1 E-3 m³
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To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists volume
s between at 10-3 m3
and 10-2 m³ (1 litre
and 10 litres). See also volumes or capacities of other orders of magnitude
.
Volume
Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by some closed boundary, for example, the space that a substance or shape occupies or contains....
s between at 10-3 m3
Cubic metre
The cubic metre is the SI derived unit of volume. It is the volume of a cube with edges one metre in length. An alternative name, which allowed a different usage with metric prefixes, was the stère...
and 10-2 m³ (1 litre
Litre
pic|200px|right|thumb|One litre is equivalent to this cubeEach side is 10 cm1 litre water = 1 kilogram water The litre is a metric system unit of volume equal to 1 cubic decimetre , to 1,000 cubic centimetres , and to 1/1,000 cubic metre...
and 10 litres). See also volumes or capacities of other orders of magnitude
Orders of magnitude (volume)
The pages linked in the right-hand column contain lists of volumes that are of the same order of magnitude . Rows in the table represent increasing powers of a thousand. -Notes:...
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- Volumes smaller than 1 litre1 E-4 m³To help compare different orders of magnitude, this page lists volumes between 10−4 m³ and 10−3 m³ or 100 millilitres and 1 litre. See also volumes or capacities of other orders of magnitude...
- 1.0 litre is equal to:
- 10-3 m3
- 1 cubic decimetre (1 L = 1 dm3).
- Submultiples:
- 1,000 cm³
- 1,000 millilitres
- Volume of a cube with 1001 E-1 mTo help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 centimetres and 100 centimetres .Distances shorter than 10 centimetres-Conversions:10 centimetres is equal to...
mmMillimetreThe millimetre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length....
side - Volume of 1 kilogramKilogramThe kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
of distillated waterWaterWater is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
(at normal temperature (20°C) and 1 atm of pression) - About 61 cubic inchInchAn inch is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot...
es
- 1.0 litres — 8.2 litres: typical range of automobileAutomobileAn automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
engine displacementEngine displacementEngine displacement is the volume swept by all the pistons inside the cylinders of an internal combustion engine in a single movement from top dead centre to bottom dead centre . It is commonly specified in cubic centimeters , litres , or cubic inches...
s - 1.4 litres: humanHumanHumans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
brain cavity - 3.8 litres: about 1 U.S. gallonGallonThe gallon is a measure of volume. Historically it has had many different definitions, but there are three definitions in current use: the imperial gallon which is used in the United Kingdom and semi-officially within Canada, the United States liquid gallon and the lesser used United States dry...
- 4.5 litres: about 1 Imperial gallonImperial unitThe system of imperial units or the imperial system is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824, which was later refined and reduced. The system came into official use across the British Empire...
- 5 litres: approximate volume of human bloodBloodBlood is a specialized bodily fluid in animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells....
- 6 litres: average total volumeLung volumesLung volumes and lung capacities refer to the volume of air associated with different phases of the respiratory cycle. Lung volumes are directly measured...
of the maleMaleMale refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
lungs - 10 litres: 10-2 m³
- Volumes larger than 10 litres1 E-2 m³To help compare different orders of magnitudes this page lists volumes between 0.01 and 0.1 m3 . See also volumes or capacities of other orders of magnitude.*Volumes smaller than 10 litres* 0.01 m³ is equal to:** 1 E-2 m³** 10 litres...