Physics: Unit 1: Prelims & Motion

Ace your homework & exams now with Quizwiz!

6 most common metric multipliers (bonus: 2 more)

(tetra) 1. giga 2. mega 3. kilo 4. milli 5. micro 6. nano (pico)

what caused the Mars Climate Orbiter mission to fail?

- NASA worked in lbs and ESA worked in Newtons, so the ESA engine saw 10 lbs & interpreted it as 10 N. the ESA engine used too much force for the actual weight --> explosion - they had 2 incompatible metrics & forgot to double check

why do we use Kelvin?

0 degrees Kelvin = 0 kinetic energy (rather than a large, negative number -- there are no negatives)

1/10

0.1

1/9

0.11...

1/8

0.125

1/6

0.166...

1/5

0.2

1/4

0.25

1/3

0.33...

1/2

0.5

the SI assigns ______ for each _________

1 standard unit physical quantity

How do you measure the position of an object?

1. Choose Origin 2. Find the distance from the Origin 3. Write it in the x=#m format

Process of Science

1. Come up with an Idea 2. Perform an Experiment 3. Does the evidence support the Idea? a) Yes --> THEORY --> Additional Experiments b) No --> Idea is wrong! --> Try Again

What physical quantities are associated with motion?

1. Position 2. Speed 3. Velocity 4. Time

every country has adopted the SI except for

1. US 2. Liberia 3. Burma (actually Myanmar)

3 controls that can cause acceleration:

1. gas pedal: increase speed 2. brake pedal: decrease speed 3. steering wheel: change direction

what are the 2 components to measurement?

1. physical quantity 2. unit of measure

why do we have so many units? (3 reasons)

1. realistically measuring big and small 2. different physical quantities 3. different cultural measurements (historical purposes)

micro- (symbol and factor)

10^-6

when did scientists create the International System of units(SI)?

1960

energy (symbol & SI unit)

E, joule(J)

why is the Earth an oblate spheroid?

Earth spun when not completely solid --> buldges

The observations made by Eratosthenes do NOT support the flat earth theory, what does this mean?

Eratosthenes had to come up with a new idea and test it!

write to power of 10: during a jump, a grasshopper pushes the ground with 16 mN of force

F = 16 x 10^-3 N

force (symbol & SI unit)

F, Newton(N)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

Force = mass x acceleration

giga- (symbol and factor)

G 10^9

who is the father of modern science?

Galileo Galilei

electric current (symbol & SI unit)

I (captial i), ampere(A)

mega- (symbol and factor)

M 10^6

does acceleration occur? a car moving at a constant speed in a straight-line path

NO -- uniform motion!

power (symbol & SI unit)

P, Watt(W)

tera- (symbol and factor)

T 10^12

temperature (symbol & SI unit)

T, Kelvin(K)

acronym for metric multipliers

To (tera) Get (giga) More (mega) Kind (kilo) Millions of (milli) Mice (micro) Need (nano) Peace (pico)

define unit fraction

a fraction with a numerator of 1

define Scientific Notation

a mathematical method of writing numbers using powers of ten

scientific notation

a mathematical method of writing numbers using powers of ten

what does the SI provide to adjust the size of the SI Units?

a set of decimal-base multipliers (or prefixes)

define unit of measure

a standard used to measure a physical quantity

acceleration equation

a=vf-vi/∆t

the law of falling bodies

all freely falling bodies, on Earth, fall with acceleration equal to 9.8 m/s downward (g≈-10m/s²)

what is a scientific theory?

an explanation of a natural phenomenon that agrees with all known evidence

what is science?

an organized way of building & organizing knowledge in a testable form with predictions & explanations (knowledge confirmed by experimentation)

define physical quantity

any characteristic of an object that can be measured

Scientific Notation Formulas

a•10^b 1≤a≤10 b=all real #'s

define acceleration

change in velocity (speed or direction)

what is the International System of Units?

consists of - base units - units of measure - a set of decimal-based multipliers with prefixes

delta (change in)

Is a lightyear a measure of time or distance?

distance

negative powers of ten __________ by 10

divide by 10

why are the 6 most common metric multipliers useful?

easier to understand, multiply, and memorize most useful for objects

why did we establish an International System of Units?

every scientist will used the same metrics that are compatible so they Mars Climate Orbiter incident doesn't happen again.

write to power of 10: an Inter Core processor runs at a clock rate of 3.70 GHz

f = 3.7 x 10^9 Hz

frequency (symbol & SI unit)

f, Hertz(Hz)

"Measure what is measurable and make measurable what is not so." (Galileo Galilei) Meaning?

