Physics

Question 1

length (CGS)

Answer 1

centimeter (cm)

Question 2

mass (CGS)

Answer 2

gram (g)

Question 3

force (CGS)

Answer 3

dyne (dyn)

Question 4

time (CGS)

Answer 4

second (s)

Question 5

work and energy (CGS)

Answer 5

erg

Question 6

power (CGS)

Answer 6

erg/second

Question 7

length (SI)

Answer 7

meter (m)

Question 8

mass (SI)

Answer 8

kilogram (kg)

Question 9

force (SI)

Answer 9

newton (N)

Question 10

work and energy (SI)

Answer 10

joule (J)

Question 11

power (SI)

Answer 11

watt (W)

Question 12

length (FPS)

Answer 12

foot (ft)

Question 13

mass (FPS)

Answer 13

slug (sl)

Question 14

force (FPS)

Answer 14

pound (lb)

Question 15

time (FPS)

Answer 15

second (s)

Question 16

work and energy (FPS)

Answer 16

foot-pound (ft* lb)

Question 17

power (FPS)

Answer 17

foot-pound/sec

Question 18

engstrom value

Answer 18

1 A= 10^-10 m

Question 19

nanometer

Answer 19

10^-9 m

Question 20

electronic volt (eV)

Answer 20

1.6 x 10^-19 V

Question 21

10^9

Answer 21

giga G (or B)

Question 22

10^6

Answer 22

mega (M)

Question 23

10^3

Answer 23

kilo (k)

Question 24

10^-2

Answer 24

centi (c)

Question 25

10^-3

Answer 25

milli (m)

Question 26

10^-6

Answer 26

micro

Question 27

10^-9

Answer 27

nano (n)

Question 28

10^-12

Answer 28

pico (p)

Question 29

what is the mantissa in:

123= 1.23 x 10^2

Answer 29

1.23

Question 30

what is the exponent in:

123= 1.23 x 10^2

Answer 30

2

Question 31

sin (theda)

Answer 31

y/h or opp/hypotenuse

Question 32

cos (theda)

Answer 32

x/h or adjacent/hypotenuse

Question 33

tan (theda)

Answer 33

y/x or opp/adjacent

Question 34

scalars

Answer 34

numerical quantities that have magnitude but no direction

Question 35

vectors

Answer 35

quantities with magnitude and direction

Question 36

vector quantity notation

Answer 36

boldface or arrow

Question 37

resultant

Answer 37

the sum of 2 or more vectors

Question 38

displacement

Answer 38

aka delta x

- the change in position of an object

Question 39

average velocity

Answer 39

v= delta v/ delta t

Question 40

instantaneous velocity

Answer 40

velocity at a single instant of time

v= lim (x–> 0) delta x/ delta t

Question 41

average speed

Answer 41

s= d/t

Question 42

acceleration

Answer 42

rate of change of an object’s velocity

a= delta v/ delta t

Question 43

instantaneous velocity

Answer 43

a= lim (x–> 0) delta v/ delta t

Question 44

acceleration due to gravity

Answer 44

9.8 m/s^2

Question 45

what type of quantity is acceleration?

Answer 45

vector

Question 46

what time of quantity is velocity?

Answer 46

vector