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Physical Quantities 2020

This document contains a worksheet with questions about physical quantities, units, and unit conversions. It asks about examples of physical quantities, SI base units, derived units, unit prefixes, and performing unit conversions between different systems of measurement.

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Physical Quantities 2020

This document contains a worksheet with questions about physical quantities, units, and unit conversions. It asks about examples of physical quantities, SI base units, derived units, unit prefixes, and performing unit conversions between different systems of measurement.

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Name: ___________________________

1. Physical quantities may be expressed as a numerical magnitude and unit. Give two
examples.

2. There are some quantities that are dimensionless. Give two examples.

3. Distinguish between scalar and vector quantities; and give 4 examples of each.

4. The international system of units known as SI units (Systeme International d’ Unites) is


based on seven units called basic units. Complete Table 1 below.

Table 1: The basic units

Basic Quantity Symbol Basic Unit Symbol


Mass
t
ampere
Length

mol

5. Apart from basic units, the radian ( the unit of angle) and the steradian (the unit of solid
angle) all other units used in the system are called derived units. Derived units are
formed by multiplication and / or division of one or more basic units without the
inclusion of any numerical factors ( e.g. one coloumb = one ampere x one second). Some
derived units are relatively complex when expressed in terms of basic units, and, for
convenience, are given special names (e.g. the kgm2s-3A-2 is called the ohm, Ω). The
symbol for a unit which is named after a person has a capital letter). Complete Table 2.

Table 2: Derived quantities with special names.


Derived Quantity Symbol of Name of Unit Symbol of Equivalent Equivalent
quantity unit basic quantity dimensions *

Force

Pressure

Energy, Work

Power

Frequency

Charge

Electromotive force

Resistance

Capacitance

Magnetic flux

Magnetic flux density

6. *The dimensions of a physical quantity indicate how it is related to basic quantities.


Some notations for dimensions are mass = M; length = L; and time = T. Express the units
of the following quantities in terms of dimension notations.

a. Area = m2 = length x length = L x L = L2

b. Volume =

c. Density =

d. Speed=

e. Velocity =

f. Acceleration =

g. Momentum =

7. Prefixes are used with the unit symbols to indicate decimal multiples or submultiples.
Complete Table 3.

Table 3: Standard Prefixes

Submultiple Prefix Symbol Multiple Prefix Symbol

centi 103

10-3 mega

µ 109

10-9 T

femto

a
8. Do the following conversions.

(i) 60 cm = ______________________ m

(ii) 20 m = _______________________ km

(iii) 70 µg = ______________________ g

(iv) 80 MHz = _______________________ Hz

(v) 50 L = _______________________ nL

(vi) 30 km = _______________________ m

(vii) 40 W = ____________________ GW

(viii) 90 cm2 = ______________________ m2

(ix) 10 mm2 = ________________________ m2

(x) 200 cm3 = _________________________ m3

(xi) 4 m2 = __________________________ cm2

(xii) 3 m3 = __________________________ mm3

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