physics key concepts

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  • mass measured in kg
  • length measured in metres
  • time measured in seconds (s) and milliseconds (ms)
  • temperature is measure in Celsius or kelvins, and is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance
  • ammount of a substance is measure in moles or grams
  • newtons (N) are measured in kgm/s
  • joules (J) are measured in Nm newton metres
  • pascals (pa) measured in kg/m s^2
  • frequency is hertz
  • force is newtons
  • energy is joules
  • power is watts (W)
  • pressure is pascals (Pa) or kilopascals (kPa)
  • electric charge is couloumbs
  • electric potential difference is volts
  • electric resistance is ohms
  • magnetic flux density is tesla
  • Giga = 10^9
  • mega= 10^6
  • kilo= 10^3
  • centimetres =10^-2
  • millimetres= 10^-3
  • micro = 10^-6
  • nano =10^-9
  • hours to seconds = x 3600
  • seconds to hours= ÷ 3600
  • 0 kelvin = -273.15 degrees celsius
  • kelvin to Celsius =- 273.15
  • celsius to kelvin =+273.15