Kinematics Flashcards

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1
Q

Name the prefix

103

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kilo (k)

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2
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Name the prefix

106

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Mega (M)

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3
Q

Name the prefix

109

A

Giga (G)

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4
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10-1

A

deci (d)

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5
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10-2

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centi

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6
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10-3

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milli

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7
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10-6

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micro

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8
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10-9

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nano

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9
Q

Name the unit

What measures frequency and has SI base units of 1/s (or s-1)

A

Hertz (Hz)

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10
Q

Name the unit

What measures force and has units of kg * m/s2

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Newtons (N)

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11
Q

Name the unit

What measres pressure and has units of N/m2

A

Pascal (Pa)

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12
Q

Name the SI unit

What measures energy, work, and heat and has units of N * m?

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Joule (J)

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13
Q

Name the SI unit

What measures power and has units of J/s?

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Watts (W)

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14
Q

What measures electric charge and has units of A * s where A = C/s

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Coulombs (C)

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15
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What measures electric potential and has units of J/C?

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Volts (V)

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16
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What measures capacitance and has units of C/V?

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Farad (F)

17
Q

What measures electrical resistance and has units of V/A?

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Ohm(Ω)

18
Q

What measures magnetic field and has units of N/A * m

A

Tesla (T)

19
Q

What measures inductance and has units of Wb/A?

A

Henry (H)

20
Q

What measures electric conductance and has units in V/A?

A

Siemens (Ω-1)

21
Q

What are the units of electron volts (eV)?

A

1.602*10-19

22
Q

Quantities that incorporate both magnitude and direction

A

vectors

23
Q

Quantities that only refer to magnitude

A

scalars

24
Q

Name the trig angle

A

Sine

25
Q

vx = vcosθ

where θ is the angle formed with the x-axis

A

equation for x component of a vector given a graph

26
Q

vy = vsinθ

A

equation for y component of a vector given a graph

27
Q

vector quantity referring to a change in location; the distance between where something starts and where it ends up, regardless of the path it took to get there

A

displacement

28
Q

a vector quanity describing the change in displacement over time

SI: m/s

A

velocity

29
Q

a vector quantity referring to the change in velocity over time

SI units: m/s2

A

acceleration

30
Q

On a graph of displacement over time, the slope of a line is equivalent to…

A

Velocity

31
Q

The area under the curve of a graph of acceleration vs time is

A

the change in velocity

32
Q

The area under the curve of a graph of velocity vs time is

A

displacement

33
Q

On a graph of velocity over time, the slope of a line is equivalent to…

A

acceleration

34
Q
A

displacement = velocity x time

35
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36
Q

what is the rewritten form of the yellow equation

eqn in yellow highlight used when velocity is changing but we aren’t given a final velocity, only an initial one
eqn in orange used when we don’t know time and/or time is not a quantity the problem asks to solve for

A

Δx = vit+1/2at2

37
Q

what is the rewritten form of the orange equation?

A

same eqn but 2aΔx (instead of 2ad)