chapter 1 Flashcards
meaning physical quantities?
quantity that can be observed and measured
SI unit also know as?
metric system
2 category of physical quantities
base quantity ( fundamental quantity )
derived quantity
What is base quantity?
physical quantity that cannot be defined in terms of other physical quantity
Si unit length
meter , m
si unit mass
kg
si unit time
sec, s
si unit electric current,I
ampere A
si unit thermodynamic temperature T
Kelvin, K
si unit amount of substance,n
mole(mol)
si unit luminous intensity Iv
candela ( cd)
Meaning derived quantities?
quantity that can derived from base quantities
density formula
mass/vol
kgm-3
velocity unit
length/time
ms-1
momentum unit
mass x velocity
kgms-1
impulse unit
force x time
kgms-1
acceleration unit
velocity/time
ms-2
force unit
mass x acceleration
kgms-2
N
pressure unit
force / area
Nm-2
Pa
Stress unit
force / area
kgm-1s-2
energy or work unit
kgm2s-2
J
force x length
power unit
energy/time
W
Js-1
how to get dimension of pysical quantity?
by comparing its derived quantity
dimensionless example
L