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Physics Units and Symbols
What each physics quantity is measured in.
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- LengthQuantitymeter (m)
- MassQuantitykilogram (kg)
- TimeQuantitysecond (s)
- Temperature (SI)Quantitykelvin (K)
- Electric currentQuantityampere (A)
- Amount of substanceQuantitymole (mol)
- Luminous intensityQuantitycandela (cd)
- ForceQuantitynewton (N)
- Energy and workQuantityjoule (J)
- PowerQuantitywatt (W)
- PressureQuantitypascal (Pa)
- FrequencyQuantityhertz (Hz)
- Electric chargeQuantitycoulomb (C)
- VoltageQuantityvolt (V)
- Electrical resistanceQuantityohm
- CapacitanceQuantityfarad (F)
- Magnetic flux densityQuantitytesla (T)
- InductanceQuantityhenry (H)
- RadioactivityQuantitybecquerel (Bq)
- Absorbed radiation doseQuantitygray (Gy)
- ConductanceQuantitysiemens (S)
- Magnetic fluxQuantityweber (Wb)
- SpeedQuantitymeters per second (m/s)
- AccelerationQuantitymeters per second squared (m/s2)
- DensityQuantitykilograms per cubic meter (kg/m3)
- MomentumQuantitykilogram meters per second (kg m/s)
- AreaQuantitysquare meters (m2)
- VolumeQuantitycubic meters (m3)
- Symbol for the ohmQuantityThe Greek letter omega
- Symbol for velocityQuantityv
- Symbol for accelerationQuantitya
- Symbol for massQuantitym
- Symbol for forceQuantityF
- Symbol for energyQuantityE
- Symbol for workQuantityW
- Symbol for powerQuantityP
- Symbol for timeQuantityt
- Symbol for distanceQuantityd
- Symbol for pressureQuantityP or p
- Symbol for densityQuantityThe Greek letter rho
- Symbol for wavelengthQuantityThe Greek letter lambda
- Symbol for frequencyQuantityf
- Symbol for voltageQuantityV
- Symbol for currentQuantityI
- Symbol for resistanceQuantityR
- Unit named for the discoverer of gravity's lawsQuantityNewton
- Unit named for an English brewer who studied heat and workQuantityJoule
- Unit named for the Scottish engineer James WattQuantityWatt
- Unit named for Blaise PascalQuantityPascal
- Unit named for Heinrich HertzQuantityHertz
- Unit named for Alessandro VoltaQuantityVolt
- Unit named for Andre-Marie AmpereQuantityAmpere
- Unit named for Georg OhmQuantityOhm
- Unit named for Lord KelvinQuantityKelvin
- Unit named for Nikola TeslaQuantityTesla
- Speed of light in a vacuumQuantityAbout 300,000 kilometers per second (3.00 x 10^8 m/s)
- Acceleration due to gravity on EarthQuantityAbout 9.8 m/s2
- Freezing point of water in CelsiusQuantity0 degrees C
- Boiling point of water in KelvinQuantity373 K
- Absolute zero in CelsiusQuantity-273.15 degrees C
- Speed of sound in air, aboutQuantity343 meters per second at 20 degrees C
- CalorieQuantityA unit of energy; 1 calorie is about 4.18 joules
- HorsepowerQuantityA unit of power; about 746 watts
- Kilowatt-hourQuantityA unit of energy equal to 3.6 million joules
- ElectronvoltQuantityA tiny unit of energy used for particles
- Light-yearQuantityThe distance light travels in one year
- Astronomical unitQuantityThe average distance from Earth to the Sun
- ParsecQuantityA unit of distance equal to about 3.26 light-years
- Atmosphere (atm)QuantityA unit of pressure; the typical air pressure at sea level
- DecibelQuantityA unit used for the loudness of sound
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