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Physical Quantities (Estimates SI Units Multiples x Sub- multiples

Power of Mass (m) Kilogram (kg) Tera (T) 102 Milli (m) 103
light bulb 60W
·
= · =
·
a =
=




·


Speed of sound in air = 330 ms
Length (1) =
meter (m) Cuiga (G)
·
= 109 ·
Micro (m) = 10-6
Nano (n) 10-9
Atmospheric Pressure 1 0 10 Pa Time (t) second(s) Mega (M) 100
· · ·
= .
x = = =




·


Young modulus = x x 10" Temperature (T) = Kelvin (k) ·
Kilo (k) =
183 ·
Pico (p) = 10-1

Electric Current (1) =
ampere
(A)
Errors Uncertainties a




for 5 0 10 2 mm Scalars a Vectors
quantity x . .

=




only magnitude (speed distance
lucertain
Scalars has
·Absolute
work
energy, power
·
:
, , ,
mass ,
0 2 .




0 04.
·
Vectors has both
:
magnitude a direction (displacement ,
acceleration ,
force velocity, weight
,



·



Percentage Uncertainty = 100 = 100:4
When values are added or subtracted add the absolute error.
displacement
,




When values are divided or multiplied, add the percentage errors .

Average Velocity:
When values are raised to a
power ,
multiply percentage error
by the power .




Kinematics
Distance total path travelled
·
:
irrespective of direction . ·
AV=
final velocity-initial velocity
Displacement the shortest distance between the start and end point constant
velocity-speed direction stays the
·

: ·
a same


·

Speed :
of time
distance travelled
per
unit .
·

suvat
only used for objects travelling in constant direction a .




·



Velocity the rate of change of displacement (direction)
:
·
Gravitational acceleration on earth = 9 81ms
.




Acceleration the rate of
change of velocity (direction
·
:




Equations of Motion A

Eat/s vt-Eats (m) e
constant
velocity
s ut
displacement deceleration
Sale !
·
= + = =




·

v = u + at
h =
Egt
?

u =


velocity
initial (m s 1).




j ! D stops
t
(m s ) (m s -1)
12
backwards
final velocity
A 8 10
L acceleration
v Las constant
.



n v
.
· =
= +
E
·
s =
(u)t a = acceleration (m S-3)
.




t =
time (s) V



Displacement time graph s
linear motion
N V

2.5
accelerating

!
S S S S




(m . -c)
ac eleration acting backward
constant/ no

O 2
t t




Speed
t



Constant
Journey
Return Acceleration
Stationary
25
- .




Gradients
velocity v



V
Velocity time
graphs non-linear motion N
40 --------
>
- distance (x displacement)graph



-----
.




g
35 ---
----




!
V W ~ V -------




-
+ t t



Acceleration Deceleration Constant Speed
Stationary
Area under
graph change in displacement
=




Gradient-acceleration
V

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