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December 1973

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INTRODUCTION ^

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As metric use increases in this country, interest in metric information is also increasing. This

booklet was developed to provide a listing of sources for pertinent metric information.

Included is a list of publications produced by the National Bureau of Standards^and available

from the Superintendent of Documents. Also included is a list assembled by the National Council

of Teachers of Mathematics of organizations that market metric materials for educators, and a list

of additional sources of metric information.

Thinking meters, kilograms and liters, instead of yards, pounds and quarts, is not a difficult

adjustment because the metric units are nearly the same as the customary units they replace. A

shopper can buy two meters of fabric instead of two yards, half a kilogram of butter instead of a pound, and a liter of milk instead of a quart.

Without noticing it, we already have "gone metric" in some aspects of our daily living. The

shutters of 8, 16 and 35 millimeter cameras click busily across the American countryside. Auto

mechanics daily work on foreign cars manufactured in metric countries. Many products carry both

customary and metric units on their labels.

Pharmaceutical companies went metric in America over 15 years ago. Currently major

companies like IBM, General Motors, Caterpillar Tractor, International Harvester and Honeywell

are in the midst of publicly-declared metrication programs. Ford Motor Company is producing

automobiles with metric engines. The State of Ohio has begun a changeover to metric by using

both kilometers and miles on its road signs. The States of California and Maryland are converting

all math and science textbooks used in the public schools exclusively to the metric system.

The prospect of a change to the metric system is something we all should begin to think about.

The thinking process won't be very arduous, because all you really need to know about metric for

your everyday life is depicted on page 11 of this publication.

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U.S. METRIC STUDY PUBLICATIONS

Because of the world trend to metric, Congress asked in 1968 for a sweeping investigation of the

metric question. This investigation involved public hearings and surveys of almost every activity of our society — from education and the consumer to international trade and national security.

The findings are available in one summary report and 12 detailed special reports:

A METRIC AMERICA: A DECISION WHOSE TIME HAS COME. D. V. DeSimone, Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.)

Spec. Publ. 345, 190 pages (July 1971), $2.50 (SD Catalog No. C13. 10:345).

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (An Interim Report of the U. S. Metric Study). R. D. Huntoon et al., Nat.

Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 345-1, 145 pages (Dec. 1970), $1.25 (SD Catalog No. C13. 10:345-1).

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: CIVILIAN AGENCIES (An Interim Report of the U. S. Metric Study). R. E.

Clark and J. M. Tascher, Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 345-2, 324 pages (July 1971), $2.25 (SD

Catalog No. C13. 10:345-2).

COMMERCIAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (An Interim Report of the U.S. Metric Study). S. L. Hatos, Nat.

Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 345-3, 109 pages (July 1971), $1.00 (SD Catalog No. C13.10:345-3).

THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (An Interim Report of the U. S. Metric Study). L. E. Barbrow,

Coordinator, Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 345-4, 165 pages (July 1971), $1.25 (SD Catalog No.

C13.10:345-4).

NONMANUFACTURING BUSINESSES (An Interim Report of the U. S. Metric Study). E. D. Bunten and J. R. Cornog, Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 345-5, 192 pages (Aug. 1971), $1.50 (SD Catalog No.

C13.10:345-5).

EDUCATION (An Interim Report of the U. S. Metric Study). B. D. Robinson, Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.)

Spec. Publ. 345-6, 209 pages (July 1971), $1.25 (SD Catalog No. C13.10:345-6).

THE CONSUMER (An Interim Report of the U. S. Metric Study). B. D. Rothrock, Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.)

Spec. Publ. 345-7, 146 pages (July 1971), $1.25 (SD Catalog No. C13.10:345-7).

INTERNATIONAL TRADE (An Interim Report of the U. S. Metric Study). G. F. Gordon, Nat. Bur. Stand.

(U.S.) Spec. Publ, 345-8, 181 pages (Aug. 1971), $1.50 (SD Catalog No. C13. 10:345-8).

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (An Interim Report of the U. S. Metric Study), L. E. Barbrow, Coordinator,

Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 345-9, 125 pages (July 1971), $1.25 (SD Catalog No.

C13.10:345-9).

A HISTORY OF THE METRIC CONTROVERSY IN THE UNITED STATES (An Interim Report of the U. S. Metric Study). C F. Treat, Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 345-10, 306 pages (Aug. 1971), $2.25

(SD Catalog No. C13.10:345-10).

