Some WeBWorK problems ask for answers with units. Below is a list of basic units and how they need to be abbreviated
in WeBWorK answers. In some problems, you may need to combine units (e.g, velocity might be in
ft/s for feet per second).
| Unit | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Time | |
| Seconds | s |
| Minutes | min |
| Hours | hr |
| Days | day |
| Years | yr |
| Milliseconds | ms |
| Distance | |
| Feet | ft |
| Inches | in |
| Miles | mi |
| Meters | m |
| Centimeters | cm |
| Millimeters | mm |
| Kilometers | km |
| Angstroms | angstrom |
| Light years | light-year |
| Mass | |
| Grams | g |
| Kilograms | kg |
| Slugs | slug |
| Volume | |
| Liters | L |
| Cubic Centimeters | cc |
| Milliliters | ml |
| Force | |
| Newtons | N |
| Dynes | dyne |
| Pounds | lb |
| Tons | ton |
| Work/Energy | |
| Joules | J |
| kilo Joule | kJ |
| ergs | erg |
| foot pounds | lbf |
| calories | cal |
| kilo calories | kcal |
| electron volts | eV |
| kilo Watt hours | kWh |
| Misc | |
| Amperes | A |
| Moles | mol |
| Degrees Celsius | degC |
| Degrees Fahrenheit | degF |
| Kelvin | K |
| Angle degrees | deg |
| Angle radians | rad |