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Practical skills/ working as a physicist Flashcards

1
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What is the prefix for x10-2

A

Centimeter

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What is the prefix for x10-1

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Decimeter

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3
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What is the prefix for x10-3

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Milli

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What is the prefix for x10-6

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Micro

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5
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What is the prefix for x10-9

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Nano

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What is the prefix for x10-12

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pico

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7
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What is the prefix for x10-15

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Femto

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What is the prefix for x10 3

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Kilo

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What is the prefix for x10 6

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Mega

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What is the prefix for x10 9

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Giga

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What is the prefix for x10 12

A

Terra

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How do you find the percentage uncertainty of a measurement?

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Divide the uncertainty by the reading x 100

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How do you find the fraction uncertainty?

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Divide uncertainty by the reading

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How do you combine a percentage uncertainty if you are adding or subtracting the measurements?

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Add the uncertainties

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How do you combine a percentage uncertainty if you are multiplying or dividing the uncertainties?

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Add them

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16
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How do you combine a percentage uncertainty if you are raising it to a power?

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You multiply the percentage uncertainty by the power

17
Q

What is the area under the graph for an acceleration time graph?

A

Change in velocity

18
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What is the area under the graph for a force-time graph

A

Impulse

19
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What is the area under the graph for a force- displacement graph?

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