ENGINEERING STANDARDS (An Interim Report of the U. S. Metric Study). R. D. Stiehler, Nat. Bur.

Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 345-11, 257 pages (July 1971), $2.00 (SD Catalog No. C13.10:345-ll).

TESTIMONY OF NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE GROUPS (An Interim Report of the U. S. Metric

Study). J. V. Odom, Editor, Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 345-12, 174 pages (July 1971), $1.50

(SD Catalog No. C13.10:345-12).

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OTHER METRIC PUBLICATIONS BY NBS

WHAT ABOUT METRIC? Louis E. Barbrow, Nat, Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Con. Infor. Ser. 7 (1973) 80 cents

(Stock No. 0303-01191).

BRIEF HISTORY OF MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS WITH A CHART OF THE MODERNIZED METRIC

SYSTEM. Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 304A, 3 pages (1972), 30 cents (SD Catalog No.

C13.10:304A).

WALL CHART OF THE MODERNIZED METRIC SYSTEM (Color). Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ.

304, 1 page (1972) 55 cents (SD Catalog No. C13.10:304).

UNITS OF WEIGHT AND MEASURE -- INTERNATIONAL (METRIC) AND U. S. CUSTOMARY; DEFINITIONS AND TABLES OF EQUIVALENTS. Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Misc. Publ. 286, 251 pages (1967),

$2.25 (SD Catalog No. C13.10:286).

THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS (SI). Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 330, 42 pages

(1972), 30 cents (SD Catalog No. C13.10:330/2).

METRIC CONVERSION CARD (pocket card). Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 365 (1972), 20 cents

domestic postpaid, or 10 cents GPO Bookstore (SD Catalog No. C13. 10:365/2).

FOR GOOD MEASURE: COMPARE METRIC AND CUSTOMARY UNITS (pocket ruler). Nat. Bur. Stand.

(U.S.) Spec. Publ. 376 (1972), 10 cents (SD Catalog No. C13. 10:376).

GENERAL PHYSICAL CONSTANTS (pocket card). Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Publ. 344 (1971), 10

cents each or $6.25 per 100 (SD Catalog No. 013.10:344).

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING UNITS AND CONSTANTS (pocket card). Nat. Bur." Stand. (U.S.) Spec.

Publ. 368 (1972), 10 cents each or $6.25 per 100 (SD Catalog No. C13.10:368).

Instructions for Obtaining Material Listed. — Government publications listed can be purchased from

the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402; U. S. Department of Commerce Field Offices, or the National Technical Information Service, Springfield,

Virginia 22151.

Where an SD Catalog Number or Stock Number is listed after a publication, include this number when

you order. Unless you have an account with the office from which you are ordering a publication(s),

please include your remittance with the order.

The prices quoted are for delivery to addresses in the continental United States and its territories

and possessions, and in certain foreign countries that extend the franking privilege.

In the case of all other countries, one-fourth the cost of the publication should be added to cover

postage. Remittances should be made either by five-cent coupons (obtainable from the Superintendent of

Documents and good until used), or by check or money order payable to the "Superintendent of Documents," and transmitted with the order. Do Not Send Postage Stamps.

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AVAILABLE FROM ANSI

Six informative publications dealing with the metric system and/or metric conversion may be ordered

individually or as a set from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 1430 Broadway, New

York, New York, 10018. The publications and their individual copy prices are as follows:

ORIENTATION FOR COMPANY METRIC STUDIES (Mechanical Products Industry), 2nd Edition: the

nation's first metric guide, revised March 1, 1970, to include standard parts and materials. $1.00 each.

MEASURING SYSTEMS AND STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS: a 45-page illustrated booklet on measuring

systems past, and present, and the role played in this field by national and international standards

organizations. $1.25 each.

ISO STANDARD 1000, SI UNITS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE USE OF THEIR MULTIPLES AND

OF CERTAIN OTHER UNITS. $1.50 each.

GUIDE TO IMPACT OF METRIC USE ON STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT IN COMPANIES, TRADE

ASSOCIATIONS, TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: a manual for assessment of priorities

and long-range planning for development of standards required for any change in units of measure.

$1.00 each.

