English Conversation about Units of Measurement

Topic of  Discussion :   Units of Measurement

Satria     : Hi guys

Fuji dan Rizal  : Hi

Satria     : What are you doing here ?

Fuji        : We are discussing about our assignment about units of measurement. Have you finished it ?

Satria     : Oh no, I am forget if we have assignment. Can I join with you?

Rizal      : Of course. So, lets to discuss it.

Fuji        : Who’s know what is a measurement?

Satria     : I know that. A measurement is a comparison between an unknown quantity and a standard,right?

Fuji    : Yeah, you are right. And A physical quantity is identified by its unit of measurement. In a measurement we will use the….. the….

Rizal      : SI system..

Fuji        : Yes, good.

Satria     : Next, who can mention the units of measurement?

Fuji        : I can. The unit of length is the meter (m), the unit of mass is the kilogram (kg), the unit of time is the second (s), the unit of temperature is the kelvin (K), the unit of amount of a substance is the mole (mol), the unit of electric current is the ampere (A), the unit of luminous intensity is the candela (cd). And  units of length, mass, and time are called the fundamental units of measurements.

Satria     : That’s good…. And Units of such quantities are called derived units. Area, volume, speed are examples of physical quantities that have units that are derived from the fundamental units.

Rizal      : As an example, The unit of area is m². what else?

Fuji        : Speed = distance / time and the unit of speed is m/s.

Satria     : Yes, that’s good.

Fuji        : Okay, because our assignment was done and I’m hungry now. Let’s go to launch.

Rizal      : Let’s go..