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22.2 Aeroscience
22.2.2 Units of measurement. State;
(a) the International System (SI) units for length, mass, time, temperature (K and °C);
length;
- metre (m)
mass;
- kilogram (kg)
time;
- second (s)
temperature;
- kelvin (K)
- when measured from absolute zero
- The degree Celsius (ºC)
- when measured from the freezing point of water
(b) the derivation of the SI units for force, pressure, power, and the non-SI units;
Force
The SI unit for force is the newton (N), derived from the equation F = ma.
- is a push or pull resulting in a bodies change in motion.
- is defined as the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at a rate of one metre per second squared
non-SI units
1 N = 0.22 pounds
Pressure
The SI unit for pressure is the pascal (Pa), derived from force per unit area.
- is defined as the pressure of one newton per square metre (N/m²)
1 hectopascal (hPa) = 100 pascals
1013 hPa = 101300 pascals
1013 hectopascals is approximately equal to 1 atmosphere.
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