16 The Blue Planet 47 Units of measurement a) Study how to convert the most common imperial units of measurement to units of metric measurement. Weight Volume Length 1 ounce = 28.35 grams 1 pound = 0.454 kilograms 1 stone = 6.35 kilograms 1 ton = 1,016 kilograms 1 pint = 0.568 litres 1 gallon = 4.546 litres 1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 foot = 30.48 cm 1 yard = 0.914 m 1 mile = 1.609 km Temperature °F to °C: Subtract 32, multiply by 5 and divide by 9. °C to °F: Multiply by 9, divide by 5 and add 32. °C 100 37 0 °F 212 98.6 32 Boiling point of water Body temperature Freezing point of water b) Now convert the numbers in the two texts below. A. My name is Michael and I’m from Kingston. I am 15. I am 5 foot 2 inches tall. I weigh 8 stone 9 pounds. I had half a pint of milk for breakfast. Today the weather is nice, about 56 °F. I am 1.57 1 m tall. I weigh 2 kg. I had 3 l of milk for breakfast. Today the weather is nice, about 4 °C. B. My cousin Dirck is from Amsterdam. He is 17 and he is 1.80 m tall. He weighs 80 kg. Today the weather is rainy in Amsterdam and the temperature is 12 °C. He is 5 foot 6 inches tall. He weighs 7 stone 8 pounds. Today the weather is rainy in Amsterdam and the temperature is 9 °F. c) Fill in the table with your own details and convert them to imperial units of measurement. Metric Imperial Your height Your weight Size of favourite drink Today’s temperature in your city Distance from home to school d) Insert the numbers below into the following sentences and convert them into metric units. 2 3 gallons 88 °F 4 feet 20 miles 10 pints 15 miles 107 °F 21-inch 1. The average raindrop falls at 15 miles per hour. – 24.135 km 2. An average toilet uses of water every time it is flushed. – 3. Most people die if their fever reaches . – 4. The amount of blood in the body of an average adult is . – 5. Bamboo can grow up to in a day. – 6. A giraffe can clean its ears with its tongue. – 7. Polar bears can smell seal from away. – 8. Butter melts at approximately. – Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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