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What does a physical quantity consists of?

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A numerical magnitude and a unit.

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What is a physical quantity?

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A quantity that can be measured.

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What is the name and symbol of unit for the base quantity length?

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Metre, m.

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What is the name and symbol of unit for the base quantity mass?

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kilogram, kg.

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What is the name and symbol of unit for the base quantity time?

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Second,s.

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What is the name and symbol of unit for the base quantity electric current?

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Ampere, A.

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What is the name and symbol of unit for the base quantity temperature?

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kelvin,K.

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What is the name and symbol of unit for the base quantity amount of substance?

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Mole,mol.

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What is the name and symbol of unit for the base quantity luminous intensity?

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Candela,cd.

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What is the formula for finding area?

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Length X width.

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What is the formula for finding volume?

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Length X width X height.

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What is the formula for finding density?

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Mass/Volume.

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What is the formula for finding speed?

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Distance/Time.

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What is the formula for finding acceleration?

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Change in velocity/Time.

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What is the formula for finding force?

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Mass X acceleration.

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What is the formula for finding pressure?

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Force/Area.

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What is the formula for finding work?

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Force X Distance.

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What is the formula for finding power?

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Work/Time.

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What is the symbol and power of the prefix pico?

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p, 10 -12

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What is the symbol and power of the prefix nano?

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n, 10 -9

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What is the symbol and power of the prefix micro?

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u, 10 -6

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What is the symbol and power of the prefix milli?

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m, 10-3

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What is the symbol and power of the prefix centi?

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c,10-2

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What is the symbol and power of the prefix deci?

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d,10-1

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What is the symbol and power of the prefix kilo?

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k,10 3

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What is the symbol and power of the prefix mega?

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M, 10 6.

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What is the symbol and power of the prefix giga?

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G,10 9.

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What is the symbol and power of the prefix Tera?

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T, 10 12.

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What is a scalar and name a few examples.

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  1. Physical quantity that only has magnitude.

2. Mass,time, length, energy, density.

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What is a vector and name a few examples.

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  1. Physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

2. Displacement, velocity, force and momentum.

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What is the S1 unit for length?

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metre, m.

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Which errors should we avoid when using the metre ruler?

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  1. Parallex error

2. End error.

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How do we avoid the parallax error?

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Line of vision should be perpendicular to the scale.

33
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What is the function of the inside jaws of the vernier calipers?

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Measuring internal diameter or length.

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What is the function of the outside jaws of a vernier caliper?

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Measuring external diameter or length.

35
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What is the tail of a vernier caliper for?

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Measuring length.

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What is the range of measurement and precision of a measuring tape?

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Range: 0-5m
Precision: 0.1cm

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What is the range of measurement and precision of a meter ruler?

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Range:0-1m
Precision: 0.1cm

38
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What is the range of measurement and precision of a vernier caliper?

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Range:0-15cm
Precision: 0.01cm

39
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What is the range of measurement and precision of a micrometer screw gauge?

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Range: 0-2.5cm
Precision: 0.01mm

40
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Each division on a micrometer screw gauge represents what distance?

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0.50mm/50 = 0.01mm.

41
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What are some precautions we have to take when using the micrometer screw gauge?

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  1. Thimble not tightened too much.
  2. Clean ends of anvil and spindle.
  3. Check for systematic error.
42
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What is zero error caused by?

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Due to instruments that do not read exactly 0 when there is nothing being measured.

43
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What is used to measure an internal of time?

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Stopwatch.

44
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The period T of a pendulum is independent of?

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  1. Amplitude of oscillation

2. Mass of bob

45
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What is an oscillation?

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Time for one complete swing(Time where bob passes through middle the second time) of a pendulum

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