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Conversion of values in one unit to the same value in another unit, as illustrated in Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\) is often needed in scientific calculations. The unit conversion includes the following.
The quart (symbol: qt) [1] is a unit of volume equal to a quarter of a gallon. Three kinds of quarts are currently used: the liquid quart and dry quart of the US customary system and the imperial quart of the British imperial system. All are roughly equal to one liter. It is divided into two pints or (in the US) four cups.
In the metric system, each basic type of measurement (length, weight, capacity) has one basic unit of measure (meter, gram, liter). Conversions are quickly made by multiplying or dividing by factors of 10. It is as simple as moving the decimal point to the right (for smaller prefixes) or to the left (for larger prefixes).
Mass is a physical quantity that tells how heavy or light an object is. It is also commonly called the weight of the object. The SI unit of mass is the kilogram (kg). The table below shows the different and commonly used units of measuring mass in the metric and imperial systems along with their conversions:
Start from the pound avoirdupois, the usual unit of mass and weight in the English system. SI dominates the world now and the English pound mass is now defined in terms of the kilogram. pound mass = 0.45359237 kg
Home. Volume Conversions. US Quarts (US qt) - Volume Conversions. A US quart is a unit of volume in US Customary Units. The symbol for US quart is US qt. Select a Conversion. Select one of the US quart conversions below: US quart to Centiliter (US qt to cL) US quart to Decaliter (US qt to daL) US quart to Deciliter (US qt to dL)
quart, unit of capacity in the British Imperial and U.S. Customary systems of measurement. For both liquid and dry measure, the British system uses one standard quart, which is equal to two imperial pints, or one-fourth imperial gallon (69.36 cubic inches, or 1,136.52 cubic cm).
