Dimensional Analysis Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
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1 in
A
2.54 cm
2
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1 ft
A
12 in
3
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1 gal
A
3.788 L
4
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1 cal
A
4.186 J
5
Q
1 atm
A
101, 325 Pa
6
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1 mi
A
5,280 ft
7
Q
1 slug
A
14.59 kg
8
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1 N
A
0.2248 lb
9
Q
1 eV
A
1.602x10-¹⁹ J
10
Q
1km
A
1000 m
11
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1m
A
100 cm
12
Q
10¹²
A
Tera (T)
13
Q
10⁹
A
Giga (G)
14
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10⁶
A
Mega (M)
15
Q
10³
A
kilo (k)
16
Q
10²
A
hecto (h)
17
Q
10¹
A
deca (da)
18
Q
1M
A
BASE UNIT
19
Q
10-¹
A
deci (d)
20
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10-²
A
centi (c)
21
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10-³
A
milli (m)
22
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10-⁶
A
micro (U)
23
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10-⁹
A
nano (n)
24
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10-¹²
A
pico (p)
25
made up of a number and a unit.
measurement
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comprises units such as inch, mile, ounce, quarts, etc.
English or British System
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constitutes units based on powers of 10
metric system
28
- the official system of measurement used throughout the world.
- built upon a set of seven metric units, which are called base units.
International System of Units (SI)
29
Physical Quantity:
- mass
- length
- time
- amount of substance
- temperature
- electric current
- luminous intensity
- kilogram (kg)
- meter (m)
- second (s)
- mole (mol)
- kelvin (K)
- ampere (A)
- candela (cd)
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used to make a new unit larger or smaller than the base unit.
unit prefixes or metric prefixes
31
is a technique of converting between units.
dimensionsal analysis
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an equation that shows the equivalent amounts of different units.
unit equality (conversion factor)
