0625 Physics General Physics L1

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Length and Time (TB 1.01 - 1.03 )

LO1 - Use and describe the use of rules and measuring cylinders to find length or volume

LO2 - Use and describe the use of clocks and devices for measuring an interval of time

LO3 - Understand that a micrometer screw gauge is used to measure very small lengths

LO4 - Obtain an average value for a small distance and for a short interval of time by measuring

multiples (including the period of a pendulum)

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Physical Quantity —> Base and derived quantities —> scalar and vector quantities

Prefixes

Prefix Meaning

G (giga)

M (mega)

k(kilo)

d(deci)

c(centi)

m(milli)

µ (micro)

n(nano)

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Exercise 1:

Rewrite the following using a suitable prefix:

• 12
(i)  4.1 x 10 m =


• 1
(ii)  9.3 x 10 s =


• -3
(iii)  0.5 x 10 J =


• -2
(iv)  11.2 x 10 N=


• 6
(v)  5.9 x 10 V =


• -9
(vi)  6.6 x 10 m =


• 2
(vii)  3.8 x 10 K =


• 9
(viii)  1.7 x 10 W =


• 3
(ix)  4.1 x 10 C =


• -6
(x)  9.5 x 10 A =


• -12
(xi)  8.6 x 10 m=


• -1
(xii)  2.2 x 10 s =


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Scalar and Vector Quantities

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Micrometer Screw Gauge

How to read the Micrometer

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Exercise 2

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