Understanding Base and Derived

Quantities
By Ms Nurul Ain Mat Aron
Objectives
Explain what base quantities and derived quantities are.
List base quantities and their units.
List some derived quantities and their units.

Introduction
Quantity
Physical
quantities
Non-physical
quantities
30
minutes
18 C
30 km afraid
sick
phobia
Introduction
Physical Quantities
Introduction
Physical Quantities
Introduction
Non-physical quantities
Introduction
beauty
speed
honesty
time
length
taste
price
sickness
intelligence
weight
sincerity
temperature
Physical and Non-physical Quantities
Introduction
Physical
quantities
Base quantities
Derived
quantities
Physical Quantities
Introduction
Quantities that cannot be defined in terms of other base quantities
length
mass
time
electric
current
temperature
Base Quantities
Introduction
Base quantity Quantity
symbol
SI unit Symbol
Length l metre m
Mass m kilogram kg
Time t second s
Electric
Current
I ampere A
Temperature T kelvin K
Base Quantities
Introduction
A derived quantity is a physical quantity produced from the
combination of base quantities through multiplication,
division or both
Derived Quantities
Introduction
Derived Quantities
Introduction
Derived Quantities
Introduction
Derived quantity SI unit
Volume
m
3

Density kg/m
3

Velocity ms
-1


Force N
Electric charge C
Derived Quantities
Quiz
Problem 1
Quiz
Problem 2
Quiz
Problem 3
Quiz
Problem 4
Quiz
Problem 5
Quiz
Problem 6
Quiz
Problem 5