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1.1 Physical Quantities
1.1 Physical Quantities
1 PHYSICAL QUANTITIES
The earliest instruments used for measuring time were the
sundial, the hourglass and the water clock
Other than time, these ancient people
realised the importance of measuring
lengths or distances in their daily lives.
There is thing that can be measured ie temperature and cannot
be measured ie taste and beauty.
m x m x m = m3 ms-1 = ms-2
s
Kg = kgm-3
kg ms-2 = Newton = N
m3
J = J s-1 = Watt = W
s
F = kx
k = F/x
== N/m = N m-1
KUANTITI FIZIK Kuantiti yang boleh diukur
PHYSICAL QUANTITY Quantity that can be measured
√ √
√ √
√
distance displacement
mass weight
temperature velocity
time acceleration
speed
power momentum
area force
pressure