- Books Name
- Class 6 Science Book
- Publication
- PathSet Publications
- Course
- CBSE Class 6
- Subject
- Science
Standard Units of Measurements
Metre: It is the standard unit of length. The symbol of metre is m.
Standard Measures: Measures that are the same all over the world are known as standard measures.
A unit of measurement which has fixed value and which does not change from person to person or place to place, is called standard unit of measurement.
Standardizing length measurement
- Scientists from all over the world have accepted a common standard unit of measurement.
- The International System of Units (S.I unit) was set up as the convention for measurement worldwide.
- A metre is the SI unit of length. It has 100 equal divisions called centimetres.
- Metre: It is the standard unit of length. The symbol of metre is m.
- To measure large distances, we use kilometres. 1 Km = 1000 metres.
Nowadays, the International System of units or the SI units have been accepted all over the world as a standard unit of measurement.
1 m = 100 cm
1 kg = 1000 g
1s = 1/60 min
The MKS system i.e. the Metre-Kilogram-Second system is called the SI System.