Base Units

Quantity
Length
Mass
Time
Electric Current
Temperature
Luminous intensity
Amount of substance

Unit
Symbol
meter
m
kilogram
kg
second
s
amphere
A
kelvin
K
candela
cd
mole
mol

Derived Units
Quantity
Unit
Symbol
Electric capacitance farad
F
Electric charge
coulomb
C
Electric conductance siemens
S
Electric potential
volt
V
Electric resistance
ohm

Energy
joule
J
Force
newton
N
Frequency
hertz
Hz
Illumination
lux
lx
Inductance
henry
H
Luminous flux
lumen
lm
Magnetic flux
weber
Wb
Magnetic flux densitytesla
T
Plane angle
radian
rad
Power
watt
W
Pressure
pascal
Pa
Solid angle
steradian
sr

Orders of Magnitude
Exponent Form Prefix
10^24
yotta
10^21
zetta
10^18
exa
10^15
peta
10^12
tera
10^9
giga
10^6
mega
10^3
kilo
10^2
hecto
10^1
deca
10^-1
deci
10^-2
centi
10^-3
milli
10^-6
micro
10^-9
nano
10^-12
pico
10^-15
femto
10^-18
atto
10^-21
zepto
10^-24
yocto

SI Symbol
Y
Z
E
P
T
G
M
k
h
da
d
c
m

n
p
f
a
z
y

Common Units in Mechanics

Quantity
SI unit
Symbol
Angle
radian
rad
Area
square meter
m^2
Energy (or work) joule
J
Force
newton
N
Length
meter
m
Mass
kilogram
kg
Powe
watt
W
Pressure
pascal
Pa
Speed
meter per second
m/s
Speed of rotation radian per second
rad/s
Torque
newton meter
Nm
Volume
cubic meter
m^3
Volume
liter
L