Metric units everyone in STEM should know.
meter (m)
SI unit of length.
kilogram (kg)
SI unit of mass.
second (s)
SI unit of time.
ampere (A)
SI unit of electric current.
kelvin (K)
SI unit of thermodynamic temperature.
mole (mol)
SI unit of amount of substance.
candela (cd)
SI unit of luminous intensity.
newton (N)
SI unit of force.
joule (J)
SI unit of energy.
watt (W)
SI unit of power (J/s).
pascal (Pa)
SI unit of pressure.
hertz (Hz)
SI unit of frequency.
liter (L)
Common volume unit (not base SI).
prefix kilo-
×1000 (e.g. kilometer).