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Physical quantities - quantities that can be measured

Base quantities - PHYSICAL quantities that CANNOT be defined in terms f ther


!hysical quantities
"eri#ed quantities - $%ANTITI&S deri#ed frm a cmb f '(mre base quantities
Scalar quantity - !hysical quantity )hich has ma*nitude nly
+ectr quantity - !hysical quantity )hich has bth ma*nitude and "I,&CTION
Paralla- errr - errr in readin* a measurement because bser#er.s eye and the !inter are
nt in a line !er!endicular t the !lane f the scale
/er errr - errr )hen measurements d nt start frm e-actly 0er
Accuracy - de*ree f h) clse a measurement is t the actual #alue
Cnsistency - ability t *et the same readin* )hen a measurement is made re!eatedly
Sensiti#ity - ability t detect small chan*es )ithin a #ery shrt !erid f time
S!eed - rate f chan*e in distance
+elcity - rate f chan*e in dis!lacement
Acceleratin - rate f chan*e in #elcity
Inertia - tendency f an b1ect t resist chan*es in its state f mtin )hich is at rest r
m#in* )ith cnstant #elcity in a strai*ht line
2mentum - !rduct f mass and #elcity
3 Ne)tn - frce )hich *i#es a mass f 3 4* an acceleratin f 3ms-'
Im!ulsi#e frce - rate f chan*e f mmentum
Im!ulse - chan*e f mmentum

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