Answer to Question #63057 in Physics for jazmine

Question

Which of the following is the metric system based on?

British system of weights and measures
French system of weights and measure
standardized base units with prefixes for powers of ten
the base unit of metre in France

Answer 1

The modern metric system has been renamed Systeme International d'Unites (International System of Units) and is denoted by the letters SI. SI was established in 1960, at the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures. It was then that units, definitions, and symbols were revised and simplified.

There are three major parts to the metric system: the seven base units, the prefixes and units built up from the base units.

So the answer is "standardized base units with prefixes for powers of ten"