Metric Prefix Abbreviation What it means

Giga G x1,000,000,000

x100,000,000

x10,000,000

Mega M x1,000,000

x100,000

x10,000

Kilo k x1,000

Hecto h x100

Deca da x10

Mass: amount of matter: gram (g). Length: meter (m)

Liquid Volume: liter (L)

NONE x1

Deci d x1/10th

Centi c x1/100th

Milli m x1/1,000th

x1/10,000th

x1/100,000th

Micro µ x1/1,000,000th

x1/10,000,000th

x1/100,000,000th

Nano n x1/1,000,000,000t

h

SYMBOL WHEN YOU KNOW MULTIPLY BY TO FIND SYMBOLLENGTH

in inches 25.4 millimeters mmft feet 0.305 meters myd yards 0.914 meters mmi miles 1.61 kilometers km

AREAin2 square inches 645.2 square millimeters mm2

ft2 square feet 0.093 square meters m2

yd2 square yard 0.836 square meters m2

ac acres 0.405 hectares hami2 square miles 2.59 square kilometers km2

VOLUMEfl oz fluid ounces 29.57 milliliters mLgal gallons 3.785 liters Lft3 cubic feet 0.028 cubic meters m3

yd3 cubic yards 0.765 cubic meters m3

MASSoz ounces 28.35 grams glb pounds 0.454 kilograms kgT short tons (2000 lb) 0.907 megagrams (or

"metric ton")Mg (or "t")

TEMPERATUREoF Fahrenheit (F-32) x 5 / 9

or(F-32) / 1.8

Celsius oC

ILLUMINATIONfc foot-candles 10.76 lux lxfl foot-Lamberts 3.426 candela/m2 cd/m2