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Pagadian City Division
PAGADIAN CITY SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
Tuburan District, Pagadian City
GENERAL PHYSICS 1 (Q1) • Composed of 7 base units.
(First Semester, First Quarter)
INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM (SI) OF BASE UNITS
PHYSICS PHYSICAL QUANTITY UNIT NAME SYMBOL
• Branch of science concerned with the nature and Mass Kilogram kg
properties of matter and energy. Length Meter m
• Applied mathematics. Time Second s
• Uses mathematics to prove concepts of science. Amount of substance Mole mol
MEASUREMENT Temperature Kelvin K
• Defined as the process of comparing something Electric current Ampere A
with the standard to see its size, length, or mass. Luminous Intensity Candela cd
• Made up of a number or magnitude and a unit.
DERIVED UNITS AND UNIT PREFIXES
TWO (2) SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENT
DERIVED UNIT
1. METRIC • Combination of two or more base units.
• Based on the meter, kilogram, and second.
THREE (3) EXAMPLES:
THREE (3) EXAMPLES:
1. AREA
A. METER
• Used to measure length. Area = length (m) x width (m) = square meter (m2)

B. KILOGRAM 2. VOLUME
• Used to measure mass. Volume = length (m)x width(m)x height(m)
C. SECOND = cubic meter (m3)
• Used to measure time. 3. SPEED
distance meter m
2. BRITISH OR ENGLISH Speed = =( )( )
• Derived from parts of the body. time second s
• Has constant values. UNIT PREFIXES
• Also called as metric prefix.
THREE (3) EXAMPLES:
• Can be used to make a new unit larger or smaller
A. Foot or inches
than the base unit.
B. Yard
C. Slug or pounds COMPLETE LIST OF UNIT PREFIXES
MASS AND WEIGHT PREFIX ABBREVIATION VALUE
yotta Y 1024
1. MASS zetta Z 1021
• Amount of matter present in an object. exa E 1018
2. WEIGHT peta P 1015
• Mass affected by the acceleration due to gravity. tera T 1012
• Newton is the unit for weight. giga G 109
mega M 106
METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT kilo k 103
• Measurement system proposed by Gabriel Moulton hecto h 102
base on a physical quantity of nature and not on deka da 101
human anatomy. deci d 10-1
• Constitutes units based on powers of 10. centi c 10-2
Created by: Bengelou G. Ybañez | STEM 12 S.Y. 2024-2025
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Pagadian City Division
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Tuburan District, Pagadian City
milli m 10-3 486 nm = ?
micro μ 10-6 CONVERSION FACTOR:
nano n 10-9 1 nm = 1 x 10−9 m
pico p 10-12
femto f 10-15 SOLUTION:
atto a 10-18 1 x 10−9m
486 nm ( )
zepto z 10-21 1 nm
yocto y 10-24
= 4.86 x 10−7 m
TIME DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
1 min = 60 s • Technique of converting between units.
1 h = 3,600 s
1 day = 86,400 s UNIT EQUALITY
1 day = 24 h • Also called as conversion factor.
1 year = 365.24 days • Equation that shows the equivalent amounts of
different units.
AREA
1 cm2 = 0.155 in.2 EXAMPLE NUMBER 2:
1 in.2 = 6.452 cm2 How many inches (in) are there in 12 meters (m)?
1 ft2 = 0.0929 m2
GIVEN:
VOLUME 12 m
1 ft3 = 7.477 gallons
UNKNOWN:
1 gallon = 3.788 l
12 m = in ?
1 mL = 1 cm3
CONVERSION FACTOR:
MASS
1 m = 39.37 in
1 slug = 14.59 kg
1 N = 0.2248 lb SOLUTION:
1 g = 6.85 x 10-5 slug 39.37 in
12 m ( )
1m
LENGTH
1 km = 1,000 m = 0.6214 mi = 472.44 in
1 m = 3.281 ft = 39.37 in
EXAMPLE NUMBER 3:
1 in = 2.54 cm
Pamana uses cubic meter (m3) as the unit of a volume
1 ft = 30.48 cm
of water used in each household. Determine how
1 yd = 91.44 cm
many m3 are there in a 15 liters (l) tank of water.
1 mi = 5280 ft = 1.609 km
1 light year = 9.461 x 1015 m GIVEN:
15 l

UNKNOWN:
EXAMPLE NUMBER 1:
15 l = m3?
The wavelength of the green emission line in the
spectrum of hydrogen is approximately 486 CONVERSION FACTORS:
nanometers (nm). Express this length in meters (m). 1 ml = 1 cm3
1 m = 1 x 10−3 l
GIVEN:
1 cm = 1 x 10−2 m
486 nm
= (1 cm)3 = (1 x 10−2 m)3
UNKNOWN: = 1 cm3 = 1 x 10−6 m3
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Tuburan District, Pagadian City
SOLUTION: CONVERSION FACTORS:
1 ml 1 cm3 1 x 10−6 m3 ) 1 mi = 1.609 km
15 l ( −3 ) ( )( 3 1 km = 1 x 103 m
1 x 10 l 1 ml 1 cm
1 h = 3,600 s
= 0.015 m3
SOLUTION:
EXAMPLE NUMBER 4:
Imagine that you are driving your car along PagSci, as A.
you’re driving, you notice that the speed limit signs 55 mi (1.609 km) ( 1 x 103 m) ( 1 h )
have numbers like 80 (on the highway) and 60 (on h 1 mi 1 km 3,600 s
the city). As you start to speed up, you realize that the
signs are in km/h. What will be your speed limit both = 24.58194444 ≈ 24.58 m/s
B.
on the highway and on the city in terms of m/s?
55 mi 1.609 km
( )
GIVEN: h 1 mi
A. 80 km/h
= 88.495 ≈ 88.50 km/h
B. 60 km/h
Answer NUMBER 6
UNKNOWN:
One hectare is defined as 1 x 104 m2. One acre is
A. 80 km/h = m/s?
4.356 x 104 ft2. How many acres are in one hectare?
B. 60 km/h = m/s?
GIVEN:
CONVERSION FACTORS:
1 hectare
1 km = 1 x 103 m
1 h = 3,600 s UNKNOWN:
1 hectare = acre?
SOLUTION:
CONVERSION FACTORS:
A. 3 1 hectare = 1 x 104 m2
80 km 1 x 10 m 1h
( )( ) 1 acre = 4.356 x 104 ft2
h 1 km 3,600 s 1 ft2 = 0.0929 m2
= 22.22222222 ≈ 22.22 m/s SOLUTION:
B. 1 hectare (1 x 104 m2 ) ( 1 ft2 2) ( 1 acre
60 km 1 x 103 m 1h 1 hectare 0.0929 m 4 2
)
( )( ) 4.356 x 10 ft
h 1 km 3,600 s
= 2.471134676 ≈ 2.47 acres
= 16.66666667 ≈ 16.67 m/s
EXAMPLE NUMBER 5:
Speed limit: 55 miles per hour (mi/h or mph).
What is this speed in:
A. meters per second (m/s)?
B. kilometers per hour (km/h or kph)?

GIVEN:
55 mi/h

UNKNOWN:
A. 55 mi/h = m/s?
B. 55 mi/h = km/h?

Created by: Bengelou G. Ybañez | STEM 12 S.Y. 2024-2025