Physics · Units and Measurements
Identify the CORRECT statement regarding the international system of units.
- 1The CGS units have well defined and internationally accepted unit symbols (such as m for metre, kg for kilogram, s for second, A for ampere, N for newton etc.).
- 2The MKS based on seven base units is at present internationally accepted unit system and is widely used throughout the world.
- 3Scientific notation and the prefixes are used to simplify measurement notation and numerical computation, giving indication to the precision of the numbers.✓
- 4Certain fundamental units are expressed by means of SI units with special names (such as joule, newton, watt, etc).
Correct answer
Scientific notation and the prefixes are used to simplify measurement notation and numerical computation, giving indication to the precision of the numbers.
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