Units and Measurements: Introduction to Physical Quantities and Units
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What are the units for the fundamental or base quantities called?

  • Primary units
  • Reference units
  • Fundamental units (correct)
  • Basic units

What is the result of a measurement of a physical quantity expressed by?

  • A number without a unit
  • A unit without a number
  • A variable without a unit
  • A number accompanied by a unit (correct)

What are the units obtained for the derived quantities called?

  • Derived quantities units
  • Derived units (correct)
  • Composite units
  • Secondary units

What is a complete set of units, both base units and derived units, known as?

<p>System of units (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the base units for length, mass, and time in the FPS system?

<p>Foot, pound, second (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the CGS system stand for?

<p>Centimetre-Gram-Second system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of comparison is involved in the measurement of any physical quantity?

<p>Comparison with a fixed quantity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do we need only a limited number of for expressing all physical quantities?

<p>Units (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the units for expressing all other physical quantities as combinations of the base units called?

<p>Derived units (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do scientists of different countries use for measurement?

<p>Different systems of units (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of a measurement of a physical quantity expressed by?

<p>A number accompanied by a unit (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the units for the fundamental or base quantities called?

<p>Fundamental units (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of comparison is involved in the measurement of any physical quantity?

<p>Comparison with a chosen reference standard (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a complete set of units, both the base units and derived units, known as?

<p>System of units (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the base units for length, mass, and time in the CGS system?

<p>Centimetre, gram, second (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the FPS system, what were the base units for length, mass, and time?

<p>Foot, pound, second (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do we need only a limited number of for expressing all physical quantities?

<p>Units (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the units obtained for derived quantities called?

<p>Derived units (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which systems of units were extensively in use till recently?

<p>CGS, FPS (or British), MKS (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is used as an internationally accepted reference standard in measurement?

<p>Unit (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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