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 (lb m )*** NOTE: These are NOT base units in the English system. They are derived units. temperature Degrees Celsius ( o C) or Kelvin ( o K) degrees Farenheit ( o F) or Rankin ( o R) 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 (lb f )