MEASUREMENT

S.I. UNITS
Le system International dunites

A modification of the older French metric
system.
Base Units
Base units are considered so because
they are not derived from any pre-
existing number or formula. We
need to be able to discuss things
like distance, temperature and
time, and we do so by agreeing to a
reliable definition of some basic
(base!) facts.
Base Units
Length

Base Units
Length
Meter

Base Units
Length
Meter
(m)
Base Units
Mass

Base Units
Mass
Kilogram
Base Units
Mass
Kilogram
(kg)
Base Units
Time


Base Units
Time
Seconds

Base Units
Time
Seconds
(s)
Base Units
Temperature


Base Units
Temperature
Kelvin

Base Units
Temperature
Kelvin
(K)
Base Units
Amount of Substance

Base Units
Amount of Substance
mole

Base Units
Amount of Substance
mole
(mol)
Base Units
Electric Current

Base Units
Electric Current
Ampere

Base Units
Electric Current
Ampere
(A)
Base Units
Luminous Intensity


Base Units
Luminous Intensity
candela

Base Units
Luminous Intensity
candela
(cd)
Derived Units
Area


First Derivative
Area
length squared

Derived Units
Area
length squared
(m
2
)
Second Derivative
Volume


Second Derivative

Volume
length cubed


Second Derivative

Volume
length cubed
(m
3
)
Derived Units
Density

Derived Units
Density
mass per unit volume

Derived Units
Density
mass per unit volume
(kg/m
3
)

First Derivative

Speed (velocity)

Derived Units
Speed (velocity)
distance traveled per unit time

Second Derivative
Speed (velocity)
distance traveled per unit time
(m/s)
Third Derivative
Acceleration

Third Derivative
Acceleration
speed changed per unit time

Derived Units
Acceleration
speed changed per unit time
(m/s
2
)
Derived Units
Force

Derived Units
Force
mass times acceleration of an object

Derived Units
Force
mass times acceleration of an object
(kg m/s
2
)
Derived Units
Force
Note:
(kg m/s
2
) = Newton (N)
Derived Units
Pressure

Derived Units
Pressure
Force per unit area

Derived Units
Pressure
Force per unit area
(kg /m s
2
) or N/m
2

Derived Units
Pressure
Note:
(kg /m s
2
) = N/m
2
= Pascal (Pa)
Derived Units
Energy

Derived Units
Energy
Force times distance traveled

Derived Units
Energy
Force times distance traveled
(kg m
2
/s
2
)
Derived Units
Energy
Note:
(kg m
2
/s
2
) = Joule (J)
Other Units to Know About
Length

Angstrom () = 10
-10
m

Other Units to Know About
Pressure
Atmosphere (atm) def.- the pressure
exerted by the earths armosphere at sea
level on an average day.
torr or mm of Mercury (mmHg) def.-the
pressure exerted by a column of
mercury (Hg) 1 mm high.



Other Units to Know About
Temperature
3 common scales
Fahrenheit
Celsius
Kelvin

In the fahrenheit scale, what
is the temperature of
freezing and boiling water?

Temperature

Temperature
Freezing Pt Boiling Pt
32 F 212 F


Other Units to Know About
Length

Angstrom () = 10
-10
m
In the Celsius scale, what is
the temperature of freezing
and boiling water?

Temperature

Freezing Pt Boiling Pt
32 F 212 F
0 C 100 C
Temperature
In the Kelvin scale, what is
the temperature of
freezing and boiling
water?

Temperature

Temperature
Freezing Pt Boiling Pt
32 F 212 F
0 C 100 C
273.15 K 373.15 K
Temperature
Formulas for converting scales

C + 273.15 = K

1.8(C ) + 32 = F
Other units to know about
Volume
Liter (l) = 1 dm
3
1 l = 1.06 qt
1 ml = 1 cm
3