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1.1 Physical Quantities, Units & Measurement
1.1 Physical Quantities, Units & Measurement
PHYSICAL
QUANTITY
VECTOR SCALAR
QUANTITY QUANTITY
Magnitude NO Direction
Magnitude Direction
volume
time density
speed
distance mass
velocity
displacement
force
acceleration
weight
A1 B 2 C3 D4
(a) 30 N 50 N
(b) 4m 8m
(d) 73 m 26 m
Find the resultant force acting on the rocket shown below. State
the direction of this resultant force.
4N
3N
4N
3N
3N
4N
3N
A
Unit and Measure 29
2. Which diagram correctly shows the addition of a 4 N and a 3
N force?
B
Unit and Measure 31
4. Forces of 3 N and 4 N are acting as shown in the diagram.
(a) (c)
7 8 6 7
0 5 10
0 5 10
(b) (d)
0 1
4 5
A B
P Q
0 5 10 0 5 10
main
scale rachet head
circular
thimble
scale
MICROMETER SCREWGAUGE
Measure diameter of wire or thin rod correct to 3 decimal places of centimetre
0.50 mm
0.01 mm
50
0 5 30 10
0
5
25
(b) (d)
45
5 10 15
0 5 35
40
30
0 20
5
15
(b)
Range of
Instrument Precision
measurement
A. 5.43 mm
B. 6.63 mm
C. 7.30 mm
D. 8.13 mm
A
Unit and Measure 94
14. A stopwatch is used to time an athlete running 100 m. The
timekeeper forgets to reset the watch to zero before using it
to time another athlete running 100 m.