find a way to measure something

acceleration does not measure

how fast an object is moving or can move

why would using 1 unit of measure to measure everything in the universe be problamatic?

humans don't do well with numbers 1000+ -- we like smaller numbers

When is an object in motion?

if it changes position relative to a reference point

name the appropriate unit of measure: the length of a pencil

inches

why does the International System of Units abbreviate as SI?

it originated in France (système international d'unités)

kilo- (symbol and factor)

k 10^3

milli- (symbol and factor)

m 10^-3

write as scientific notation: m = 5,980,000,000 kg

m = 5.98 x 10^9 kg

mass (symbol & SI unit)

m, kilogram(kg)

why is acceleration squared?

m/s/s = m/s x 1/s = m/s²

SI unit for acceleration

m/s² (m/s/s)

why is it hard to get an exact measure of something?

materials provided aren't perfect

name the appropriate unit of measure: the distance between 2 cities

miles

negative power of 10

move decimal to the left number of spaces of the exponent

positive power of 10

move decimal to the right number of spaces of the exponent

positive powers of ten __________ by 10

multiply

nano- (symbol and factor)

n 10^-9

why are some SI base units capitalized?

named after scientists

an object is throw up. what is the acceleration?

negative

when the ball is momentarily at rest, what is the acceleration?

negative

making number bigger

negative power

uniform motion

object moves w a constant speed in a straight-line path

accelerated motion

object moves with a changing velocity (speed or direction)

the Earth is an

oblate spheroid

pico- (symbol and factor)

p 10^-12

'write down a measurement of the physical quantity in each situation' format

physical quantity = # unit of measure ex: x=8.1m x=distance & physical quantity m=meters & unit of measure

making number smaller

positive power

electric charge (symbol & SI unit)

q, Coulomb(C)

a car going left brakes. what direction is the acceleration?

right

a car speeds up. what direction is the acceleration?

same as velocity

a sports car passes a police car. the police car needs to catch the sports car. what type of motion is needed?

some other type of motion --> accelerated motion - NOT rest or uniform motion

What instrument measures car speed?

speedometer

What instruments measure velocity?

speedometer & compass

Clock Reading (symbol, SI unit, define)

t s a point in time

write to power of 10: there are 86.4ks in one day

t = 86.4 x 10^3 s

time (symbol & SI unit)

t, seconds(s)

the word physics comes from

the Greek word physis, which means nature

the English word science comes from

the Latin word scientia, which means knowledge

which is going faster?: CAR v=0.7x10^2m/s TRAIN v=5x10^1m/s

the car - car goes 70m/s & train does 50m/s - v=7x10^1m/s (CAR) > v=5x10^1m/s (TRAIN)

define physics

the natural science that involves studying matter & its motion & behavior through space & time & the related entities(life) of energy & force (the study of the natural world)

a car remains at the same speed. what direction is the acceleration?

there is no acceleration

a bowling ball and feather are dropped at the same time into a vacuum chamber. which falls faster?

they fall at the same rate

what is the goal of physics?

to build mathematical models to explain the relationships between quantities

why do we study physics?

to understand the world with quantitative reasoning & problem-solving skills

name the appropriate unit of measure: the weight of a car

tons

Speed (symbol, SI unit, define)

v m/s how fast

a ball falls down. what direction is velocity & acceleration?

v & a are both down

write as scientific notation: t = 0.04 x 10^-7 m/s

v = 4 x 10^-9 m/s

a ball is hit up. what direction is velocity & acceleration?

v is up, a is down

velocity equation

v=∆x/∆t

change in velocity formula

vf-vi=a(tf-ti)

Velocity (symbol, SI unit, define)

v→ m/s how fast and which way

why can we never know if a theory is true?

we only know that no evidence has yet been found to disprove the theory

at what point should we accept a scientific theory as being true?

we should never accept it as truth bc there is still unknown evidence out there

If the Earths curved, then why does it look flat when you are standing on its surface?

we're so small that a very large curve appears to be straight

Position (symbol, SI unit, define)

x m a point in space

distance (symbol & SI unit)

x, meters(m)

does acceleration occur? speedometer is moving

yes -- change in speed

does acceleration occur? car turns at unknown speed

yes -- changes direction

object moves in same path as same speed. what is the acceleration?

zero

change in position formula

∆x=xf-xi xf = position final xi = position initial


Related study sets

International Business Chapter 13

View Set

Chapter 17: Nations and Empires, 1850 - 1914

View Set

Gov.Unit1: Lesson 1: The Origination of States and Government

View Set