Physical Science 1st Semester

Formula/Equation Triangles and Information

d p t
(Vf - Vi)
v t m v a t

Speed/Velocity Momentum Acceleration

F W W

m a m g F d
Force Weight Work

Fout
W GPE
or distance in
MA Fin or m g h
P t
distance out
Power Mechanical Advantage G. Potential Energy

2KE Wout Energy

m v2 Eff Win c m T
Kinetic Energy Efficiency Specific Heat
V
1 Speed m

f Period  f D Vol
Frequency/Period Wave Speed Density
speed = distance/time acceleration = v(Vf –Vi)\time Work = Forcedistance
distance = speedtime v = accelerationtime Force = Work/distance
time = distance/speed time = v/acceleration distance = Work/Force
Momentum = massvelocity Force = massacceleration Power = Work/time
mass = momentum/velocity acceleration = Force/mass Work = Powertime
velocity = momentum/mass mass = Force/acceleration Kinetic E = time = Work/Power
G. Potential E = massgravityheight ½ massVelocity 2 Efficiency = Work Out/Work In
Height = GPE/massgravity mass = 2Kinetic E/Velocity2 Wout = EffWork In
Mass = GPE/heightgravity Velocity = √2Kinetic E/mass Work In = Wout/Efficiency
Frequency = 1/period Wavelength = velocityfrequency Density= mass/volume
Period = 1/Frequency Velocity = wavelength*frequency Period = wavelength/velocity
Mechanical Advantage = Output Force/Input Force Mechanical Advantage = Input distance/Output Distance
Output Force = Mechanical AdvantageInput Force Input Distance = Mechanical AdvantageOutput Distance
Input Force = Output Force/Mechanical Advantage Output Distance = Input Distance/Mechanical Advantage
Specific Heat = Energy/massTemperature Temperature = Energy/Specific Heatmass
Energy = Specific HmassTemperature
Temperature Conversions: F = (9/5 C) + 32 
C = 5/9 (F -32) K = C + 273
 Units
s- m/s
t- sec
d- meter, km
v- m/s; km/h
Vi- m/s; km/h
Vf- m/s; km/h
a-m/s2
m- kg; g
g- 9.8m/s2
F- Newton (N) = kg*m/s2
p- kg*m/s
W- Joules (J)= N*m
P-watts (W)
h-meters(m)
GPE- Joules (J)= N*m
KE- Joules (J)= N*m
λ -meters
f- hertz(Hz)
D- g/mL or g/cm3
V (vol)- mL or cm3