TENBY SCHOOLS, KUALA LUMPUR

TENBY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Welcome to Head Start

KS4
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 STARTER
Find out what units are used for the following quantities in Malaysia,
USA, and UK. Write your answer by using
Use https://whiteboard.fi/z8czp
or Room code: z8czp 
Quantity Malaysia UK USA
Length
Volume
Speed
Force
Mass
Force
Quantity Malaysia UK USA
Length meter meter yard
Volume liter liter gallon
Speed km/h km/h Miles/hr
(mph)
Force Newton Newton Pound force
Mass kg kg pound
Time second second second
 Introduction
The use of the appropriate unit is essential
in the study of Physics.

Can you explain what would happen if the

wrong unit is used?
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LO: To be able to recognise and use SI units.

Must – Recognise and use all the SI units.

Should – Perform calculations using the

appropriate equation and significant figures.

Could – Use prefixes to represent very large or

very small values

KW: SI units, base, derived, prefix

 SI Units
• The SI system is now
used in many countries

• It is a decimal system in
which units are divided
or multiplied by 10 to
give smaller or larger
units

• CC the table in the next

slide.
* CC – Copy and complete
 Quantity SI Unit Symbol
metre
Mass
Ampere
s
Kelvin
metre Kelvin kilogram A kg

length s time mass seconds

current m Ampere K temperature

 Quantity SI Unit Symbol
Length metre m
Mass kilogram kg
Current Ampere A
Time seconds s
Temperature Kelvin K
These are known as BASE quantities. By
combining them, we obtain what is known as
DERIVED quantities.
Can you recall any you have learnt?
 Relation with base and derived quantity

Derived Relation with base

quantity And derived quantity
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area Length x width
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volume Length x width x height
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density Mass ÷ volume

speed Distance
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÷ time
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acceleration Change in speed ÷ time

pressure Force?÷ area

 Test yourself

Derived quantities will also need units.

Can you give basic unit and derived unit to the
quantities in previous slide?

Area, volume, density, speed, acceleration and

pressure

• Use https://whiteboard.fi/z8czp
or Room code: z8czp 
 Relation with base and derived quantity
Derived Relation with base Symbol Special
quantity And derived quantity Name
area Length x width m2
volume Length x width x height m3
density Mass / volume kgm -3

speed Distance /time ms-1

acceleration Change in velocity / time ms-2
force Mass x acceleration kgms-2 newton
(N) (N)
pressure Force /area kgm-1s-2 Pascal
(Nm-2) (Pa)
work Force x distance kgm2s-2 joule
(Nm) (J)
power Work /time kgm2s-3 (Js-1) watt(W)
 PRINT OUT – if possible or
copy and solve the questions
Worksheet – Calculation involving equations.

General > Files> Headstart Physics > L1

Calculation involving equations
 
𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒
𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒=
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎
1. Calculate the pressure exerted by a 100 N
force acting on an area of 0.2 m2.
2. A force of 500 N produces a pressure of
640 N/m2. Calculate the size of the contact
area?
Calculation involving equations
 
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠
Density  =
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
1. Calculate the density of 30 mL of solution
that weighs 120 grams.
2. The density of a rock is given to be 2500
kg/m3. Calculate its mass if its volume is
0.002 m3.
Calculation involving equations
 
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑑
𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 =
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
1. A dog runs from one side of a park to the
other. The park is 80.0 meters across.
The dog takes 16.0 seconds to cross the
park. What is the speed of the dog?
2. A golf cart is driven at its top speed of
27.0 km/h for 10.0 minutes. How far did
the golf cart travel?
Calculation involving equations
 
𝑐h𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑
𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛=
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
1. A sports car is travelling at a constant
velocity v = 5.00 m/s. The driver steps on
the gas, and the car accelerates forward.
After 10.0 seconds, the driver stops
accelerating and maintains a constant
velocity v = 25.0 m/s. What was the car’s
acceleration?
Calculation involving equations
 
𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑
=𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 ×𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡h
𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒
•1.  A loudspeaker makes sound waves with
a frequency of 300 Hz. The waves have a
wavelength 1.13 m. Calculate its speed.
2. A radio station broadcasts on a
wavelength of 250 m. Calculate its
frequency if the wave travels at a speed
of m/s.
 Prefixes
Prefixes such as mili and kilo are placed
before units. They are especially useful when
the quantity is very small or really large.
 Prefix Meaning Example
T (Tera) 1000000000000 TW (terawatt)
(10 12)

Prefix G (giga) 1000000000 GW (gigawatt)

(10 9)
M (mega) 1000000 MW (megawatt)
(10 6)
K (kilo) 1000 (10 3) km (kilometer)
d (deci) 1/10 (10 -1) dm (decimeter)
c (centi) 1/100 (10 -2) cm (centimeter)
m (milli) 1/1000 (10 -3) mm (millimeter)
µ (micro) 1/10000000 µW (microwatt)
(10 -6)
n (nano) 1/1000000000 nm (nanometer)
(10 -9)
p (pico) 1/1000000000000 ps (picoseconds)
(10-12)
f (femto) 1/10000000000000 fs (femtoseconds)
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Most commonly used prefixes in Physics

Prefix Factor Symbol

Mega- ( mostly used for radio station x 106 M
frequencies)
Kilo- ( used for just about anything, Europe uses x 103 K
the Kilometer instead of the mile on its roads)
Centi- ( Used significantly to express small x 10-2 c
distances in optics. This is the unit MOST
people in AP forget to convert)
Milli- ( Used sometimes to express small x 10-3 m
distances)
Micro- ( Used mostly in electronics to express x 10-6 m
the value of a charge or capacitor)
Nano ( Used to express the distance between x 10-9 n
wave crests when dealing with light and the
electromagnetic spectrum)
Prefixes
 Examples:
134.6 s ms
12873 m km
2.56 Gg kg
96.21 ns s
57.23 m km
0.000765 kg g
 Significant Figures
Significant Figures indicate how
certain you are for a measurement
The more significant figures – the less the uncertainty
of the measurement (therefore the more precise and
reliable)
 Rules for Counting Significant Figures

1. Nonzero integers always count as significant figures.

1457 has 4 significant figures

2. Zeros 23.3 has 3 significant figures
a. Leading zeros - never count
0.0025 2 significant figures
b. Captive zeros - always count
1.008 4 significant figures
c. Trailing zeros - count only if the number is
written with a decimal point
100 1 significant figure
100. 3 significant figures
120.0 4 significant figures
Test your understanding
Answers
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Due : Wednesday 15/4
 For Thursday’s lesson.
Have the following items ready:
1. 30 cm ruler
2. Meter tape
3. String / thread - a meter long
4. Something round: like tennis ball, Ping-Pong ball,
or you can make one from playdough.
5. Sticky tape / scotch tape