Quantities Flashcards
what is the unit name of mass
kilograms
what is the abbreviation for kilograms
kg
what is kg measured by
scale
what is the unit name of length
metres
what is the abbreviation for length
m
what is m measured by
measuring tape
what is the unit name of time
seconds
what is the abbreviation of seconds
s
what can time be measured by
stopwatch
what is the unit name of area
metres squared
what is the abbreviation of metres squared
m^2
equation for area
w x l
what is the unit name of volume
metres cubed
what is the abbreviation of metres cubed
m^3
equation for volume
w x l x h
what is the unit name of speed
metres per second
what is the abbreviation of speed
ms^-1
equation for speed
d/t —> distance /time
what is the unit name of velocity
metres per second
what is the abbreviation of velocity
ms^-1
equation for velocity
s/t —> displacement/time
what is the unit name of acceleration
metres per second
what is the abbreviation of acceleration
ms^2
equation for acceleration
v-u/t —-> final velocity - initial velocity / time
what is the unit name of density
kilograms per metres cubed
what is the unit name of force
newtons or kilogramsmetres per second
what is the unit name of energy
joules
what is the unit name of work
kilograms metres squared
what is the unit name of power
watts or joules per second or kilograms per second
what is the abbreviation of density
kg/m^3
what is the abbreviation of force
N or kgms^2
what is the abbreviation of energy
J
what is the abbreviation of work
kgm^2s^-2
what is the abbreviation of power
W or J/s or kgm^2s^-3
equation for density
p= m/v —> density= mass/volume
equation for force
F=ma —> mass x acceleration or F = chane in mass x velocity / change in time
equation for energy
W = F x d —> force x distance
equation for work
Ek = 1/2 x m x v^2 —> 0.5 x mass x velocity^2
equation for power
P= E/t —> energy / time
define scalar
Has no direction only magnitude, size but no direction
define vector
Has direction and magnitude, rate or change with a direction
define magnitude
amount of a quantity
3 examples of a vector
Velocity, Acceleration, Weight
5 examoles of a scalar
Temp, speed, mass, distance, time
define dispacement
directly from start to finish but direction can always go off course at a longer route
define instantaneous speed
speed of (eg. car) over short period of time