1. MEASUREMENT

2. A comparison between a thing
of unknown value and a thing
of known value.

3. thing of unknown value
- the quantity to be measured
the thing of known value
- the measuring instrument
- standard
- universally -accepted
- consistent

4. Types of Quantities

5. 1. Fundamental or
Basic Quantities
2. Derived Quantities

6. The Fundamental
or Basic Quantities

7. - Also called the undefinables
- Form the basis or foundation
for the derived quantities

8. Length
- The length of a thing is the
distance between its ends

9. Mass
- Quantifies the amount of matter
in the body

10. Time
- A dimension in which events
occur in a sequence, quantifies
the duration of events and the
intervals between them.

11. The Systems of
Measurement/Units

12. The Systems of
Measurement/Units
1. English

13. The Systems of
Measurement/Units
1. English
2. Metric

14. The Systems of
Measurement/Units
1. English
2. Metric
a) centimeter-gram-second (cgs)

15. The Systems of
Measurement/Units
1. English
2. Metric
a) centimeter-gram-second (cgs)
b) meter-kilogram-second (mks)

16. The Systems of
Measurement/Units
1. English
2. Metric
a) centimeter-gram-second (cgs)
b) meter-kilogram-second (mks)
3. International System of Units (SI)

17. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI

18. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks

19. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length

20. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile

21. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter

22. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter meter

23. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter meter meter
(m)

24. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter meter meter
(m)
mass

25. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter meter meter
(m)
mass ounce, pound

26. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter meter meter
(m)
mass ounce, pound gram

27. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter meter meter
(m)
mass ounce, pound gram kilogram

28. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter meter meter
(m)
mass ounce, pound gram kilogram kilogram
(kg)

29. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter meter meter
(m)
mass ounce, pound gram kilogram kilogram
(kg)
time

30. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter meter meter
(m)
mass ounce, pound gram kilogram kilogram
(kg)
time second, minute,
hour

31. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter meter meter
(m)
mass ounce, pound gram kilogram kilogram
(kg)
time second, minute,
hour
second

32. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter meter meter
(m)
mass ounce, pound gram kilogram kilogram
(kg)
time second, minute,
hour
second second

33. Table of Units for the
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental
Quantity
System of Measurement/Units
English Metric SI
cgs mks
length inch, foot, yard,
mile
centimeter meter meter
(m)
mass ounce, pound gram kilogram kilogram
(kg)
time second, minute,
hour
second second second
(s)

34. • All measurement systems have
standards.

35. • All measurement systems have
standards.
• Standards are exact quantities
that everyone agrees to use as a
basis of comparison.

36. The Derived Quantities

37. - Combination of two or more
fundamental quantities
- Defined in terms of fundamental
quantities

38. Area

39. Area
= (length)2

40. Area
= (length)2
m2

41. Volume

42. Volume
= (length)3

43. Volume
= (length)3
m3

44. Density

45. Density
mass
volume


46. Density
kg
m3
mass
volume


47. Speed/Velocity

48. Speed/Velocity
distance
time


49. Speed/Velocity
m
s
distance
time


50. Acceleration

51. Acceleration
velocity
time


52. Acceleration
m
s2
velocity
time


53. Weight

54. Weight
= (mass)(gravitational acceleration)

55. Weight
= (mass)(gravitational acceleration)
= newton (N)
m
s2
kg ·

56. Weight
= (mass)(gravitational acceleration)
N
= newton (N)
m
s2
kg ·

57. Force

58. Force
= (mass)(acceleration)

59. Force
= (mass)(acceleration)
= newton (N)
m
s2
kg ·

60. Force
= (mass)(acceleration)
N
= newton (N)
m
s2
kg ·

61. Work/Energy/Heat

62. Work/Energy/Heat
= (force)(distance)

63. Work/Energy/Heat
= (force)(distance)
N·m = joule (J)

64. Work/Energy/Heat
= (force)(distance)
J
N·m = joule (J)

65. Power

66. Power
work
time


67. Power
J
s
work
time

= watt (W)

68. Power
J
s
work
time

= watt (W)
W

69. Pressure

70. Pressure
force
area


71. Pressure
m2
force
area

= pascal (Pa)
N

72. Pressure
m2
force
area

= pascal (Pa)
N
Pa

73. The measure
with which you measure will be
used
to measure you.
- matthew 7:2