Unit Conversion Basics for 3rd Grade Physics
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Unit Conversion – Exercises
How are you friends? Today we will talk about unit conversion inPhysicsIt cannot be done
a unit conversion, if we have no idea where the units come from, which
son, or even what types of units exist, so we will explain them little by little first.
then we will start to do several solved examples so that you finally learn to convert
unit without problems.
Metric Decimal System
This system was created at a world science convention held in Paris, France; in the
seventeenth century to be exact, around the year 1795. This system was very important because it was the
the first pattern that existed for units of measurement, among them are units like
the meter, the kilogram-weight and the liter. What did they use to define these units? Well, here comes the
important, to define these units, they used the dimension of the earth and the density of water.
It is said that to measure lengths at that time, a meridian of our planet was divided into
40 million equal parts, and each part of length was called a meter.
After reaching that agreement with the length, it itself served as an example to obtain the
other units. That is why the word meter means 'measurement'.
An important feature of this system was undoubtedly the decimal division it had; for example
the use of prefixes such as deci, centi, or milli.
Decimeter = one tenth of a meter
Centimeter = one hundredth of a meter
Millimeter = the thousandth part of a meter
On the other hand, we also have prefixes such as: deca, hecto, kilo.
Decameter = ten times the value of the meter
Hectometer = one hundred times the value of the meter
Kilometer = a thousand times the value of the meter
Centesimal System or CGS
After the decimal metric system, and with the advancement of Physics in the 18th century, the
International Congress of Electricians, held again in Paris, France.
After major agreements at the international congress and led by the German physicist Karl
Gauss proposed the Cegesimal System or also known by its acronym CGS, in this system...
establish the length for the centimeter, the mass for the gram, and the second for time.
It is worth mentioning that at that time when physics was starting to make great historical advances, already
It was clear that weight and mass were two very different magnitudes, as it had already been studied.
about theNewton's lawsand about theuniversal gravitation
MKS System
It took nearly 50 years for the International Congress of Electricians to take place.
in Brussels, Belgium, where an Italian engineer named Giovanni Giorgi proposes his system
MKS whose initials are (Meter – Kilogram – Second).
International System of Units (SI)
The advancement of science was evident by the 19th century, and not many years ago in the city of
Geneva, Switzerland. But it was necessary to update the units of measure, which is why it arises.
The International System of Units (SI), this system is based on the MKS system.
solo que a excepción del MKS este sistema establece sietemagnitudes fundamentales.
Length → Meter
Masa → Kilogramo
Tiempo → Segundo
Temperatura → Kelvin
Intensidad de Corriente Eléctrica → Ampere
Intensidad Luminosa → Candela
Cantidad de Sustancia → Mol
Prefixes Used for the International System
Derived Magnitudes
Derived quantities are those quantities that can be obtained from other quantities.
In physics, it is very common to obtain derived quantities by multiplying or dividing quantities.
fundamentals. Let's see a very simple example:
Length/Time = m/s → (meter / second)
We obtain speed through length and time, that is, based on the magnitudes.
fundamentals.
And so we can encounter various derived magnitudes, such as acceleration, force,
work, energy, pressure, power, density, etc. In the next image, you can observe a lot
better.
Conversion
In Units: It is important in Physics to learn to convert the units, the ability to transform
units from one system to another. So before we start solving exercises, let's look at a table
comparison of equivalences, as shown:
Task
Professor: Willian Humberto García Caal
Instructions please submit the assignment 9/10/2020 either by hand or
take a photograph of it and send it to me on my WhatsApp
Use the formula that is in the previous example
With cover please
Exercise 1 Convierta 4 km a m
Solution: The first thing we will do is analyze how many meters fit in 1 kilometer, and if
We observe the table, we see that it fits exactly 1,000 meters, then we apply our factor.
of conversion in such a way that it is expressed as follows:
Exercise 2. Convert 7 feet to meters.
Solution: To convert 7 feet to meters, we need to check our table, and observe the factor of
conversion that we will use. In this case, it would be; 1 meter = 3.28 feet (ft)
Ejercicio [Link] 13 km/h a m/s
Solution: In this case, we have speed in units of length and time, for that let us see the
resources we have to identify the possible conversion factors. We know that:
1 km = 1000 m
1 hr = 60 min
1 min = 60 s
Exercise 4. Convert 7 gallons to cubic centimeters
Solution: In this case, we need to observe if there is any direct relationship with the factor of
conversion with gallons and cubic centimeters, but we see that there is none (in our table), then
We need to be guided by something that can help us relate those measures, for example.
We know that:
1 Gallon = 3.785 liters
1 liter = 1000 cm³
Exercise 5. Convert 8 miles/h to m/s
Solution: Just like example 3, we need to relate the available conversion factors.
to carry out our calculation correctly, we start by using:
1 mile = 1.609 km
1 km = 1000 m
1 hr = 60 min
1 min = 60 s
Exercise 6. Convert 6 km to feet.
Solution:
We must not forget our conversion factors, in order to easily obtain kilometers to
pies.
1km = 1000 m
1m = 3.28 feet (ft)
Exercise 7. Convert 5 miles/h to m/s
Solution:
Again, in order to carry out our unit conversion, it is important to consider
count the conversion factors that we will use.
1 mile = 1.609 km
1 km = 1000 m
1hr = 60 min
1 min = 60 s
Ejercicio [Link] 96500 cm³/min a gal/s
1 liter = 1000 cm³
1 gallon = 3.785 l
1 min = 60 s
So, we make the appropriate relationships and sorting so that we can multiply,
removing the units we don't need and keeping the ones we want. Remember again
that the order of the factors does not alter the product.