SOME UNITS.

At the International System units the mass, length and time units
are the kilogram, meter and second respectively. The
correspondence to the Standard System unit are the mass-pound,
feet and second.

Force is calculated from the second Newton Law that is why at

the International System its measurement unit is the Newton: F=
ma
At the Standard system, the unit is

The term weight is often used wrong to express mass, the

difference between mass and weight is the force, the gravitational
force. And it is also determined by the second Newton Law.
W= mg (N)

Where m is the mass and g is the local gravitational acceleration =

9.807 m/s2 or 32.174 ft/s2.
Work is a form of energy, defined by the force multiplied by the
distance, so the unit is the N*m, called Joule.
I J = 1 N.m
The watt is the time a Joule is consumed per second. And the
Work done per time is called Power. Like Horsepower (Hp) that
equals 746 Watts.
TEMPERATURE = It is difficult to express temperature in words
that defines it well, for example, saying that something is cold or
warm will not define a temperature. Those are sensations of our
bodies and our senses may fool us. A metallic chair will be colder
than a wood chair would be, but the truth is they are at the same
temperature.
THERMOMETER: Lucky for us, temperature can change material
properties in a repetitive and predictable way, that is the base to
use the mercury thermometer.
ZEROTH LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS: It says that if two
objects are in thermal equilibrium with a third one, they are all in
equilibrium.
TEMPERATURE SCALES: There have been various indicators
for temperature and some scales to measure them, the thing is
that all of them are based in the freezing point of water and the
boiling point of water. Some of the most known are, Celsius,
Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales as shown.

Pressure: Defined as the

nominal force that a fluid exerts through an area unit.
It is only referred as pressure to liquids and gasses, not solids,
that kind of pressure is called nominal stress. As the pressure is
know as the force per area unit, its unit is the Newton per square
meter, also know as Pascal (Pa).
1 Pa = 1 N/m2
But Pascal unit is too small to real life pressures, so Kilopascal or
Megapascals is used instead;
1kPa = 103Pa
1MPa = 106P
Other common units used are the, bar, standard atmospheres and
force kilogram per square centimeter.
At the standard system the pressure unit is the pound per square
inch or psi (lb/in2) and 1atm=14.696psi, also 1kgf/cm2=14.223psi