What are the fundamental units in the metric system?
Flexi Says:
The International System of Units is a system of measurement based on the metric system. The acronym SI is commonly used to refer to this system and stands for the French term, Le Système International d’Unités. The SI was adopted by international agreement in 1960 and is composed of seven base units, as shown in Table below.
| Quantity | SI Base Unit | Symbol |
| Length | meter | m |
| Mass | kilogram | kg |
| Temperature | kelvin | K |
| Time | second | s |
| Amount of a Substance | mole | mol |
| Electric Current | ampere | A |
| Luminous Intensity | candela | cd |