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Learning Outcomes: Physical Quantities, Units and Measurement
Learning Outcomes: Physical Quantities, Units and Measurement
Learning outcomes
• Understand that physical quantities have
numerical magnitude and a unit
• Recall base quantities and use prefixes
• Show an understanding of orders of magnitude
• Understand scalar and vector quantities
• Determine resultant vector by graphical method
• Measure length with measuring instruments
• Measure short interval of time using stopwatches
• A physical quantity is one that can be measured and consists of a magnitude and unit.
Measuring length
70 4.5 m
km/h
SI units Vehicles
Not
are
Exceeding
common 1500 kg In
today Unladen
Weight
1.2 SI Units
1.2 SI Units
1.2 SI Units
1.2 SI Units
1.2 SI Units
1.2 SI Units
1.2 SI Units
Derived Relation with Base and Special
Unit
Quantity Derived Quantities Name
area length × width
volume length × width ×
height
density mass volume
speed distance time
acceleration change in velocity
time
force mass × acceleration newton
(N)
pressure force area pascal
(Pa)
work force × distance joule (J)
power work time watt (W)
1.3 Prefixes
1.3 Prefixes
6 kg
4 kg
+ =
10 kg
A Force
Magnitude = 100 N
Direction = Left
Scalars Vectors
distance displacement
speed velocity
mass weight
time acceleration
pressure force
energy momentum
volume
density
4N
6N 4N
2N
2N 2N
– The magnitude and direction of the resultant vector can be found using an accurate scale drawing
5.0 cm 20.0 N
Direction = right
B
A
A
B