| Quantity measured | Name of unit | Symbol for unit |
| Mass (m) | kilogram | kg |
| Length (l) | metre | m |
| Time (t) | second | s |
| Velocity (speed) (v) | metres per second | m/s |
| Acceleration (a) | metres per second per second | m/s2 |
| Momentum (M) | newton second | Ns |
| Force (F) | newton | N |
| Energy | joules | J |
| Work | joules | J |
| Power | watts | W |
| Density (r) | kilograms per metre cube | kg/m3 |
| Pressure | pascal, newtons per metre square | Pa, N/m3 |
| Frequency (f) | hertz | Hz |
| Temperature | degrees centigrade, kelvin | oC, K |
| Specific heat capacity | joules per kilogram per oC | J/kgoC |
| Specific latent heat | joules per kilogram | J/kg |
| Charge (Q) | coulombs | C |
| Current (I) | amps | A |
| Voltage (V) | volts | V |
| Potential difference | volts | V |
| Resistance | ohms | W |