Gallon facts for kids
A gallon is a unit of measurement used to measure volume. People have used many different gallons throughout history. There are three types of gallon still in use.
| 1 imperial gallon | = 160 imperial fluid ounces (fl. oz.) ** No longer officially used in the United Kingdom. *|- | = 8 imperial pints | |
| = 1⁄9 of a firkin (of beer) | |||
| = 1⁄8 of an imperial bushel | |||
| = 4.54609 litres (exactly) | |||
| ≈ 4+1⁄2 litres | |||
| ≈ 1.20 U.S. wet gallons | |||
| ≈ 1.03 U.S. dry gallons | |||
| = 10 pounds of pure water at room temperature | |||
| 1 U.S. wet gallon | = 231 cubic inches = 3 in × 7 in × 11 in ** This is the gallon mostly used in the US. *|- | = 128 U.S. fl. oz. | |
| = 8 U.S. wet pints | |||
| = 1⁄42 of a U.S. oil barrel | |||
| = 3.785411784 litres (exactly) | |||
| ≈ 3+3⁄4 litres | |||
| ≈ 0.83 imperial gallons | |||
| ≈ 0.86 U.S. dry gallons | |||
| ≈ 8.33 pounds of pure water at room temperature | |||
| 1 U.S. dry gallon | = 268.8025 cubic inches | ||
| = 8 U.S. dry pints | |||
| = 1⁄8 of a U.S. bushel | |||
| = 4.40488377086 litres (exactly) | |||
| ≈ 4+2⁄5 litres | |||
| ≈ 0.97 imperial gallons | |||
| ≈ 1.16 U.S. wet gallons |
Images for kids
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A Shell petrol station selling 2* and 4* (leaded petrol) by the gallon in the UK, circa 1980
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A fuel station in the United States displaying fuel prices per US gallon
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An American milk bottle with a volume of one US gallon
See also
In Spanish: Galón para niños
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