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD METRIC PRACTICE GUIDE: Z210.1-1973 (ASTM E380-72)*: this

newly-approved American National Standard provides guidance on conversion from U. S. customary

units to SI units of quantities in general use. $1.50 each.

ANTITRUST IMPLICATIONS OF METRIC CONVERSION: a concise analysis of problems that may be

encountered under a number of varying recommendations for national metric conversion. $2.00 each.

Quantity Discounts on Complete Sets

1-49 sets $5.50 each

50-99 sets .... $4.50 each

100 or more .... $4.00 each

Also available by purchase from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, $1.50 a copy, minimum order $3.00.

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ORGANIZATIONS MARKETING METRIC MATERIALS FOR EDUCATORS

List courtesy of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

KEY: (B) Books or pamphlets, (F) Films or filmstrips, (K) Kits,(P) Posters, (I) Other instructional aids.

A. Balla & Co., 3494 North Ocean Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 (I)

Activity Resources Company, Inc., Box 4875, Hayward, CA 94545 (B)

Allyn & Bacon, 470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02210 (B)

American Association of School Librarians, 1201 Sixteenth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20036 (B)

American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 (B,P)

Behavioral Research Laboratory, P. O. Box 577, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (B)

BFA Educational Media, 2211 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404 (F)

Central Instrument Company, 900 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032 (I)

Channing L. Bete Company, Inc. 45 Federal Street, Greenfield, MA 01301 (B)

Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company, 1300 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus, OH 43216 (B)

Compu-Data Services, Inc., 16 Sherman Street, P. O. Box 471, Wayne, NJ 07470 (I)

Coronet Films, 65 East South Water Street, Chicago, IL 60601 (B,F)

Creative Publications, P. O. Box 10328, Palo Alto CA 94303 (I)

C-Thru Ruler Company, 6 Britton Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002 (I)

Cuisenaire Company of America, 12 Church Street, New Rochelle, NY 10805 (I)

Dick Blick Co., P. O. Box 1267, Galesburg, IL 61401 (I)

Dominie Pty Ltd., 8 Cross Street, Brookvale, Australia 2100 (B,P)

Edmund Scientific Co., 380 Edscorp Building, Barrington, NJ 08007 (K)

Educational Teaching Aids, 159 West Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL 60610 (I)

Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 425 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 (K)

Eye Gate House, Inc., 146-01 Archer Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11435 (F)

Grolier Educational Corporation, 845 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022 (B.I)

Houghton Mifflin Company, 110 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02107 (B,I)

Ideal School Supply Company, 11000 South Lavergne Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 (F,I)

Instructor Publications, Inc. (The), Instructor Park, Dansville, NY 14437 (B,P)

International Business Machines Corporation, Old Orchard Road, Armonk, NY 10504 (I)

International Tutors, Department A, 22303 Devonshire, Chatsworth, CA 91311 (K)

JEM Innovations, 4568 East 45th Street, Tulsa, OK 74135 (P)

John Colburn Associates, Inc., P. O. Box 187, Lake Bluff, IL 60044 (I)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10016 (B)

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Laidlaw Brothers, Thatcher and Madison, River Forest, IL 60305 (B)

Larry Harkness Company, 115 North Princeton Avenue, Villa Park, IL 60181 (K)

Leicestershire Learning Systems, Box 335, New Gloucester, ME 04260 (I)

Library Filmstrips Center, 3033 Aloma, -Wichita, KS 67211 (F)

MacLean-Hunter Learning Materials Co., 481 University Avenue, Toronto 101, Ontario, Canada (Canada

only) (I)

McGraw Hill, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 (B,F)

Math Shop, 5 Bridge Street, Watertown, MA 02172 (I)

Metric Aids Limited, 75 Horner Avenue, Toronto 530, Ontario, Canada (I)

Metric Association, Inc., Sugarloaf Star Route, Boulder, CO 80302 (B,I)

Metrix Corporation, P. O. Box 19101, Orlando, FL 32814 (I)

Midwest Publications Co., Inc., P. O. Box 129, Troy, MI 48084 (B)

Mind/Matter Corp., P. O. Box 345, Danbury, CT 06810 (I)

Moyer Vico Limited, 25 Milvan Drive, Weston, Ontario, Canada M9L 1Z1 (I)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Projects Office, S&E - ASTR - B /Building 4487

Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812 (B)

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091 (B,I,P)

National Education Association, American Education Week, P. O. Box 327, Hyattsville, MD 20781 (B)

National Microfilm Association, Suite 1101, 8728 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (I,P)

National Science Teachers Association, 1201 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C 20036 (B,K)

National Textbook Company, 8259 Niles Center Road, Skokie, IL 60076 (B)

National Tool, Die & Precision Machining Association, 9300 Livingston Road, Washington, D. C.

