this is for a science test, so PLEASE PLEASE give me the correct answer!!!
2006-09-06 13:47:42 · 4 answers · asked by heather d 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
It is a derived unit since it is figured out using aa base unit. here are the base units for SI measurements.
length meter m
mass kilogram kg
time second s
electric current ampere A
thermodynamic temperature kelvin K
amount of substance mole mol
luminous intensity candela cd
2006-09-06 13:51:12 · answer #1 · answered by Glenn N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cubic centimeter is a derived unit because it is made up of one of the basic units. In dimensional analysis the basic unit is length (L). A cubic centimeter can be expressed as L^3.
The other basic units are mass (M), time (t), temperature (T) and charge (C).
2006-09-06 21:07:48 · answer #2 · answered by Scott S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is derived (aka comes from) from the SI unit of length, the meter. They use that unit as a basis to get to the cubic centimeter for volume. :D
2006-09-06 20:53:15 · answer #3 · answered by pittoresque 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is not one of the fundamentally defined units.
2006-09-06 20:49:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