How to Convert From Kilometers Cubed to Meters Cubed

The volume of a lake may be measured in kilometers cubed.

Volume represents the three-dimensional space an object encompasses, such as the amount of water needed to fill a lake. You can quantify volume using units of length cubed, such as meters cubed or kilometers cubed. Meters cubed may also be called cubic meters or m^3. Kilometers cubed may also be called cubic kilometers or km^3. Since there are 1,000 kilometers per meter, you have to multiply 1,000 times 1,000 times 1,000, or 1,000 cubed, to find that there are 1 billion meters cubed per kilometer cubed.

Things You'll Need

• Calculator

Instructions

1. Multiply the number of kilometers cubed by 1 billion to convert to meters cubed. For example, if you have 20 km^3, multiply 20 by 1 billion to get 20 billion m^3.

2. Divide the number of kilometers cubed by 0.000000001 to convert to meters cubed. In this example, check your answer by dividing 20 by 0.000000001 to get 20 billion m^3.

3. Verify your answer with an online kilometers cubed-to-meters cubed calculator, such as provided in the Resources. Enter the number of kilometers cubed and the site will display the number of meters cubed.

References

• University of North Carolina: Units: K
• University of North Carolina: Units: M

Resources

• Unit Conversion.org: Cubic Meters to Cubic Kilometers