20022 (B)

NBC Education Enterprises, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 (F)

Pathescope Educational Films, Inc., 71 Weyman Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10802 (F,I)

Pickett Industries, P. O. Box 1515, Santa Barbara, CA 93102 (I)

Polymetric Services, 4600 Brewster Drive, Tarzana, CA 91356 (LP)

Random House, The School Division, Westminster, MD 21157 (B)

Realty Facts, P. O. Drawer 449, Warwick, NY 10990 (I)

Robie Sales Company, 2755 Woodshire Drive, Hollywood, CA 90068 (I)

Rowsey Enterprises, P. O. Box 666, Friendswood, TX 77546 (I)

Sargent-Welch Scientific, 7300 North Linder Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076 (LP)

Science Service, 1719 N Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036 (I,K).

Selective Educational Equipment, Inc., 3 Bridge Street, Newton, MA 02195 (I)

Sigma Scientific, Inc., P. O. Box 1302, Gainesville, FL 32601 (I)

Society for Visual Education, Inc., 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago, IL 60614 (F)

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Spectrum Educational Ltd., 9 Dohme Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (I)

Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 419 Park Avenue, South, New York, NY 10016 (B)

Swani Publishing Company, Box 248, Roscoe, IL 61073 (B.I.K.F)

Teach'em Inc., 625 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 (I)

Union Carbide Corp., Public Relations Department, 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (I)

Note: This list is based on a compilation (Sept. 1973) by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Recom

mended changes, deletions, or additions to this list are welcomed by the Council and NBS.

Two NBS metric items --the Modernized Metric System (wall chart in color) and the Metric Conversion

Card (wallet card) --have been reprinted by the training and recruiting services of the Department of the

Army for school distribution. These are available free upon request from your nearest Army school

representative.

The following organizations may be contacted for additional material as indicated.

Metric Association, Sugarloaf Star Route, Boulder, Colorado 80302. Distributes some educational

material and publishes a quarterly newsletter, available to its members (annual dues are $3).

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906' Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091.

National Science Teachers Association, 1201 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C 20036.

Metrication Task Group, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35812.

American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

Publishes assorted aids to metrication.

American National Metric Council, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. A

group newly established under the auspices of the American National' Standards Institute to provide

guidance to industrial and commercial segments of society.

Construction Industry Training Board, Publication Distribution Section, Radnor House, London Road,

Norbury, London SW16 4EL England. CITB produced a much-seen set of "Think Metric" wall posters.

The several national metric conversion boards can supply general information about conversion in

their respective countries and also provide referrals to other organizations therein. Their addresses are

listed below.

ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF METRIC INFORMATION

Metrication Board

22 Kingsway

London WC2B 6LE England

Metric Commission

320 Queen Street

Ottawa K1A OH5 Canada

Metric Advisory Board

P. O. Box 10-243

The Terrace

Wellington, New Zealand

Metric Conversion Board

18-24 Chandos Street

St. Leonards, N.S.W. 2065 Australia

South African Bureau of Standards

Private Bag XI 91

Pretoria, South Africa

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NBS Letter Circular 1051

July 1973

METRIC CONVERSION FACTORS

Approximate Conversions

to Metric Measures

oymDoi When You Know Multiply ny To Find Symbol

T 1TMr"TTJ Lrjl>ijrlrl

to —

in

"'• r - mcnes centimeters cm

it feet 30 centimeters cm

yd yards 0.9 meters m

mi miles 1.6 kilometers km

AREA

• 2 in square inches 6.5 square centimeters cm2 — ft2 it square feet 0.09 square meters 2 m

yd2 square yards 0.8 square meters m

•2 mi square miles 2.6 square kilometers km2

acres 0.4 hectares ha —

MASS (weight)

