Question

Define MKS system.

Answer 1

1. MKS is the system of units based on measuring lengths in meters, mass in kilograms, and time in seconds.
2. MKS is generally used in engineering and beginning physics, where the so-called cgs system (based on the centimeter, gram, and second) is commonly used in theoretic physics.
3. The real MKS lacked electrical units and used the obsolete kilogram force as the unit of force in place of the newton.
4. MKS (1948) added modern electrical units, the newton, and the equivalence of electrical and mechanical work or energy, and power.
5. The SI added the mole, candela, and kelvin to complete the 7 base units.