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Year and Section: 1-ABE 1a Date submitted: September 8, 2022

Activity 2a
Unit Charts of the System of Measurements

I. Introduction

The metric system is a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter
and kilogram. The mks system is a system of units of measurement that is based on a metric
system. While cgs system is a variant of a metric system based on the centimeter as the unit of
length, gram as a unit of mass and seconds as a unit of time. They are widely used we can
know how big or how small an object is. Mks is useful especially in engineering, while CBS is
used in theoretic physics.

II. Objectives
⚫ Identify the symbol and formula of the quantity in MKS, CGS, and FPS system.
⚫ Identify the unit name, symbol, and decomposed units of a quantity in MKS, CGS, and FPS
system.

III. Activity Results/Discussions

1. MKS SYSTEMS

QUANTITY UNIT

Name Symbol Formula Name Symbol Decomposed

units

Length or L D = rt meter m m

Distance D

Time t t = d/v second s s

Mass M m = f/a kilogram kg kg

Velocity v v = d/t meter per second m/s m/s

Acceleration a v−v0 ∆v meter per second m/s2 m/s2

a= t
= ∆t
squared

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Force or F F = ma Newton
kg • m s
2

Weight W W = mg (kilogram
meter per
square
second)

Area A l×b square meter m2 m2

Volume V l×b×h cubic meter m3 m3

Work or E W = Fd Joule J m2
Nm or kg s2
2
energy (Newton-meter)
Power P W Watt W J/s
P =
t = kg m3 s −3

Density d d = m/v Kilogram per kg/m3 kg m-3

cubic meter

Pressure P N/m2 Pascal Pa kg m−1 s −2

Charge Q or q Q=It Coulomb C As

(Ampere-
second)

Current I I = V/R Ampere A A

Voltage V V = IR Volt V kg m2 s-3A-1

Resistance R R = V/I ohm Ώ 𝑘𝑔 ∙ 𝑚2

𝑠 3 ∙ 𝐴2
Temperature T Kelvin K K

Viscosity η η=F/A Pascal seconds Pa-s kg ∙ m-1 s-1

Magnetic B Tesla T kg s-2A

Field

Frequency f or v 1 Hertz Hz (cycles) / s

f =
T

2. CGS SYSTEM
QUANTITY UNIT
Name Symbol Formula Name Symbol Decomposed
Units

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 Length or L D = rt centimeter cm cm
Distance D

Time t t = d/v second s s

Mass M m = f/a gram g g
Velocity v v = d/t centimeter per cm/s cm/s
second
Acceleration a v−v0 ∆v Centimeter per cm/s2
a= t
= ∆t
second square

Force or F F =ma Dyne dyn

g • cm s 2
Weight W W-mg (gram-
centimeter per
second
squared)
Area A A=b×h Centimeter cm2
Square
Volume V V=I×b×h Cubic meter m3
Work or W P= 𝑊𝑡 erg- (gram erg g cm2/s2
Energy centimeter per
second square) erg g cm2/s2
E
Power P P=l2 R Erg per second erg/s g cm2/s3
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠
Density d D=𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 Gram per cubic Kg/m3 G cm3
centimeter
Pressure P 𝐹 Dyne per Dyn/cm2 G/s2cm
P=𝐴
centimeter
square
Charge Q or q Q=lt Electrostatic unit Esu dyn1/ 2cm = cm2 / 3 g 1/ 2 s −1
(stat Coulomb or (stat C or
Franklin) Fr)

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Voltage v statvolt statV Erg / stat
coulomb
Resistance Ω Ohm-cm Ω/cm Ω/cm
Temperature T Kelvin Celcius K=C
Viscosity N centipoise cP cP
Frequency f Hertz Hz Hz

3. British or English System (FPS)

QUANTITY UNIT

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 Name Symbol Formula Name Symbol Decomposed
Units
Length or L D =rt foot ft ft
Distance D
Time t t = d/v second s s
Mass M m = f/a pound lb lb
Velocity v v = d/t foot per second ft/s ft/s
Acceleration a v−v0 ∆v foot per second ft/s2 ft/s2
a= t
= ∆t squared
Force or F F = ma Pound lb lb
Weight W W = mg
Area A l×b foot squared ft2 ft2
Volume V l×b×h foot cubed ft3 ft3
Work or E W = Fd foot-pound ft-lb ft-lbf
Energy

Power P W Horsepower HP ft-lb1/s,

P =
t
HP
Density d d = m/v pounds-force per lbm/ft3 lbm/ft3
cubic foot
Pressure P N/m2 pound force per psi lb/in2
square inch
Charge Q or q Q=lt Coulomb C As
Current l I = V/R Pascal second Pa·s lb ∙ ft-1 s-1
Voltage V V = IR Volt V lb · ft2 s-3 l-1
Resistance R R = V/I Ohm Ώ
Temperature T kelvin K R, oF
Viscosity η η=F/A lbmft s
Frequency f or v 1 Hertz Hz
f =
T

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