Unit Conversion & Significant Figures Flashcards
Which unit is concerned with the amount of substance
Mole
Luminous intensity
Candela
Formula for Speed
M / S
Meter divided by second
Distance ÷ Time
Acceleration formula
M / S²
Meter ÷ Time²
Force’s Formula
What is force measured in?
N = kg × m/ s²
Newtons = Mass × length ÷ time²
Newtons
Formula for Work
What is the unit of measurement for Work
J = kg × m² / s²
Joules = Mass × Length² ÷ Time²
Joules
Power’s formula
Unit of measurement for Power
W = J ÷ S = kg × m² ÷ s³
Watt = Joules ÷ Time = Mass × length² ÷ time³
Significant figure rules
- All non zeros are Significant
True or False
True
Significant figure Rules
- All zeros on the Right of the decmil point and to the left of a non zero digit is Never significant. Exp. 0.00789 Contains 3 significant figures
True
Significant figure rules
- All zeros between two non-zero digits are significant. Exp. 108.0097
True or False
True
All zeros on the right of a Decmil point are significant, only if, a non-zero digit does not follow.
Exp. 20.00 has 4 significant figures
True or False
True
All zeros to the right of the last non-zero digit, after the decmil point are significant.
Exp. 0.000789000 contains 6 significant figures
True or False
True
All zeros that are on the right of the last non-zero digit are significant if they come from a measurement
Exp. 1090m contains 4 significant figures
True or False
True