oz ounces 28 grams g

lb pounds 0.45 kilograms kg

short tons 0.9 tonnes t (2000 lb) CO VOLUME

tsp teaspoons 5 milliliters ml

Tbsp tablespoons 15 milliliters ml

floz fluid ounces 30 milliliters ml

c cups 0.24 liters 1 CM

Pt pints 0.47 liters 1

qt quarts 0.95 liters 1 gal gallons 3.8 liters 1

ft

8 cubic feet 0.03 cubic meters m

3

yd8 cubic yards 0.76 cubic meters m

3 TEMPERATURE (exact)

°F Fahrenheit 5/9 (after Celsius °C

temperature subtracting temperature

32}

°F 32 98.6

-40 0

1 1 40 80 120 160

2

200

2

-40

°C

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1 1 -20 i 5

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1 40 60 80-LT-L-J

IC0^0c

*1 in — 2.54 cm (exactly). For other exact conversions

and more detailed tables, see NBS Misc. Publ. 286, Units

of Weights and Measures, Price $2.25, SD Catalog No.

C13.10: 286.
Approximate Conversions

from Metric Measures

Symbol When You Know Multiply by To Find Symbol

LENGTH

mm millimeters 0.04

• i

* inches in

cm centimeters 0.4 inches in

m meters 3.3 feet ft

m meters 1.1 yards yd

km kilometers 0.6 miles mi

AREA

___2 cm square centimeters 0.16 square inches in2 m

2 square meters 1.2 square yards yd2 km2 square kilometers 0.4 square miles mi2

ha hectares (10,000 m

2

) 2.5 acres

MASS (weight)

g grams 0.035 ounces oz

kg kilograms 2.2 pounds lb

t tonnes (1000 kg) 1.1 short tons

VOLUME

ml milliliters 0.03 fluid ounces fl oz

1 liters 2.1 pints pt

1 liters 1.06 quarts qt

1 liters 0.26 gallons gal

m

s cubic meters 35 cubic feet ft8

m

3 cubic meters 1.3 cubic yards yd3

TEMPERATURE (exact)

°C Celsius 9/5 (then Fahrenheit *F

temperature add 32) temperature

This Letter Circular (LC1051) provides conversion factors for

going from the more common customary units to metric units and

vice versa. It may be reproduced freely. LC1051 is based on NBS

Special Publication 365 (Revised Nov. 1972), "Metric Conversion

Card", available by purchase as a wallet-size plasticized card from the

U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents,

Washington, D,C. 20402. Price 20 cents domestic postpaid, or 10 cents GPO Bookstore. Stock Number 0303-0168. Catalog No.

C13.10: 365/2. (25 percent discount on orders of 100 or more

copies).

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Rll Vou Will need to Know About metric

(For Vour Euerydny Life)

Metric is based on Decimal system

The metric system is simple to learn. For use in your everyday life you

will need to know only ten units. You will also need to get used to a. few new temperatures. Of course, there are other units which most

persons will not need to learn. There are even some metric units with

which you are already familiar: those for time and .electricity are the

same as you use now.

BASIC UMTS (comparative sizes are shown)

METER: a little longer than a yard (about 1.1 yards)

LITER: a little larger than a quart (about 1.06 quarts)

CRAM: about the weight of a paper clip

1 METER

25 DECREES FAHRENHEIT

°C

25 DECREES CELSIUS

—40 —20

1 YARD

COMMON PREFIXES

(to be used with basic units)

Milli: one-thousandth (0.001)

Centi: one-hundredth (0.01)

Kilo: one-thousand times (1000)

For example:

1000 millimeters = 1 meter

100 centimeters = 1 meter

1000 meters = 1 kilometer

OTHER COMMONLY USED UNITS

1 LITER 1 QUART

Millimeter: / 0.001 meter diameter of paper clip wire

Centimeter: 0.01 meter width of a paper clip (about 0.4 inch)

Kilometer: 1000 meters somewhat further than Vi mile (about 0.6 milei

Kilogram: 1000 grams a little more than 2 pounds (about 2.2 pounds)

Milliliter: 0.001 liter five of them make a teaspoon

OTHER USEFUL UNITS

Hectare: about 2V2 acres Tonne: about one ton

TEMPERATURE

degrees Celsius are used

20 37 60 80 100

-40

Note: This chart may be reproduced

n pr

0 32

water freezes

t 1

1 r—

80 98.6 160

body temperature

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1 KILOGRAM 1 POUND

212

water boils
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