Physical Quantities Flashcards

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1
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Numbers that are too large r too small

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Scientific Notation

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2
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We can observe n measure

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Physical quantities

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3
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It concerns the blank of various physical quantities such as mass, time, length, and area

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Measurement

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4
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Everyone needs to follow a blank system of measuring physical quantities

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Uniform

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5
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Refers to the amount of matter that an object contains

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Mass

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6
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physical quantities inlcude

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Mass, time, angle, length, area, volume

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7
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How the force of gravity acts upon that mass

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Weight

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It measured in seconds, minutes, hours, and so on.

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Time

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9
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Describe the direction of motion of an object or the position

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Angle

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10
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1 rad is = to

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57.296 degrees

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Defined as the distance from one point to another

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Length

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Amount of space within TWO dimensional region.

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Area

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Measured in terms f square units

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Area

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Also bounded a certain region but in THREE dimensions

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Volume

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15
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Measured in cubic units

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Volume

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16
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French word of SI

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Système International

17
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Is used universally as a standard for measurements

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International system of units SI

18
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Used in england up to 1826, which evolved as a combination of the anglo-saxon and roman system of units

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English units

19
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Basic units for length

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Inch, foot, yard, mile