What is the basic metric unit of linear measurement?

Answer 1

Length . . . meter

Mass . . . kilogram

Time . . . second

Electric current . . . ampere

Thermodynamic temperature . . . kelvin

Amount of substance . . . mole

Luminous intensity . . . Candela

All the other units are derived from these.

According to Halliday and Resnick ("Fundamentals of Physics", Wiley, 1974, p.8) "Three different systems of units are most commonly used in science and engineering. They are the meter-kilogram-second or mks system, the Gaussian system in which the fundamental mechanical units are the centimeter, the gram, and the second (a cgs system), and the British engineering system (a foot-pound-second or fps system).

According to Masterton and Slowinski ("Chemical Principles", WB Saunders Company, 1973, pp. 4-5) "The unit of mass used most frequently in chemistry is the gram, which represents one thousanth of the mass of a platinum-iridium block kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (1 kg = 103 g)."

So unless you are talking about a system of units, the unit of mass is the gram.

Length; millimetre (mm), centimetre (cm), metre (m)

1 metre = 3.28 feet

Answer 2

Linear measurement is a measure of length. There is only one base unit of length in the international system of units (SI) (aka. the metric system).

metre (US spelling: meter).

This may be combined with any one of the SI prefixes to indicate multiples or subdivisions of the metre. The most common prefixes for everyday use are kilo-, centi- and milli-.

kilometre (km) = 1000 m

centimetre (cm) = 1/100 m = 0.01 m (or 10 mm)

millimetre (mm) = 1/1000 m = 0.001 m

Other prefixes indicating smaller (micro-, nano-, etc.) or larger (mega-, giga-, etc.) may also be used, but are generally limited to specialised applications.

Answer 3

Millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres.

Answer 4

the metre. (other systems are feet and inches, yards)

Answer 5

-- nanometer

-- micrometer (micron)

-- millimeter

-- meter

-- kilometer

Answer 6

Centimeter Meter Kilo meter and so on

Answer 7

Meter which is 39.36 inches.

Answer 8

The base unit for length is the metre.

Answer 9

Centimetre