Yes, they are the metric unit for time. You ALWAYS use seconds for measuring time in science.
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Yes, 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).