PHYSICS – Length and Time

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1.1 Length and time

Core Supplement
• Use and describe the use of • Understand that a micrometer
rules and measuring cylinders to screw gauge is used to measure
find a length or a volume very small distances
• Use and describe the use of
clocks and devices, both
analogue and digital, for
measuring an interval of time
• Obtain an average value for a
small distance and for a short
interval of time by measuring
multiples (including the period
of a pendulum).
SI units
 SI units
(Le Systeme International d’Unites)
 SI units
(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

Mass  kilogram
 SI units
(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

Mass  kilogram

Time  second
 SI units
(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

Mass  kilogram

Time  second

Length  metre
 SI units
1 tonne = 1000kg =
(Le Systeme International d’Unites) 103kg

Mass  kilogram kg

Time  second

Length  metre
 SI units
1 tonne = 1000kg =
(Le Systeme International d’Unites) 103kg

Mass  kilogram kg 1 kilogram (1kg)

Time  second

Length  metre
 SI units
1 tonne = 1000kg =
(Le Systeme International d’Unites) 103kg

Mass  kilogram kg 1 kilogram (1kg)

1 gram (g) = 1/1000kg = 10-

Time  second 3
kg

Length  metre
 SI units
1 tonne = 1000kg =
(Le Systeme International d’Unites) 103kg

Mass  kilogram kg 1 kilogram (1kg)

1 gram (g) = 1/1000kg = 10-

Time  second 3
kg

1 milligram (mg) = 1/1 000g = 1/1 000 000kg =

Length  metre 10-6kg
 SI units
(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

Mass  kilogram

Time  second s

Length  metre
 SI units 1 millisecond (ms)

= 1/1000s = 10-3s
(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

Mass  kilogram

Time  second s

Length  metre
 SI units 1 millisecond (ms)

= 1/1000s = 10-3s
(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

Mass  kilogram 1 microsecond (µs)

= 1/1 000 000s = 10-6s

Time  second s

Length  metre
 SI units 1 millisecond (ms)

= 1/1000s = 10-3s
(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

Mass  kilogram 1 microsecond (µs)

= 1/1 000 000s = 10-6s

Time  second s

1 nanosecond (ns)

= 1/1 000 000 000s = 10-

Length  metre 9
s
 SI units
(Le Systeme International d’Unites)
1 metre (m)

Mass  kilogram

Time  second

Length  metre m
 SI units 1 kilometre (km) = 1 000m = 103m

(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

1 metre (m)

Mass  kilogram

Time  second

Length  metre m
 SI units 1 kilometre (km) = 1 000m = 103m

(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

1 metre (m)

1 centimetre (cm) = 1/100m = 10-

Mass  kilogram 2
m

Time  second

Length  metre m
 SI units 1 kilometre (km) = 1 000m = 103m

(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

1 metre (m)

1 centimetre (cm) = 1/100m = 10-

Mass  kilogram 2
m

1 millimetre (cm) = 1/1000m = 10-

3
m
Time  second

Length  metre m
 SI units 1 kilometre (km) = 1 000m = 103m

(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

1 metre (m)

1 centimetre (cm) = 1/100m = 10-

Mass  kilogram 2
m

1 millimetre (mm) = 1/1000m = 10-

3
m
Time  second

1 micrometre (µm) = 1/1 000 000m =

10-6m

Length  metre m
 SI units 1 kilometre (km) = 1 000m = 103m

(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

1 metre (m)

1 centimetre (cm) = 1/100m = 10-

Mass  kilogram 2
m

1 millimetre (mm) = 1/1000m = 10-

3
m
Time  second

1 micrometre (µm) = 1/1 000 000m =

10-6m

Length  metre m
1 nanometre (nm) = 1/1 000 000 000m =
10-9m
 OK, so you think you’ve

SI units got all this ‘unit’ stuff?

What units would be
most suitable for the
following?
(Le Systeme International d’Unites)
 OK, so you think you’ve

SI units got all this ‘unit’ stuff?

What units would be
most suitable for the
following?
(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

The mass of a Time for an

shoe = athlete to race =

The length of a The mass of a

bacterium = boat =
 OK, so you think you’ve

SI units got all this ‘unit’ stuff?

What units would be
most suitable for the
following?
(Le Systeme International d’Unites)

The mass of a Time for an

shoe = athlete to race =
kilogram second

The length of a The mass of a

bacterium = boat =
micrometre tonne
Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
LENGTH
Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
LENGTH

Ruler
Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
LENGTH

Tape
measure
Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
LENGTH

Calipers
Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
LENGTH

Vernier
Calipers
 Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
LENGTH

Vernier
Calipers

Measurement using
the Vernier scale =
1.16cm
Gap
being
measure
d
Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
TIME
 Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
TIME

Stopwatch

Analogue Digital
 Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
TIME

Stopwatch Stopclock

Analogue Digital Analogue Digital

 Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
TIME
Measuring a
pendulum
swing

B C
A
 Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
TIME
Measuring a
pendulum
swing

One complete
swing =
ABACA

B C
A
 Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
TIME
Measuring a
pendulum How can we
swing measure the time
taken for one
complete swing of
the pendulum (=
One complete
swing =
Period)?
ABACA

B C
A
 Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
TIME
Measuring a
pendulum How can we
swing measure the time
taken for one
complete swing of
the pendulum (=
One complete Measure the time for
Period)?
swing =
25 swings and divide
ABACA
the result by 25

B C
A
 Let’s have a think now
about what we might
use to measure length
Measuring
and time.
TIME
Measuring a
pendulum How can we
swing measure the time
taken for one
complete swing of
the pendulum (=
One complete Measure the time for
Period)?
swing =
25 swings and divide
ABACA
the result by 25

Eg. Time for 25

B C swings = 46
A
seconds.
Time for 1 swing =
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1.1 Length and time

Core Supplement
• Use and describe the use of • Understand that a micrometer
rules and measuring cylinders to screw gauge is used to measure
find a length or a volume very small distances
• Use and describe the use of
clocks and devices, both
analogue and digital, for
measuring an interval of time
• Obtain an average value for a
small distance and for a short
interval of time by measuring
multiples (including the period
of a pendulum).
PHYSICS – Length and Time