Measurements

Quantities and Measurements

• measurements are a multiple of some basic unit
• All measurements in Science come in 2 parts! It must have the number and the unit
• Both the number and the unit create a combination called a quantity
• SI(Système international d'unités) — the International System of Units — a french system using powers of 10

BASIC UNITS

Measurement             Unit              Abbreviation

length                        metre              m

time                          second             s

mass                         kilogram          kg

amount of subst.*      mole*             mol

luminous intensity       candela           cd

temperature               kelvin              K

eletric current             Ampere          A

SI PREFIXES