QUANTITIES

AND
MEASUREMENT
S
PRELIM, LESSON 1
“ REMOVE MEASUREMENT
FROM PHYSICS AND
NOTHING WILL BE LEFT”
MEASUREMENT

•A process of comparing an unknown

quantity with a standard.
Known quantity fixed by
international agreement.
MEASUREMENT

• Consists of a number and a unit

• Ex.
2.5 meters
TWO SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENT

• Metric System / SI (International System of Units)

- MKS (meter- kilogram-second)
- CGS (centimeter – gram – second)
• English System
- FPS (foot-pound-second)
PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND THEIR UNITS

• Length - meter
• Mass - kilogram
• Temperature - Kelvin
• Time - second
CONVERSION !
(METRIC CONVERSION)
Convert the following:
1. 1000 mg to g
2. 160 cm to mm
3. 109 g to kg
4. 1L to mL
5. 14 km to m
6. 250 m to km
PRACTICE

• 2000 mg = ______g
• 104 km = _______m
• 480 cm = _______m
• 5.6 kg = _____g
• 88 mm = _____cm
• 5L = ____mL
CONVERSION !
(FROM ONE SYSTEM TO ANOTHER)
1.) 15.0 in to cm
2.) If a car is traveling at a speed of 28.0 m/s , is the driver exceeding the speed limit of 55.0
mi/hr?
CONVERSION FACTORS

• 1 mi = 1, 609 m = 1.609 km
• 1 m = 39.37 in = 3.281 ft.
• 1 ft = 0.3048 m = 30.48 cm
• 1 in. = 0.0254 m = 2.54 cm.
PRACTICE

• 165 lbs. to kilogram

• 100 yards to meters
• 43 miles to feet

Conversion factors :
1 kg. = 2.2 pounds
1 yard = 3 ft.
1 meter = 3.28 ft.
1 mile = 5280 ft
METRIC UNIT CONVERSION

• The density of iron is 7.86 g/ cm^3 under standard conditions. Convert to kg/ m^3