Chapter 1- Units Flashcards
All measurements in physics are described as
Physical quantities
Eg
Mass, length, time, temp, current, amount of a substance, luminous intensity
All other measurements are derived from these
Base qualities
Eg
Speed (distance/time)
What must always be paired with a measurement?
A quantity
Base units are termed
SI units (system of international units)
Length
Metre m
Mass
Kilo gram kg
Time
Second s
Current
Ampere A
Temperature interval
Kelvin K
Amount of substance
Mole mol
Derived units
For physical quantities derived from two or more base quantities
Speed
Distance/ time
M/s
Acceleration
^velocity/ ^time
M/s^2
Force
Mass x acc
Newton
Kg m/s^2
Pressure
Force/ cross sectional area
Pascal
Kg/m/s^2
Work
W=Fx x
Joules
Power
Work/ time
Watt (W)
Charge
Current x time
Coulomb (C)
Potential difference
Work / charge
Volt (V)
Resistance
Velocity / current
Ohm (_/-_)
Prefixes
For smaller or larger numbers
Eg micro milli
Micro
X10-6
Kilo
X10^3
Milli
X10^-3
Mega
X10^6
Scalar
Magnitude only
Vector
Magnitude and direction
Adding scalars
Use normal maths
Adding vectors
Use -ve and +ve for directions
Can use scale drawings
When adding components in a vector triangle
Use trigonometry
Trig for sin
Sin(*) = opposite/ hypotenuse
sOh
Trig for cos
Cos(*)= adjacent/ hypotenuse
cAh
Trig tan rule
Tan(*)=opposite/ adjacent
tOa
Units
The actual units
Eg s,kg,m
Quantities
The names of the things
Length, weight
Speed SI
ms^-1
Acceleration SI
ms^-2
Force SI
kg ms^-1