Units of Measurement

It is a process of assigning a quantity to describe a property of an object by comparing it with a standard.

• Physical Quantity

• Measurement

• Unit

• Prefixes

What is the name of the measurement system used by scientist around the world?

• Scientific System of Measurement

• Technological System of Measurement

• English System of Measurement

• International System of Measurement

Which is NOT a fundamental physical quantity of physics?

• Length

• Mass

• Volume

• Time

It is based on the seven fundamental quantities and are expressed from

the product of two or more base units.

• Physical Quantities

• Derived Quantities

• Base Quantities

• All of the above

What is defined as the distance the light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792458 second?

• Yard

• Feet

• Meter

• Inch

It is the standard unit of mass and was redefined based

on Planck’s constant.

• Kilogram

• Pounds

• Slug

• Gallon

It is the standard unit of thermodynamic temperature

and defined based on the value of Boltzmann constant.

• Celsius

• Fahrenheit

• Rankine

• Kelvin

It is the standard unit of electric current and is defined

based on the value of the elementary charge.

• Coulomb

• Ampere

• Candela

• Mole

Which of the following is NOT a derived physical quantity?

• Speed

• Volume

• Force

• Temperature

Which of the following is NOT a basic SI unit?

• Ampere

• Kelvin

• Second

• Liter