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Units and Measurements
Testing knowledge of which units go with which measuremnt
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Physics
Undergraduate 1
11/14/2010

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Term
distance and displacement
Definition
Standard unit: Meters.
Other common units: centimeters, kilometers, feet, inches, miles.
Term
speed and velocity
Definition
Standard unit: meters/second
Other common units: kilometer/hour, feet/second, miles/hour
Term
Area
Definition
Standard unit: Meters squared or Square meters (a square one meter on each side).
Other common units: square centimeters, square feet, square inches, acres, hectare
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Volume
Definition
standard unit: Liter (cube 10 centimeters on a side).
Other common units: Cubic meters, milliliters or cubic centimeter, cubic feet, cubic inches, quarts, gallons
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mass
Definition
standard unit: kilogram
Other common units: gram, milligram.
Term
time
Definition
Standard Unit: second
Other common units: minutes, hours, milliseconds
Term
acceleration
Definition
standard unit: meters/(seconds squared)
Other common unit: g (acceleration of gravity)
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