Physics Unit 3 Test Flashcards
G (giga)
Meaning (Whole numbers or fraction)
1 000 000 000
Meaning (Decimal)
____
Meaning (Scientific notation)
10^9
Meaning (words)
Billion
M (mega)
Meaning (Whole numbers or fraction)
1 000 000
Meaning (Decimal)
____
Meaning (Scientific notation)
10^6
Meaning (words)
Million
k (kilo)
Meaning (Whole numbers or fraction)
1 000
Meaning (Decimal)
____
Meaning (Scientific notation)
10^3
Meaning (words)
Thousand
d (deci)
Meaning (Whole numbers or fraction)
1/10
Meaning (Decimal)
0.1
Meaning (Scientific notation)
10^-1
Meaning (words)
Tenth
c (centi)
Meaning (Whole numbers or fraction)
1/100
Meaning (Decimal)
0.01
Meaning (Scientific notation)
10^-2
Meaning (words)
Hundredth
m (milli)
Meaning (Whole numbers or fraction)
1/1 000
Meaning (Decimal)
0.001
Meaning (Scientific notation)
10^-3
Meaning (words)
Thousandth
μ (micro)
Meaning (Whole numbers or fraction)
1/1 000 000
Meaning (Decimal)
0.000 001
Meaning (Scientific notation)
10^-6
Meaning (words)
Millionth
n (nano)
Meaning (Whole numbers or fraction)
1/1 000 000 000
Meaning (Decimal)
0.000 000 001
Meaning (Scientific notation)
10^-9
Meaning (words)
Billionth
find scientific notation of:
500
5 x 10^2
find scientific notation of:
0.5
5 x 10^-1
find scientific notation of:
0.05
5 x 10^-2
find scientific notation of:
0.005
5 x 10^-3
find scientific notation of:
5 000
5 x 10^3
find scientific notation of:
300 000 000
3 x 10^8
find scientific notation of:
80
8 x 10^1
how many grams in one kg?
1 x 10^3 = 1 000
how many millimeters in one metre?
1 x 10^3 = 1 000
how many microseconds in one second?
1 x 10^6 = 1 000 000
write down the following in km
- 2000 m
- 200 m
- 2 x 10^4
- 2 km
- 0.2 km
- 20 km
write down the following in seconds
- 5 000 ms
- 5 x 10^7 μ
- 5 s
- 50 s
write the following with scientific notation to two significant figures
- 1 500 m
- 1 500 000 m
- 0.15 m
- 0.015 m
- 1.5 x 10^3 m
- 1.5 x 10^6 m
- 1.5 x 10^-1 m
- 1.5 x 10^-2 m
Wave effect
The waves carry energy . There is no flow of water, the wave effect is the result of up and down motion.
Oscillations
The to-and-fro movements.
Transverse waves
the oscillations are at right-angles to the direction of travel.