GENERAL PHYSICS

Units, Physical Quantities, Measurement, Errors and Uncertainties

Mike Daniel Salem
Stem-12

Activity 1
1.
a. 5 600 mm
b. 6 350 m
c. 248 °F
d. 0.018 g
e. 2 kg
f. 0.00000758 m3
g. 432 km/h
2. 0.25 L
3. 156.39 cm, 1.56

Activity 3. A.
1. Experimental science, Measurement
2. Measurement
3. Physical quantity
4. fundamental, derived

B.
 Base Quantity Name of Base Unit Symbol Quantities
Length Meter m
Mass Kilogram kg
Time Second s
Electric Current Ampere a
Temperature Kelvin k
Luminous Intensity Candela cd
Amount of Substance Mole m

Activity 4
1. (3) 6. (unlimited) 11. (5)
2. (3,4,5,6) 7. (6) 12. (4)
3. (3) 8. (6) 13. (3)
4. (5) (2c) 9. (3) 14. (unlimited)
5. (4) 10. (2) 15. (4)

Activity 5
1. (a) 2.7 x 107
(b) 7.12 x 10-6
(c) 8.21 x 102
(d) 1.01 x 10-4
(e) 8.125 x 1010
(f) 2.05 x 10-9
 Background Information for the Learners (BIL)

Activity 1
1. b
2. a
3. a
4. c
5. b
Activity 2.
1. The measurement is accurate.
2. The average value is 5.598. The measurement is accurate but has low
precision.
Activity 3.
1. Accurate: No Precise: Yes
2. Accurate: Yes Precise: Yes
3. Accurate: No Precise: No
Activity 4
1.
Student A – Plastic Ruler STUDENT B - Micrometer

27.9 + 28.0 + 27.8 +28.1 28.246 + 28.244 + 28.246 + 28.248

4 4

= 27.95 = 28.246 mm
= 28.0 mm

2. Compare the average value for each set with the accepted value:
•Which student’s data is more accurate? Student A, because the
average value of 28.0 mm is closer to the accepted value of 28.05 mm.
•Which student’s data is more precise? Student B, because each
measured value sits closer to the average value.
Activity 5

 How close the data or results  How close the data or results
are to the goal are to each other
 The measure of quantity to  Measures how well
reality measurements can be
 Takes into account the “true reproduced
value”  Doesn’t take into account the
 “Bad results” would be far from “accepted value”
the goal  “bad results” would be
 Can be determined with a scattered
single measurement  Needs several measurements to
 Does not speak about the be determined
quality  Speak about the quality