Physics Flashcards
Angstrom (Å)
1Å=10^-10
Nanometer (nm)
1 nm = 10^-9m
Electron volt (eV)
Represents the energy acquired by an electron accelerating thru a potential difference of 1 volt
1 eV = 1.6 x 10^-19 J
m =
10^-3
k =
10^3
M =
10^6
n =
10^-9
Giga (G or B)
10^9
mega (M)
10^6
Kilo (k)
10^3
Centi (c)
10^-2
Milli (m)
10^-3
Micro
10^-6
Nano
10^-9
Pico (p)
10^-12
Sin
y/h = opposite side/hypotenuse
Cos
x/h = adjacent side/hypotenuse
Tan
y/x = opposite side/hypotenuse
Scalars
Numerical quantities that have magnitude but no direction such as distance, speed, and mass
Vector
Quantities have both magnitude and direction like displacement, velocity, and force
Resultant of vectors
The sum of 2+ vectors
Displacement (delta x)
Vector quantity that describes the change in position of the object
Has both direction & magnitude and
Average velocity
The ratio of the displacement vector over the change in time
v=(delta x)/(delta t)
v has the same direction of delta x
Instantaneous velocity
Aka velocity
Refers to a single instant of time
Average velocity as delta t approaches 0
The graph of this is defined as the slope of the graph of the object’s position with respect to time at the particular time, t