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The document discusses various units used in physics measurements. It defines the astronomical unit as the distance between Earth and the Sun (1 AU = 1.5 x 1011 m). It lists the fundamental SI units for physical quantities like temperature, time, electric current, mass, length, and amount of substance. Supplementary units like the radian and steradian are also introduced. Physical quantities are classified as scalar, having only magnitude, and vector, having both magnitude and direction. The SI system of units introduced in 1960 is also briefly mentioned.

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The document discusses various units used in physics measurements. It defines the astronomical unit as the distance between Earth and the Sun (1 AU = 1.5 x 1011 m). It lists the fundamental SI units for physical quantities like temperature, time, electric current, mass, length, and amount of substance. Supplementary units like the radian and steradian are also introduced. Physical quantities are classified as scalar, having only magnitude, and vector, having both magnitude and direction. The SI system of units introduced in 1960 is also briefly mentioned.

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System of units

Astronomical Unit The distance between earth and the sun is called astronomical unit. 1 AU = 1.5 x 10 to the power of 11 Light year is the unit of distance 1 LY = 9.6 x 10 to the power of 15 m Sl no Physical quantity 1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 temperature time Electric current Fundamental units S I unit Name of the symbol unit Kelvin K second ampere s a cd kg m mol gram centimetr e g cm CGS unit Name of symbol the unit centigrade C second s

Luminous intensity candela mass length Quantity of matter kilogram metre mole

Supplementary units 1. Radian for the measurement of angle in plane 2. Steradian- for the measurement of solid angle 3. Curie for the measurement of radioactivity Physical quantities 1. Scalar Those physical quantities which have magnitude but no direction. Eg. Distance, area, speed, mass, length, temperature, time 2. Vector - Those physical quantities which requires magnitude with direction. Eg displacements, velocity, acceleration, force .etc.

S I unit In 1960 the general conference of weights and measures introduced a new system of units called S I. Angstrom Is the unit of length in which the wavelength of light is expressed. Micron 1 Micron = 10 to the power of -6 meter It is expressed in A Distance It is the actual length of the path covered by the body. This particular path need not to have a fixed direction. Displacement Change of position of a body in a particular direction is known as displacement. It gives both the length and the direction of an objects path from its starting point to final point. Speed The distance moved by the particle in unit time. Velocity Velocity is the rate of change of position in a given direction. Uniform velocity Velocity of a body is said to be uniform if it covers equal distances in equal intervals of time. Variable velocity If a body does not cover equal distances in equal intervals of time it is said to be in variable velocity. Average velocity

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