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Basic Metric Measurement Units
Vocabulary you need to know for Physics
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| A | B |
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| time | second |
| angle | degree or radian |
| speed or velocity | meters per second (m/s) |
| force | Newton |
| weight (force of gravity) | Newton |
| Normal force | Newton |
| Static Friction force | Newton |
| Kinetic Friction force | Newton |
| coefficient of static friction | (ratio, unitless) |
| coefficient of kinetic friction | (ratio, unitless) |
| momentum | (kg·m)/s |
| impulse | (kg·m)/s or N·s |
| Tension | Newton |
| spring (elastic) force | Newton |
| mass | kilogram |
| work | Joule |
| gravitational potential energy | Joule |
| kinetic energy | Joule |
| electric potential energy | Joule |
| magnetic potential energy | Joule |
| mechanical energy | Joule |
| power | Watt |
| efficiency | (ratio, unitless) |
| mechanical advantage | (ratio, unitless) |
| distance | meter |
| length, width, height | meter |
| area | square meter (m²) |
| volume | cubic meter (m³) |
| pressure | pascal, or N/m² |
| radius | meter |
| Circumference | meter |
| period | second |
| frequency | Hertz, or cycles/second |
| torque | N·m |
| centripetal force | N |
| centripetal acceleration | m/s² |
| linear acceleration | m/s² |
| acceleration of gravity | m/s² |
| rotational inertia (moment of inertia) | kg·m² |
| angular momentum | (kg·m²)/s |
| heat energy | Joules |
| temperature | Celsius or Kelvin |
| coefficient of linear expansion | (1/C) |
| force constant of a spring | N/m |
| wave speed | m/s |
| wavelength | meter |
| image distance, object distance, focal length | meter |
| index of refraction | (ratio, unitless) |
| electrostatic force | Newton |
| electric charge | Coulomb |
| electric field | Newton/Coulomb |
| gravitational field | Newton/kilogram |
| electric potential difference | Volt |
| electric current | Ampere |
| capacitance | Farad |
| electrical resistance | Ohm |
| magnetic field | Tesla |
| magnetic flux | Weber |
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