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US Customary System of Units (view source)
Revision as of 21:21, April 7, 2007
, 21:21, April 7, 2007→Liquid Volume: Added the Power section
=== Gallon ===
=== Gallon ===
One gallon is the measure of four quarts.
One gallon is the measure of four quarts.
== Power ==
The usual US Customary unit of power is the foot-pound per second, or that power that does, in one second, the work of exerting a one-pound force over one foot. However, by convention, the US Customary system has a much larger unit of power:
=== Horsepower ===
The ''horsepower'' (abbreviated hp) is the power that an average [[horse]] could exert. One horsepower is 550 foot-pounds per second. Engines and motors often have their power rated in horsepower, as a direct measure of the size of a team of horses that would be required to match that engine or motor for power.
[[Category:Unit of measure]]
[[Category:Unit of measure]]