Physical Quantities Flashcards by Alice Ridley | Brainscape

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What is distance measured in?

A

Metres (m)

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What is time measured in?

A

Seconds (s)

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What is height measured in?

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Metres (m)

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What is speed/velocity measured in?

A

Metres per second (ms^-1)

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What is acceleration measured in?

A

Metres per second per second (ms^-2)

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What is gravitational field strength measured in?

A

Newtons per kilogram (Nkg^-1)

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What is mass measured in?

A

Kilograms (kg)

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What is force measured in?

A

Newtons (N)

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What is weight measured in?

A

Newtons (N)

BECAUSE WEIGHT IS A FORCE!

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What is energy measured in?

A

Joules (J)

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What is potential energy measured in?

A

Joules (J)

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What is kinetic energy measured in?

A

Joules (J)

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What is work done measured in?

A

Joules (J)

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What is power measured in?

A

Watts (W)

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What is voltage measured in?

A

Volts (V)

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What is resistance measured in?

A

Ohms (Ω)

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What is heat energy measured in?

A

Joules (J)

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What is specific heat capacity measured in?

A

Joules per kilogram per degree (J kg-1 K-1)

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What is pressure measured in?

A

Pascals (Pa)

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What is current measured in?

A

Amperes (A)

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What is charge measured in?

A

Coulombs (C)

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What is the period measured in?

A

Seconds (s)

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What is the frequency measured in?

A

Hertz (Hz)

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What is activity measured in?

A

Becquerel (Bq)

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What is absorbed dose measured in?

A

Grays (Gy)

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What is equivalent dose measured in?

A

Sieverts (Sv)

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What is wavelength measured in?

A

Metres (m)

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What is displacement measured in?

A

Metres (m)

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What is the symbol for displacement?

A

s

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What is the symbol for distance?

A

d

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What is the symbol for height?

A

h

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What is the symbol for time?

A

t

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What is the symbol for temperature?

A

T

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What is the symbol for speed/velocity?

A

v

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What is the symbol for acceleration?

A

a

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What is the symbol for weight?

A

W

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What is the symbol for energy?

A

E

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What is the symbol for mass?

A

m

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What is the symbol for force?

A

F

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What is the symbol for current?

A

I

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What is the symbol for voltage?

A

V

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What is the symbol for power?

A

P

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What is the symbol for pressure?

A

p

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What is the symbol for specific heat capacity?

A

c

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What is the symbol for charge?

A

Q

Q

What is the symbol for resistance?

A

R

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What is the symbol for specific latent heat?

A

l

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What is the symbol for wavelength?

A

λ