Topic 1 - Working as a Physicist Flashcards

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1
Q

State the 7 Base Units

A

*Time
*Length
*Mass
*Temperature
*Current
*Amount of Substance
*Luminous Intensity

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2
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State the unit of Time.

A

s

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3
Q

State the unit of Length.

A

M

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4
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State the unit of Mass.

A

Kg

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5
Q

State the unit of Temperature.

A

K

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6
Q

State the unit of Current.

A

A

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7
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State the unit of the Amount of a Substance.

A

Mol

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8
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State the unit for Luminous Intensity.

A

cd

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9
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State the Derived Unit of Newtons.

A

Kgms^-2

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10
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State the Derived Unit of Joules.

A

Kgm^2s^-2

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11
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State the Derived Unit of Speed.

A

ms^-1

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12
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State the Derived Unit of Acceleration.

A

ms^-2

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13
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State the Derived Unit of Density.

A

Kgm^-3

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14
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State the Derived Unit of Electrical Charge.

A

As

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15
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State the Derived Unit of Force.

A

Kgms^-2

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16
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State the Derived Unit of Power.

17
Q

State the Derived Unit of Potential Difference.

A

Kgm^2s^-3A^-2

18
Q

Define Resolution of an Instrument.

A

The smallest measuring Interval of an Instrument.

19
Q

Define Uncertainty.

A

The interval within which the true value is expected to lie.

20
Q

Minimum Uncertainty is …Resolution.

21
Q

Define Systematic Error.

A

Fault with Equipment.

22
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Define Error.

A

The difference between the measured value and the true value.

23
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State the Absolute Percentage Uncertainty Equation.

A

+/- Absolute Uncertainty/Actual Reading x100