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Physical
quantity
Name of units
Symbol of unit
distance x distance
m2
Volume
distance3
m3
Velocity
distance/time
m/s or ms-1
Acceleration
distance/time2
m/s2 or ms-2
mass x acceleration
kg.m.s.-2
(1 Newton)
Area
Force
Examples:
Gigahertz (GHz)
Megabytes (MB)
Terawatts (TW)
Regularly shaped
objects can use a
variant of the
volume unit
cubic distance
units
Some volume
equivalents:
1 m3
I dm3
=
=
=
1 cm3 =
=
1 mm3 =
1000 dm3
1000 cm3
1 L = 1000 mL
1000 mm3
1 mL = 1000 L
1 L
Temperature is a measure
of the intensity of heat
Multiplication and
Division: the reported
results should have no
more significant figures
than the factor with the
fewest significant
figures
1.827 m 0.762 m = ?
0.762 has 3 sigfigs so
the reported answer is
1.39 m2
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Often used to
express very
large or very
small
numbers
Also used to
maintain correct
number of
significant figures
0.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5
2.205 x 10-5
Measurement
Number of significant
figures it contains
25 g
0.030 kg
1.240560 x 106 mg 7
6 x 104 sec
246.31 g
20.06 cm
1.050 m
Measurement
Number of significant
figures it contains
0.12 kg
1240560. cm
6000000 kg
6.00 x 106 kg
409 cm
29.200 cm
0.02500 g
A conversion
factor is the
fractional
expression of
the equivalents
1inch
2.54 cm
or
2.54 cm
1inch
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For example:
Calculate the height of a 5 foot 10 inch man
in cm and m. Answer to 3 significant figures.
(known: 1ft = 12 in, 1 in = 2.54 cm)
1)Convert
5 ft = 5 ft x
12 in
= 60 in (cancel out ft)
1 ft
5 ft 10 in = 60 in + 10 in = 70 in
2.54 cm
177.8 cm (cancel out in)
1 in
or simplified version:
2.54 cm
1m
70 in 70 in x
x
1.78 m
1 in
100 cm