Knowledge in Units and Measurements

Units and Measurement (Physics)

Measurement and Measurement Units in Physics. Measurement is a process of detecting an unknown physical quantity by using standard quantity. For example: Take a book and use ruler (scale) to find its length. ... You underwent through a process called Measurement where: The unknown physical quantity was the length of book.

UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS

Units of measure in the metric system include: The units of length or linear size are based on the metre. They include the kilometre (km) which is 1,000 metres, the centimetre (cm), and the millimetre (mm) which is 1/1,000th of a metre.