GENERAL

PHYSICS 1
JOANNA MARIE I. MAG-APAN
Subject Teacher
 M E A S U R E M E N T S

determining matters’ size, length, weight, capacity or other aspect

M E A S U R E M E N T U N I T S

standard quantity used to express a physical quantity

S Y S T E M S O F M E A S U R E M E N T S
ENGLISH SYSTEM OF UNITS SI METRIC UNITS

mile, yard, foot, inches meters, kilometers, centimeters

pounds, tons grams, kilograms, centigrams
seconds seconds, minutes, hours
 C O N V E R S I O N O F U N I T S
ENGLISH SYSTEM OF UNITS

LENGTH WEIGHT CAPACITY

1 foot = 12 inches 1 pound = 16 ounces 1 pint = 2 cups

1 yard = 3 feet 1 ton = 2000 pounds 1 gallon = 8 pints
1 mile = 1760 yards
 C O N V E R S I O N O F U N I T S
METRIC SYSTEM OF UNITS
PREFIX SYMBOL FACTOR PREFIX SYMBOL FACTOR
exa E 1018 deci d 10-1
peta P 1015 centi c 10-2
tetra T 1012 milli m 10-3
Giga G 109 micro µ 10-6
mega M 106 nano n 10-9
Kilo k 103 pico p 10-12
hecta h 102 femto f 10-15
deca da 10 atto a 10-18

1 km = 1 x 103 m
1 cm = 1 x 10-2 m
C O N V E R S I O N O F U N I T S
ENGLISH AND METRIC SYSTEM OF UNITS

1 in = 2.54 cm
1 ft = 30.48 cm
1 yard = 0.91 m
1 mi = 1.61 km
 PRACTICE
Direction: Determine if the statement is TRUE or FALSE. Show your proof or solution.

1. A mile is shorter than a kilometer.

2. An inch is equal to 2.54 cm.
3. A 6-foot person is taller than 3.1 m object.
4. Earth’s diameter is longer than the diameter of its orbit.
5. The diameter of a Hydrogen atom is larger than a millimeter.
6. A 7.5 x 10-6 ions of Hydrogen are more than 1.5 x 10-3 molecules of Helium.
7. A 1 square mile stadium can contain a 1 square kilometer football field.
8. A 3.2 x 10-2 mm bacterium is as large as 0.032 mm fungi.
9. The diameter of an atomic nucleus which is 1 x 10-14 m is longer than the diameter of
a proton 1 x 10-15 m.
10. One thousand kilograms is as heavy as one Mega gram.
SCIENTIFIC
NOTATION
 SCIENTIFIC NOTATION

a way of writing very large or very small numbers

mantissa cx 10n exponent

1 ≤ | c | < 10
| c | MUST be equal to
ot greater than 1 but
less that 10
must be an integer
very large number (+)
base very small number (-)
S.N. always has the
base of 10
 RULES

• Move the decimal to a position immediately to the right of the first nonzero
digit.
• Count the number of place values you had to move the decimal point. This is
the value of the exponent.
- If you moved the decimal point to the left, make the exponent positive.
- If you moved the decimal point to the right, make the exponent negative.
• Drop all trailing or leading zeroes. The remaining number is the mantissa.
• Write the number in scientific notation as a product of the mantissa and
power with base 10.
 PRACTICE

I. SCIENTIFIC FORM STANDARD FORM

1) Size of a ball is 0.00003m 1) 1.36 × 107

2) A 5,000 m high elevation mountain 2) 2.89 × 10-6

3) A bee weighs 0.00025 pounds 3) 9.8 × 10-2

 ADD OR SUBTRACT S.N.

5.89 x 104 and 9.5 x 106

1. The numbers MUST have the same exponent on the powers of 10

- increase exponent: move left - decrease exponent: move right
2. When all numbers in scientific notation have powers with the same
exponent, add or subtract the mantissa(s). Keep the power the same.
3. If necessary, adjust the mantissa and exponent to put the final answer in
proper scientific notation. Remember that the mantissa MUST be equal to or
greater than 1 but less than 10.
 MULTIPLY OR DIVIDE S.N.

3.67 x 108 and 1.3 x 103

1. Multiply the mantissas.

2. Add the exponents on powers of 10. ; cx . cy = c x+y
3. If necessary, adjust the mantissa and exponent to put the final answer in
proper scientific notation.

Note: The numbers do NOT need to have the same exponent on the powers of
10
 MULTIPLY OR DIVIDE S.N.

9.5 x 108 and 5 x 104

1. Divide the mantissas.

2. Subtract the exponents on powers of 10. ; cx / cy = c x-y
3. If necessary, adjust the mantissa and exponent to put the final answer in
proper scientific notation.

Note: The numbers do NOT need to have the same exponent on the powers of
10