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working as a physicist (47 cards)

1
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Define speed

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rate of change of distance

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define velocity

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rate of change of displacement

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3
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define distance

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distance refers to how much ground an object has covered during its motion

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4
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define displacement

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displacement refers to how far out of place an object is and is the overall change in the objects position

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5
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base unit of mass

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kilogram - kg

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base unit of length

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metre - m

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base unit of time

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seconds - s

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8
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base unit of temperature

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kelvin - k

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9
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base unit of electrical current

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ampere - A

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10
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base unit of amount of substance

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moles - mol

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T

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tera - 10^12

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G

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giga - 10^9

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M

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mega - 10^6

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14
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k

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kilo - 10^3

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15
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d

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deci - 10^-1

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16
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c

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centi - 10^-2

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17
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m

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milli - 10^-3

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18
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µ

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micro - 10^-6

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n

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p

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pico - 10^-12

21
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Derive Hz

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Frequency = 1/time
f=1/t
f=1/s=s^-1

22
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Derive Pa (pascal)

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pressure = force/area
p=F/A
p=ma/A
p=kg m s^-2/m^2
p=kg m^-1 s^-2

23
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Derive J (joule)

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work done = forcedistance
W=fd
W=mad
W=kg m s^-2 m
W=kg m^2 s^-2
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Kinetic energy = 1/2
mass*velocity^2
E=0.5mv^2
E= kg (m s^-1)^2
E= kg m^2 s^-2

24
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what are homogenous equations

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units on both sides of the equation are equal

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prove that v^2 = u^2 +2as is homogenous
v^2 =(ms^-1)^2 =m^2 s^-2 ---------------------------------------------------------------- u^2 + 2as =(ms^-1)^2 + ms^-2 m =m^2 s^-2 + m^2 s^-2 =m^2 s^-2
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What is accuracy
accuracy is how close to the real value
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What is precision
precision is how close the results are together
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What are random errors
random errors are unpredictable and occurs by chance
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How do random errors typically affect a graph
random errors typically affect the gradient of the graph
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how to reduce the effect of random errors
to reduce the effect of random errors, take multiple measurements
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What are systematic errors
Systematic errors happens consistently and will affect all measurements by the same amount
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how do systematic errors affect a graph
systematic errors will not affect the gradient of the graph but will displace the line
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examples of systematic errors
-zero error -parallax
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what is the absolute uncertainty of a DATA SET
half the range of the data set
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What is the absolute uncertainty of a device
the absolute uncertainty is the smallest scale reading of that instrument
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how to work out percentage uncertainty
percentage uncertainty = (absolute uncertainty/value)*100
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what uncertainty to use when data is added or subtracted
add absolute uncertainty
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what uncertainty to use when data is multiplied or divided
add percentage uncertainties
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What to do with the uncertainty when data is raised to the power of n
Multiply the percentage uncertainty by the power
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What does the error bar on the graph tell us
the error bar shows the absolute uncertainty
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How to draw the line of worst acceptable fit
draw a line from the bottom of the first error bar and the top of the last error bar or vice versa
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how to work out percentage uncertainty in the gradient
percentage uncertainty of gradient = [ (best gradient-worst gradient)/best gradient ] * 100
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derive N (newton)
force (N) = mass (kg) * acceleration (ms^-2) =kg m s^-2
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derive W (watt)
power (W) =work (or energy) (J) / time (s) =J s^-1 ----------------------------------------------------------- J = N * m J = kg * m * s^-2 * m J = kg m^2 s^-2 ----------------------------------------------------------- W = kg m^2 s^-2 s^-1 =kg m^2 s^-3
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derive C (coulomb)
charge (C) = current (I) * time (s) =As
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derive V (volt)
potential difference (V) = energy (J) / charge (C) =kg m^2 s^-2 / As =kg m^2 A^-1 s^-3
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derive Ω (ohm)
resistance (Ω) = p.d. (V) / I (A) =kg m^2 A^-1 s^-3 / A =kg m^2 A^-2 s^-3