Module 2 - Foundation of physics

Cards (19)

  • 7 base quantities and their units
    Length metres Mass kg Time seconds Temperature kelvin Electrical current amperes Amount of substance mol Luminous intensity candela
  • Addition of vectors
    Adding the horizontal and vertical components separately.
  • Component of a vector
    Breaking down a vector into horizontal and vertical scales
  • Femto
    10^-15
  • Femto
    10^-15
  • Giga
    10^9
  • Kilo
    10^3
  • Kilo
    10^3
  • Mega
    10^6
  • Micro
    10^-6
  • Milli
    10^-3
  • Nano
    10^-9
  • Peta
    10^15
  • Pico
    10^-12
  • Resultant vector
    The sum of the components of vectors. So there is only one arrow
  • Tera
    10^12
  • Tera
    10^12
  • Scalar quantity 

    Quantity with magnitude only
  • Vector quantity
    Quantity with both magnitude and direction. Quantity where direction is important