What are the basic unit of metric system of measurement?

Answer 1

England has converted to the SI system. There are several basic units:

metre m length

kilogram kg mass

second s time

ampere A electric current

kelvin K thermodynamic temperature

mole mol amount of substance

candela CD luminous intensity

If you are talking about the U.S system, the basic units are as above, and they are converted to feet, pounds, deg F, etc as needed.

Answer 2

The basic units of measurement are:

Metre for length

Are for area (defined as 100 sq metres)

Litre for volume (defined as 1/1000 cubic metre)

Gram for weight

These are then prefixed by "multipliers" to provide a more useful and practical unit:

kilo- (k) meaning 1000, eg 1 km = 1000 m

hecto- (h) meaning 100, eg 1 ha = 1 hectare = 100 ares

centi- (c) meaning 1/100, eg 1 cm = 1 centimetre

milli- (m) meaning 1/1000, eg 1 ml = 1 millilitre

There are also some less common prefixes:

deca- or deka- (da) meaning 10, eg 10 dam = 10 decametres

deci- (d) meaning 1/10, eg 10 dl = 10 decilitres

micro- (µ) meaning 1/1000000, eg 500 µg = 500 microgram (= 0.5 mg)

1000 kg is called a tonne, or metric ton, (t) as it is similar to the [long] ton (of 20 cwt = 2240 lb).

Answer 3

The seven basic units are:

• metre : length
• kilogram : mass
• second : time
• ampere : electric current
• kelvin : thermodynamic temperature
• mole : amount of substance
• candela : luminous intensity.

Answer 4

The British and also Canadian, Australian and New Zealand system is called 'Imperial' .

Answer 5

Since England uses the SI system of measurement, it is the metre.

Answer 6

The old English system, which is still used in the United States, uses several units of length, including the inch, the foot, the yard, and the mile.

Answer 7

The Foot, Inch, Yard, Mile, etc.