Quantities And Units Flashcards

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1
Q

What are the SI Units and give base symbol and measurement

A

Length - metre - m
Mass - kilogram - kg
Time - second - s
Electric current - ampere - A
Temperature - kelvin - K
Amount of substance - mole - mol

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2
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Prefix Peta

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P

10^15

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3
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Prefix Tera

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T

10^12

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4
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Prefix Giga

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G

10^9

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5
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Prefix Mega

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M

10^6

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6
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Prefix Kilo

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k

10^3

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7
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Prefix deci

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d

10^-1

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8
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Prefix centi

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c

10^-2

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9
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Prefix milli

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m

10^-3

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10
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Prefix micro

A

weird u

10^-6

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Prefix nano

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n

10^-9

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12
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Prefix pico

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p

10^-12

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13
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Prefix femto

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f

10^-15

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14
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Derived units for force

A

kg m s^-2

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15
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Derived units for pressure

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N m^-2

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16
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Derived units for energy or work done

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N m

17
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Derived units for power

A

J s^-1

18
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Derived units for electrical potential difference

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J C^-1

19
Q

Derived units for electrical resistance

A

V A^-1

20
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Derived units for electrical charge

A

A s

21
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Derived units for frequency

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s^-1

22
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What are Scalar Quantities

A

Quantities that have a magnitude but no direction

23
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What are vector quantities

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Quantities that have a magnitude and a direction

24
Q

How to resolve for the horizontal plane

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Use the cosine function

25
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How to resolve for the vertical plane

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Use the sine function