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.