Measurement I: Physics Form 1 notes1/1/2022 0 Comments MEASUREMENT IIn order to measure we need to know or define the quantity to be measured and the units for measuring it. In 1971 a system known as the International System of Units (Systeme’ Internationale) and seven basic units were agreed upon as follows. Other quantities can be obtained from these basic quantities and are referred to as derived quantities. LengthThis is the measure of distance between two points in space. The SI unit for length is the metre (m).Therefore 1 km = 1000 m 1 Hm = 100 m Length is measured using a metre rule (100 cm), tape measure (100 m, 300 m, 500 m) AreaThis is the measure of the extent of a surface. It is a derived quantity of length. Its SI units are square metres (m2). Other units are cm2, km2, etc. Formulas are used to determine areas of regular bodies while for irregular bodies an approximation of area is used. VolumeThis is the amount of space occupied by matter. The SI units for volume is cubic metre (m3). Other sub-multiples are cm3, mm3 and l. Hence 1 m3 = 1,000,000 cm3 and 1litre = 1,000 cm3. Volume can be measured using a measuring cylinder, eureka can, pipette, burette, volumetric flask, beaker, etc. MassThis is the quantity of matter contained in a substance. Matter is anything that occupies space and has weight. The SI unit for mass is the Kilogram (kg). Other sub-multiples used are grams (g), milligrams (mg) and tonnes (t). 1 kg = 1,000 g = 1,000,000 mg=100 tonnes. A beam balance is used to measure mass. DensityThis is mass per unit volume of a substance. It is symbolized by rho (ρ) and its SI units are kg/m3. Density = mass / volume. Examples
The following is a list of densities of some common substances ExampleThe mass of an empty density bottle is 20 g. Its mass when filled with water is 40.0 g and 50.0 g when filled with liquid X. Calculate the density of liquid X if the density of water is 1,000 kgm-3. SolutionMass of water = 40 – 20 = 20 g = 0.02 kg. Relative densityThis is the density of a substance compared to the density of water. ExampleThe relative density of some type of wood is 0.8. Find the density of the wood in kg/m3. SolutionDensity of substance = d × density of water Densities of mixturesWe use the following formula to calculate densities of mixtures Example100 cm3 of fresh water of density 1,000 kgm-3 is mixed with 100 cm3 of sea water of density 1030 kgm-3. Calculate the density of the mixture. SolutionMass = density × volume TimeThis is a measure of duration of an event. The SI unit for time is the second (s). Submultiples of the second are milliseconds, microseconds, minute, hour, day, week and year. It is measured using clocks, stop watches, wrist watches, and digital watches. Accuracy and errorsAccuracy is the closeness of a measurement to the correct value of the quantity being measured. It is expressed as an error. An error is therefore the deviation of measurement to the correct value being measured. The smaller the error the accurate the measurement. 0 Comments | ArchivesDecember 2024 CategoriesAll RSS Feed Physics notes form 1 to 4physics_form_1_notes.pdf Download File physics_form_2_notes.pdf Download File physics-form-3-notes.pdf Download File physics-form-4-notes.pdf Download File |
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Measurement I: Physics Form 1 notes
MEASUREMENT I
Length
Area
Volume
Mass
Density
Relative density
Densities of mixtures
Time
Accuracy and errors
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