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PHYSICAL QUANTITIES – Complete Study Material

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Looking for a clear and well-structured resource tounderstand physical quantities and the International System of Units (SI)? This material is perfect forboth students and teachers! What’s included: • Introduction to physical quantities • Fundamental and derived quantities explained • International System of Units (SI) • Complete tables: length, area, volume, capacity, and mass • Prefixes (multiples and submultiples) made simple • Practical examples and easy-to-follow summaries Key features: Clear and organized layout Easy to understand Ideal for quick revision Perfect for secondary schoollevel Perfect for: Students, teachers, and anyone who wants to strengthen their physicsfoundations.

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Units of area Units of capacity
CATEGORY UNIT SYMBOL EQUIVALENT
CATEGORY UNIT SYMBOL EQUIVALENT
kilolitre kL 1,000 L
square
km² 1,000,000 m² Multiples hectolitre hL 100 L
kilometre
square
decalitre daL 10 L
Multiples hm² 10,000 m²
hectometre litre L 1L
square decilitre dL 0.1 L
dam² 100 m²
decametre
Submultiples centilitre cL 0.01 L
square metre m2 1 m² millilitre mL 0.001 L
square
dm 2
0.01 m²
PHYSICS
decimetre



PHYSICAL
square
Submultiples cm2 0.0001 m²
centimetre
square
Units of mass
mm 2
0.000001 m²


QUANTITIES
millimetre CATEGORY UNIT SYMBOL EQUIVALENT
kilogram kg 1,000 g
Multiples hectogram hg 100 g
decagram dag 10 g
Units of volume gram g 1g An Introduction to Physical Quantities
decigram dg 0.1 g and the International System of Units
CATEGORY UNIT SYMBOL EQUIVALENT
Submultiples centigram cg 0.01 g
1,000,000,000
cubic kilometre km³ milligram mg 0.001 g
m³
cubic
Multiples hm³ 1,000,000 m³

Summary
hectometre

cubic decametre dam³ 1,000 m³

cubic metre m3 1 m³ Physical quantities are measurable properties of
objects or phenomena.
cubic decimetre dm3 0.001 m³
The International System of Units (SI) defines
cubic centimetre cm3 0.000001 m³
Submultiples standard units.
0.000000001 There are base quantities and derived quantities.
cubic millimetre mm 3
m³
Prefixes help express very large or very small
numerical values.

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