters |
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liters |
2.1 |
pints |
fluid ounces |
30 |
milliliters |
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liters |
1.06 |
quarts |
cups |
0.24 |
liters |
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liters |
0.26 |
gallons |
pints |
0.47 |
liters |
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cubic meters |
35 |
cubic feet |
quarts |
0.95 |
liters |
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cubic meters |
1.3 |
cubic yards |
gallons |
3.8 |
liters |
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cubic feet |
0.03 |
cubic meters |
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cubic yards |
0.76 |
cubic meters |
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Temperature
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Temperature
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Fahrenheit |
Subtract 32, then multiply by 5/9ths
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Celsius |
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Celsius |
Multiply by 9/5ths, then add 32
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Fahrenheit |
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