SI Unit Prefixes
Unit name | Unit symbol | Quantity name |
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meter | m | length |
kilogram | kg | mass |
second | s | time |
ampere | A | electric current |
- What are the 7 basic units of measurement?
- What are the 10 unit of measurement?
- What are the 3 basic units of measurement?
- What are the four different units of measurement?
What are the 7 basic units of measurement?
The seven SI base units, which are comprised of:
- Length - meter (m)
- Time - second (s)
- Amount of substance - mole (mole)
- Electric current - ampere (A)
- Temperature - kelvin (K)
- Luminous intensity - candela (cd)
- Mass - kilogram (kg)
What are the 10 unit of measurement?
General Tables of Units of Measurement
10 millimeters (mm) | = 1 centimeter (cm) |
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10 decimeters | = 1 meter (m) = 1000 millimeters |
10 meters | = 1 dekameter (dam) |
10 dekameters | = 1 hectometer (hm) = 100 meters |
10 hectometers | = 1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters |
What are the 3 basic units of measurement?
The three most common base units in the metric system are the meter, gram, and liter.
What are the four different units of measurement?
The four units under review are the ampere, kilogram, mole and kelvin.