Quantities And Units Flashcards
What are the SI Units and give base symbol and measurement
Length - metre - m
Mass - kilogram - kg
Time - second - s
Electric current - ampere - A
Temperature - kelvin - K
Amount of substance - mole - mol
Prefix Peta
P
10^15
Prefix Tera
T
10^12
Prefix Giga
G
10^9
Prefix Mega
M
10^6
Prefix Kilo
k
10^3
Prefix deci
d
10^-1
Prefix centi
c
10^-2
Prefix milli
m
10^-3
Prefix micro
weird u
10^-6
Prefix nano
n
10^-9
Prefix pico
p
10^-12
Prefix femto
f
10^-15
Derived units for force
kg m s^-2
Derived units for pressure
N m^-2
Derived units for energy or work done
N m
Derived units for power
J s^-1
Derived units for electrical potential difference
J C^-1
Derived units for electrical resistance
V A^-1
Derived units for electrical charge
A s
Derived units for frequency
s^-1
What are Scalar Quantities
Quantities that have a magnitude but no direction
What are vector quantities
Quantities that have a magnitude and a direction
How to resolve for the horizontal plane
Use the cosine function
How to resolve for the vertical plane
Use the sine function