Year 9 - Practical Physics Flashcards
1
Q
Length
A
Meter (m)
2
Q
Mass
A
Kilogram (kg)
3
Q
Time
A
Second (s)
4
Q
Electric Current
A
Ampere (A)
5
Q
Temperature
A
Kelvin (K)
6
Q
Amount of Substance
A
Mole (mol)
7
Q
Luminous Intensity
A
Candela (cd)
8
Q
What are the two types of error?
A
Systematic & Random
9
Q
Range
A
The difference between the smallest and biggest reading.
10
Q
Resolution
A
The smallest difference your equipment can measure.
11
Q
Accuracy
A
How close your value is to the real value.
12
Q
Precision
A
How many decimal places you are giving your value to.
13
Q
Uncertainty/Error
A
How unsure you are about your value, calculated to be half of the range.
14
Q
Tera
A
10^12
15
Q
Giga
A
10^9
