BASIC PHYSICAL QUANTITIES
PHYSICAL QUANTITIES WITH CORRESPONDING METRIC AND ENGLISH UNITS | ||
Physical quantity | Common Metric System units | Common English System units |
length | meter (m), kilometer (km) | inch (in), foot (ft), yard |
time | second | second |
mass | kilogram (kg), gram (g) | slug*, pound (lbm)*** NOTE: These are NOT base units in the English system. They are derived units. |
temperature | Degrees Celsius (oC) or Kelvin (oK) | degrees Farenheit (oF) or Rankin (oR) |
charge current** | Ampere (A) | Ampere (A) |
amount of a substance | mole | mole |
lunimous intensity | candela | candela |
force | Newton (N)* NOTE: This is NOT a base unit in the metric system. It is a derived unit. | pound (lbf) |
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