1. now from the top, make it drop, that's some WAAP [COMPLETE] Flashcards

working as a physicist

1
Q

Define speed

A

rate of change of distance

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2
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define velocity

A

rate of change of displacement

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3
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define distance

A

distance refers to how much ground an object has covered during its motion

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4
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define displacement

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displacement refers to how far out of place an object is and is the overall change in the objects position

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5
Q

base unit of mass

A

kilogram - kg

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6
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base unit of length

A

metre - m

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7
Q

base unit of time

A

seconds - s

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8
Q

base unit of temperature

A

kelvin - k

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9
Q

base unit of electrical current

A

ampere - A

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10
Q

base unit of amount of substance

A

moles - mol

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11
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T

A

tera - 10^12

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12
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G

A

giga - 10^9

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13
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M

A

mega - 10^6

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14
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k

A

kilo - 10^3

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15
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d

A

deci - 10^-1

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16
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c

A

centi - 10^-2

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17
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m

A

milli - 10^-3

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18
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µ

A

micro - 10^-6

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19
Q

n

A

nano - 10^-9

20
Q

p

A

pico - 10^-12

21
Q

Derive Hz

A

Frequency = 1/time
f=1/t
f=1/s=s^-1

22
Q

Derive Pa (pascal)

A

pressure = force/area
p=F/A
p=ma/A
p=kg m s^-2/m^2
p=kg m^-1 s^-2

23
Q

Derive J (joule)

A

work done = forcedistance
W=fd
W=mad
W=kg m s^-2 m
W=kg m^2 s^-2
——————————————————————-
Kinetic energy = 1/2
mass*velocity^2
E=0.5mv^2
E= kg (m s^-1)^2
E= kg m^2 s^-2

24
Q

what are homogenous equations

A

units on both sides of the equation are equal

25
Q

prove that v^2 = u^2 +2as is homogenous

A

v^2
=(ms^-1)^2
=m^2 s^-2
—————————————————————-
u^2 + 2as
=(ms^-1)^2 + ms^-2 m
=m^2 s^-2 + m^2 s^-2
=m^2 s^-2

26
Q

What is accuracy

A

accuracy is how close to the real value

27
Q

What is precision

A

precision is how close the results are together

28
Q

What are random errors

A

random errors are unpredictable and occurs by chance

29
Q

How do random errors typically affect a graph

A

random errors typically affect the gradient of the graph

30
Q

how to reduce the effect of random errors

A

to reduce the effect of random errors, take multiple measurements

31
Q

What are systematic errors

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Systematic errors happens consistently and will affect all measurements by the same amount

32
Q

how do systematic errors affect a graph

A

systematic errors will not affect the gradient of the graph but will displace the line

33
Q

examples of systematic errors

A

-zero error
-parallax

34
Q

what is the absolute uncertainty of a DATA SET

A

half the range of the data set

35
Q

What is the absolute uncertainty of a device

A

the absolute uncertainty is the smallest scale reading of that instrument

36
Q

how to work out percentage uncertainty

A

percentage uncertainty

(absolute uncertainty/value)*100

37
Q

what uncertainty to use when data is added or subtracted

A

add absolute uncertainty

38
Q

what uncertainty to use when data is multiplied or divided

A

add percentage uncertainties

39
Q

What to do with the uncertainty when data is raised to the power of n

A

Multiply the percentage uncertainty by the power

40
Q

What does the error bar on the graph tell us

A

the error bar shows the absolute uncertainty

41
Q

How to draw the line of worst acceptable fit

A

draw a line from the bottom of the first error bar and the top of the last error bar or vice versa

42
Q

how to work out percentage uncertainty in the gradient

A

percentage uncertainty of gradient

[ (best gradient-worst gradient)/best gradient ] * 100

43
Q

derive N (newton)

A

force (N) = mass (kg) * acceleration (ms^-2)
=kg m s^-2

44
Q

derive W (watt)

A

power (W) =work (or energy) (J) / time (s)
=J s^-1
———————————————————–
J = N * m
J = kg * m * s^-2 * m
J = kg m^2 s^-2
———————————————————–
W = kg m^2 s^-2 s^-1
=kg m^2 s^-3

45
Q

derive C (coulomb)

A

charge (C) = current (I) * time (s)
=As

46
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derive V (volt)

A

potential difference (V) = energy (J) / charge (C)
=kg m^2 s^-2 / As
=kg m^2 A^-1 s^-3

47
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derive Ω (ohm)

A

resistance (Ω) = p.d. (V) / I (A)
=kg m^2 A^-1 s^-3 / A
=kg m^2 A^-2 s^-3