Table of Measures

TIME

60 seconds (sec) = 1 minute (min)

60 minutes = 1 hour (hr)

24 hours = 1 day

7 days = 1 week

4 weeks (approx.) = 1 month

365 days = 52 weeks (approx.) = 12 months = 1 year

10 years = 1 decade

100 years = 1 century

Length

10 millimeters (mm) = 1 centimeter (cm)

100 cm = 1000 mm = 1 meter (m)

1000 m = 1 kilometer (km)

Area

100 square millimeters (mm2) = 1 square centimeter (cm2)

10,000 cm2 = 1 square meter (m2)

10,000 m2 = 1 hectare (ha)

Volume

1000 cubic millimeters (mm3) = 1 cubic centimeter (cm3)

1,000,000 cm3 = 1 cubic meter (m3)

Liquid Capacity

1000 milliliters (mL) = 1 liter (L)

1000 L = 1 kiloliter (kL)

Mass

1000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram (g)

1000 g = 1 kilogram (kg)

1000 kg = 1 metric ton (t)

Temperature

Degrees Celsius (°C)

0°C = freezing point of water

37°C = normal body temperature

100°C = boiling point of water