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Chem 1
Lesson: 9 Units of Measurements
Question | Answer |
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are expressed in number values and units. | measurement |
Two types of system of units | metric system, English system |
What system of units is used by the rest of the world? | Metric System |
What system of units is base-10 system? | Metric System |
What system of units is "Variation : mks and the cgs sytem"? | Metric System |
What system of units is "mks : meter, kilogram, seconds"? | Metric System |
What system of units is "cgs: centimeter, gram , seconds"? | Metric System |
What system of units is known as customary system of measurement? | English System |
What system of units is used in the United States, Burma and Liberia? | English System |
What system of units is also known as the fps stem? | English System |
What system of units is "fps : foot , pounds , seconds"? | English System |
Two types of SI units? | Based and Derived |
Examples of based units? | length , mass, time , electric current, temperature, amount of substance and luminous intensity. |
Examples of derived units? | speed, acceleration , density , work and energy . |
BASED UNITS: Physical Quantity: Length Unit Name: Symbol: m | meter |
BASED UNITS: Physical Quantity: Unit Name: kilogram Symbol: kg | Mass |
BASED UNITS: Physical Quantity: Time Unit Name: Second Symbol: | s |
BASED UNITS: Physical Quantity: Unit Name: ampere Symbol: A | Electric current |
BASED UNITS: Physical Quantity: Unit Name: Symbol: K | Temperature, kelvin |
BASED UNITS: Physical Quantity: Amount of substance Unit Name: Symbol: | mole, mol |
BASED UNITS: Physical Quantity: Unit Name: candela Symbol: | Luminous intensity, cd |