{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/phys-units-symbols",
 "id": "phys-units-symbols",
 "title": "Physics Units and Symbols",
 "category": "science",
 "subject": "Physics",
 "levels": [
  "6-8",
  "9-12",
  "college"
 ],
 "description": "What each physics quantity is measured in.",
 "tags": [
  "units",
  "physics"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Quantity",
 "backLabel": "Unit",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Length",
   "meter (m)"
  ],
  [
   "Mass",
   "kilogram (kg)"
  ],
  [
   "Time",
   "second (s)"
  ],
  [
   "Temperature (SI)",
   "kelvin (K)"
  ],
  [
   "Electric current",
   "ampere (A)"
  ],
  [
   "Amount of substance",
   "mole (mol)"
  ],
  [
   "Luminous intensity",
   "candela (cd)"
  ],
  [
   "Force",
   "newton (N)"
  ],
  [
   "Energy and work",
   "joule (J)"
  ],
  [
   "Power",
   "watt (W)"
  ],
  [
   "Pressure",
   "pascal (Pa)"
  ],
  [
   "Frequency",
   "hertz (Hz)"
  ],
  [
   "Electric charge",
   "coulomb (C)"
  ],
  [
   "Voltage",
   "volt (V)"
  ],
  [
   "Electrical resistance",
   "ohm"
  ],
  [
   "Capacitance",
   "farad (F)"
  ],
  [
   "Magnetic flux density",
   "tesla (T)"
  ],
  [
   "Inductance",
   "henry (H)"
  ],
  [
   "Radioactivity",
   "becquerel (Bq)"
  ],
  [
   "Absorbed radiation dose",
   "gray (Gy)"
  ],
  [
   "Conductance",
   "siemens (S)"
  ],
  [
   "Magnetic flux",
   "weber (Wb)"
  ],
  [
   "Speed",
   "meters per second (m/s)"
  ],
  [
   "Acceleration",
   "meters per second squared (m/s2)"
  ],
  [
   "Density",
   "kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m3)"
  ],
  [
   "Momentum",
   "kilogram meters per second (kg m/s)"
  ],
  [
   "Area",
   "square meters (m2)"
  ],
  [
   "Volume",
   "cubic meters (m3)"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for the ohm",
   "The Greek letter omega"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for velocity",
   "v"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for acceleration",
   "a"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for mass",
   "m"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for force",
   "F"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for energy",
   "E"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for work",
   "W"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for power",
   "P"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for time",
   "t"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for distance",
   "d"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for pressure",
   "P or p"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for density",
   "The Greek letter rho"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for wavelength",
   "The Greek letter lambda"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for frequency",
   "f"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for voltage",
   "V"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for current",
   "I"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol for resistance",
   "R"
  ],
  [
   "Unit named for the discoverer of gravity's laws",
   "Newton"
  ],
  [
   "Unit named for an English brewer who studied heat and work",
   "Joule"
  ],
  [
   "Unit named for the Scottish engineer James Watt",
   "Watt"
  ],
  [
   "Unit named for Blaise Pascal",
   "Pascal"
  ],
  [
   "Unit named for Heinrich Hertz",
   "Hertz"
  ],
  [
   "Unit named for Alessandro Volta",
   "Volt"
  ],
  [
   "Unit named for Andre-Marie Ampere",
   "Ampere"
  ],
  [
   "Unit named for Georg Ohm",
   "Ohm"
  ],
  [
   "Unit named for Lord Kelvin",
   "Kelvin"
  ],
  [
   "Unit named for Nikola Tesla",
   "Tesla"
  ],
  [
   "Speed of light in a vacuum",
   "About 300,000 kilometers per second (3.00 x 10^8 m/s)"
  ],
  [
   "Acceleration due to gravity on Earth",
   "About 9.8 m/s2"
  ],
  [
   "Freezing point of water in Celsius",
   "0 degrees C"
  ],
  [
   "Boiling point of water in Kelvin",
   "373 K"
  ],
  [
   "Absolute zero in Celsius",
   "-273.15 degrees C"
  ],
  [
   "Speed of sound in air, about",
   "343 meters per second at 20 degrees C"
  ],
  [
   "Calorie",
   "A unit of energy; 1 calorie is about 4.18 joules"
  ],
  [
   "Horsepower",
   "A unit of power; about 746 watts"
  ],
  [
   "Kilowatt-hour",
   "A unit of energy equal to 3.6 million joules"
  ],
  [
   "Electronvolt",
   "A tiny unit of energy used for particles"
  ],
  [
   "Light-year",
   "The distance light travels in one year"
  ],
  [
   "Astronomical unit",
   "The average distance from Earth to the Sun"
  ],
  [
   "Parsec",
   "A unit of distance equal to about 3.26 light-years"
  ],
  [
   "Atmosphere (atm)",
   "A unit of pressure; the typical air pressure at sea level"
  ],
  [
   "Decibel",
   "A unit used for the loudness of sound"
  ]
 ]
}