Unit Gal
Name gal
Category Acceleration
Details A gal, short for Galileo, is a unit of acceleration used in the field of geophysics and engineering, mainly to measure gravitational acceleration or variations in Earth's gravity. It is named in honor of the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei, who made significant contributions to our understanding of gravity and motion.

1 gal is defined as 1 centimeter per second squared (1 cm/s²). In other words, when an object accelerates at a rate of 1 gal, its velocity changes by 1 centimeter per second, every second.

The unit gal is often used when studying Earth's gravity since it allows for measurements to be neatly expressed in whole numbers, making calculations and comparisons more convenient. For example, Earth's average standard gravitational acceleration at sea level is approximately 980 gal.
Gal(gal) to aGal(attogal)Gal(gal) to am/h/s(attometre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to am/h²(attometre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to am/min/s(attometre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to am/min²(attometre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to am/s²(attometre per second squared)Gal(gal) to cGal(centigal)Gal(gal) to cm/h/s(centimetre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to cm/h²(centimetre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to cm/min/s(centimetre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to cm/min²(centimetre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to cm/s²(centimetre per second squared)Gal(gal) to daGal(decagal)Gal(gal) to dam/h/s(decametre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to dam/h²(decametre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to dam/min/s(decametre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to dam/min²(decametre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to dam/s²(decametre per second squared)Gal(gal) to dGal(decigal)Gal(gal) to dm/h/s(decimetre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to dm/h²(decimetre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to dm/min/s(decimetre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to dm/min²(decimetre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to dm/s²(decimetre per second squared)Gal(gal) to EGal(exagal)Gal(gal) to Em/h/s(exametre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to Em/h²(exametre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to Em/min/s(exametre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to Em/min²(exametre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to Em/s²(exametre per second squared)Gal(gal) to fGal(femtogal)Gal(gal) to fm/h/s(femtometre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to fm/h²(femtometre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to fm/min/s(femtometre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to fm/min²(femtometre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to fm/s²(femtometre per second squared)Gal(gal) to ft/h/s(foot per hour per second)Gal(gal) to ft/h²(foot per hour squared)Gal(gal) to ft/min/s(foot per minute per second)Gal(gal) to ft/min²(foot per minute squared)Gal(gal) to ft/s²(foot per second squared)Gal(gal) to GGal(gigagal)Gal(gal) to Gm/h/s(gigametre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to Gm/h²(gigametre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to Gm/min/s(gigametre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to Gm/min²(gigametre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to Gm/s²(gigametre per second squared)Gal(gal) to g₀(standard gravity)Gal(gal) to hGal(hectogal)Gal(gal) to hm/h/s(hectometre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to hm/h²(hectometre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to hm/min/s(hectometre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to hm/min²(hectometre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to hm/s²(hectometre per second squared)Gal(gal) to in/h/s(inch per hour per second)Gal(gal) to in/h²(inch per hour squared)Gal(gal) to in/min/s(inch per minute per second)Gal(gal) to in/min²(inch per minute squared)Gal(gal) to in/s²(inch per second squared)Gal(gal) to kGal(kilogal)Gal(gal) to km/h/s(kilometre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to km/h²(kilometre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to km/min/s(kilometre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to km/min²(kilometre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to km/s²(kilometre per second squared)Gal(gal) to m/h/s(metre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to m/h²(metre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to m/min/s(metre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to m/min²(metre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to m/s²(metre per second squared)Gal(gal) to MGal(megagal)Gal(gal) to mGal(milligal)Gal(gal) to mi/h/s(mile per hour per second)Gal(gal) to mi/h²(mile per hour squared)Gal(gal) to mi/min/s(mile per minute per second)Gal(gal) to mi/min²(mile per minute squared)Gal(gal) to mi/s²(mile per second squared)Gal(gal) to Mm/h/s(megametre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to mm/h/s(millimetre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to Mm/h²(megametre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to mm/h²(millimetre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to Mm/min/s(megametre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to mm/min/s(millimetre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to Mm/min²(megametre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to mm/min²(millimetre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to Mm/s²(megametre per second squared)Gal(gal) to mm/s²(millimetre per second squared)Gal(gal) to nGal(nanogal)Gal(gal) to nm/h/s(nanometre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to nm/h²(nanometre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to nm/min/s(nanometre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to nm/min²(nanometre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to nm/s²(nanometre per second squared)Gal(gal) to PGal(petagal)Gal(gal) to pGal(picogal)Gal(gal) to Pm/h/s(petametre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to pm/h/s(picometre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to Pm/h²(petametre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to pm/h²(picometre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to Pm/min/s(petametre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to pm/min/s(picometre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to Pm/min²(petametre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to pm/min²(picometre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to Pm/s²(petametre per second squared)Gal(gal) to pm/s²(picometre per second squared)Gal(gal) to TGal(teragal)Gal(gal) to Tm/h/s(terametre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to Tm/h²(terametre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to Tm/min/s(terametre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to Tm/min²(terametre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to Tm/s²(terametre per second squared)Gal(gal) to yd/h/s(yard per hour per second)Gal(gal) to yd/h²(yard per hour squared)Gal(gal) to yd/min/s(yard per minute per second)Gal(gal) to yd/min²(yard per minute squared)Gal(gal) to yd/s²(yard per second squared)Gal(gal) to yGal(yoctogal)Gal(gal) to YGal(yottagal)Gal(gal) to ym/h/s(yoctometre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to Ym/h/s(yottametre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to ym/h²(yoctometre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to Ym/h²(yottametre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to ym/min/s(yoctometre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to Ym/min/s(yottametre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to ym/min²(yoctometre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to Ym/min²(yottametre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to ym/s²(yoctometre per second squared)Gal(gal) to Ym/s²(yottametre per second squared)Gal(gal) to zGal(zeptogal)Gal(gal) to ZGal(zettagal)Gal(gal) to zm/h/s(zeptometre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to Zm/h/s(zettametre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to zm/h²(zeptometre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to Zm/h²(zettametre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to zm/min/s(zeptometre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to Zm/min/s(zettametre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to zm/min²(zeptometre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to Zm/min²(zettametre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to zm/s²(zeptometre per second squared)Gal(gal) to Zm/s²(zettametre per second squared)Gal(gal) to µGal(microgal)Gal(gal) to µm/h/s(micrometre per hour per second)Gal(gal) to µm/h²(micrometre per hour squared)Gal(gal) to µm/min/s(micrometre per minute per second)Gal(gal) to µm/min²(micrometre per minute squared)Gal(gal) to µm/s²(micrometre per second squared)