The International System of Units

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The International System of Units: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as System of Units, Definition of S.I. Units, CGS System, Solid Angle, MKS System, FPS System, SI System, Plane Angle, SI Prefixes, Practical Units and its Uses and, Unit Relations

Important Questions on The International System of Units

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Convert 20 g cm2 min-2 into kg m2 s-2 unit.

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Which of the following is the biggest?

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What is the solid angle subtended by the moon at any point of the Earth, given the diameter of the moon is 3474 km and its distance from the Earth 3.84×108 m

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Give MKS unit for length.

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Explain 1A in SI system.

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The fundamental unit which is common in FPS and MKS systems is

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What are SI units and explain with examples?

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How the SI unit of length is defined?

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How the SI unit of time is defined?

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The solid angle is a dimensionless quantity.

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Pound is the unit of _____ in the F.P.S. system.

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The unit of length in the FPS system is:

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Supplementary physical quantities are physical quantities which do not depend on other physical quantities like fundamental physical quantities.

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Supplementary physical quantities are physical quantities which do not depend on other physical quantities like fundamental physical quantities.

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Which quantity has the same unit in both MKS and CGS systems?

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In CGS system the unit of distance is:

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In MKS system the unit of time is:

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The CGS unit of mass is _____ .