EXERCISES 1.

1
1. What is physical quantity?

Example :

2. What is non-physical quantity?

.
Example :

.
3.

Physical Quantity

Explanation :

Explanation :

Physical Quantity
Base Quantity

Base S.I. Unit

Quantity Symbol

S.I. Unit

Unit symbol

Length

Mass

Time

Electric Current

Temperature

Derived
quantities
(symbol)

Expressed in base
quantities

Derived units

Area
(A)

Volume
(V)

Density
()

Speed
(v)

Work or Energy
(W or E)

Power
(P)

Velocity
(v)

Acceleration
(a)

Force
(F)

Impulse
(Ft)

Momentum
(p)

Standard form or scientific notation:

Physical Quantity

Value

Mass of earth

6 020 000 000 000 000 000 000 000

kg

Diameter of an oil
molecule

0. 000 000 000 74 m

Speed or light in the

vacuum

299 792 458 m s-1

Radius of earth

6 370 000 m

Mass of hydrogen
atom

0. 000 021 kg

Time of a day

86 400 s

Temperature of the
centre of the earth

6 000 000 K

Size of a flu virus

0.000 000 2 m

Standard form or Scientific

notation

Prefixes are used to

..

Prefix

Symbol

Value

Tera
Giga
Mega
kilo
Desi
centi
mili
mikro
nano
piko

Example :

i.

1 Tm

ii. 3.6 mA

: ..

iii. 4.5 cm

iv. 6.7 s

: ..

How to change the unit :

i. Convert 0.008Gm to m

ii. Convert 78 m

iii. Convert 7530nA to mA

to Mm.

iv. Convert 5.23mm to km

v. Convert the unit area in m2 to cm2

m3

vii. Convert the unit volume in mm3 to

viii. Convert 7200 kmh-1 to ms-1

ix. Convert 123 m3 to cm3

Scalar and vector quantities

Physical Quantity

Scalar quantities

Vector quantities

Example :

Example :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Measurement
Examples of instrument and its measuring ability.

Measuring instrument

Range of measurement

Measuring tape
Meter rule
Vernier calliper
Micrometer screw
gauge

Smallest scale division

Vernier Calliper
Name:
Function :
Name :
Function :

Name :
cm

4
SKALA
UTAMA

Name :
Name :
Function :

A vernier Calliper is used to measure :

a) .
..
b)
..

c)

d)

The accuracy of vernier callipers is

..

How to read from a vernier calipers?

Main scale reading + vernier scale
reading
Main Scale

: 3.2 cm
Vernier Scale

0.0.4 cm
Total
3.24 cm

10

Exercises :
a.

10
Answer :

..
b.

P
0

Q
10

Answer :
..

c.

10

Answer :
..

11