Yes, they are the metric unit for time. You ALWAYS use seconds for measuring time in science.
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∙ 13y agoYes, seconds are a metric unit. They are part of the International System of Units (SI) and are used to measure time.
A metric unit is a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system, based on meters and kilograms and seconds.
Seconds
The metric unit for measuring time on a stopwatch is seconds.
The metric units for time are seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h), days (d), weeks (wk), months (mo), and years (yr).
The standard unit for time in the metric system is the second (s).
A metric unit is a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system, based on meters and kilograms and seconds.
The metric unit for time is seconds.
Seconds
seconds
The unit is a second, but it can measure to 0.01 seconds.
The metric units for time are seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h), days (d), weeks (wk), months (mo), and years (yr).
The metric unit of time is the second.There isn't one in common use but:10 metric hours in a day100 metric minutes in a metric hour100 metric seconds in a metric minute10 days in a metric week (called a dekade)
The standard unit for time in the metric system is the second (s).
What metric unit would you use to measure a computer keyboard
The Newton is the metric unit for weight. The unit is:kilogram meters per seconds squaredorkg . m/sec2.Also, one pound equals 4.44822162 Newtons.
Seconds are not part of the metric system, they are a unit of time measurement. The metric system is based on the meter, kilogram, and second as the base units for length, mass, and time respectively.
The fundamental unit that is the same in both the metric system and English system is the unit of mass, which is the pound (lb) in the English system and the kilogram (kg) in the metric system.