Working as a Physicist Flashcards

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SI Base Unit of Length?

A

Metre (m)

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SI Base Unit of Mass?

A

Kilogram (kg)

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SI Base Unit of Time?

A

Second (s)

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SI Base Unit of Current?

A

Ampere (A)

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SI Base Unit of Temperature?

A

Kelvin (K)

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SI Base Unit for an amount of a substance?

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Mole (mol)

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What are the Prefixes?

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Tera (T) = 10^12
Giga (G) =10^9
Mega (M) =10^6
Kilo (k) = 10 ^3
milli (m) =10^-3
micro (u) = 10^-6
nano (n) = 10^-9
pico (p) = 10^-12

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What are the SI Base Units?

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Length, Mass, Time, Current, Temperature and Amount of a substance

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How do you convert between prefixes?

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Convert upwards on each by dividing by 1000 and downwards on each by multiplying by 1000.

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What are the derived units?

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Speed, acceleration, force, energy, power, pressure, charge, potential difference and resistance.

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Derived Units of Speed / Velocity

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ms^-1

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Derived Units of Acceleration

A

ms^-2

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Derived Units of Force (Newtons)

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kgms^-2

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Derived Units of Energy (Joules)

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kgm^2s^-2

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Derived Units of Power (Watts)

A

kgm^2s^-3

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Derived Units of Pressure (Pascals)

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kgm^-1s^-2

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Derived Units of Charge (Coulombs)

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Derived Units of Potential Difference (Volts)

A

A^-1kg^2s^-3

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Accurate Definition

A

How close the measured value is is to the true value

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Derived Units of Resistance (Ohms)

A

A^-2kg^2s^-3

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Precise Definition

A

Repeats are close together

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Random Error Definition

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A different error every time

21
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Systematic Error

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A error that is the same every time

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Resolution

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Smallest interval measure

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Zero Error
Measurements don't begin at the true error
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Uncertainty Equation
Percentage Uncertainty = (Uncertainty / Measured Value) x 100
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What is the uncertainty when quantities are added or subtracted?
The uncertainty is the sum of the absolute uncertainties.
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What is the uncertainty when quantities are multiplied or divided?
The total percentage uncertainty is the sum of percentage uncertainties.
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What equation is used to draw a straight line graph?
y = mx +c
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What axis is the independent variable?
x - axis
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What axis is the dependent variable?
y - axis
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What happens if the equation has a +c value?
The graph does not begin at zero.
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Independent Variable Definition
A variable that isn't changed by other variables you are trying to measure and you change it throughout the experiment.
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Dependent Variable Definition
A change that happens because of the independent variable.
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Control Variable Definition
A property that remains constant and unchanged throughout the experiment.