Unit Conversion Notes and Practice Questions
Length Conversion
1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm)
1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters (m)
1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in)
1 inch (in) = 2.54 cm
1 meter = 3.2808 feet
1 mile = 1.609 km
Area Conversion
1 sq. meter (m²) = 10.764 sq. feet (ft²)
1 hectare (ha) = 10,000 m²
1 acre = 4046.86 m²
1 sq. km = 100 hectares
Volume Conversion
1 cubic meter (m³) = 1000 liters (L)
1 m³ = 35.3147 cubic feet (ft³)
1 liter = 1000 milliliters (ml)
1 ft³ = 28.3168 liters
Weight Conversion
1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g)
1 tonne (metric ton) = 1000 kg
1 pound (lb) = 0.4536 kg
Pressure Conversion
1 Pascal (Pa) = 1 N/m²
1 kPa = 1000 Pa
1 atm = 101325 Pa
1 bar = 100,000 Pa
Conversion Method
To convert units, multiply or divide by the appropriate factor.
Example: Convert 5 feet to meters:
1 foot = 0.3048 meters
So, 5 feet = 5 × 0.3048 = 1.524 meters
Practice Questions
1. Convert 2 kilometers to meters.
2. Convert 3 meters to feet.
3. Convert 5000 cm² to m².
4. Convert 2 m³ to liters.
5. Convert 10 pounds to kilograms.
6. Convert 1.5 hectares to square meters.
7. Convert 1000 Pascals to bars.
8. Convert 25 liters to cubic feet.