Метрическая система. Скорость, температура. Measurement. Speed, Temperature.

Speed

Some rough equivalents:

60 киломeтров в чaс	37 miles an hour
100 киломeтров в чaс	62 miles an hour
160 киломeтров в чaс	100 miles an hour
300 миллионов мeтров в сeкунду	186,000 feet per second (the speed of light)

Метрическая система. Объём. Measurement. Volume.

Approximate metric equivalents of imperial units of measure of volume:

1 cubic inch = 16 cubic centimetres
1 cubic foot = 0.03 cubic metres
1 cubic yard = 0.8 cubic metres
1 pint = 0.57 litres
1 gallon = 4.55 litres

Метрическая система. Вес. Measurement. Weight.

Approximate metric equivalents of avoirdupois units of measure of weight:

1 ounce = 28.35 grams
1 pound = 0.45 kilograms
1 stone = 6.36 kilograms
1 hundredweight = 50.8 kilograms
1 ton = 1,016 kilograms

Метрическая система. Площадь. Measurement. Area.

Approximate metric equivalents of imperial units of measure of area:

1 square inch = 6.45 square centimetres
1 square foot = 0.09 square metres
1 square yard = 0.84 square metres
1 acre = 0.4 hectares
1 square mile = 259 hectares

Метрическая система. Длина, расстояние, высота/рост. Measurement. Length, distance, height.

The metric system has been used in Russia since it was introduced on an obligatory basis by the Bolshevik government in 1918. The British imperial system will not be understood by Russians, although some of the words denoting units of measure in that system may be familiar to them. Comparisons of units of different systems in the following
sections are approximate.