What is the metric unit for mass?

Metric units of mass. Mass is used to measure the weight of an object. For example, you are measuring the mass of your body when you step on to a scale. In the metric system of measurement, the most common units of mass are the gram and kilogram. read more

Metre and kilogram. In the original version of the metric system the base units could be derived from a specified length (the metre) and the weight [mass] of a specified volume ( 1⁄7003100000000000000♠1000 of a cubic metre) of pure water. read more

The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass and is equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram (link is external), a platinum-iridium standard that is kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) (link is external). read more

Area is length by length, so the basic unit of area is a square that is 1 meter on each side. The Unit is meters × meters, which is written m 2 (square meters). read more