Physics · Pearson Edexcel 9PH0 · Topic 1

Working as a physicist

Units, estimating, the limits of measurements, and how science works in society.

  • 8 sub-topics
  • Taught in Year 12
  • 47 practice questions
  • 8 animated lessons
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What the specification says

Every sub-topic Pearson Edexcel can examine in this topic, with its reference number from the official specification. The Y12 and Y13 tags show when each sub-topic is usually taught.

  1. 1Base and derived quantities and SI unitsY12
  2. 2Practical skills and techniquesY12
  3. 3Estimating physical quantitiesY12
  4. 4Limitations of physical measurementY12
  5. 5Communicating information with appropriate terminologyY12
  6. 6Applications and implications of scienceY12
  7. 7The scientific community and validating knowledgeY12
  8. 8How society uses science in decision makingY12

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Working as a physicist

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SI units · Year 12 · 1 mark

  1. Which of these is an SI base unit?
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  1. The base units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole and candela. The others are derived from them.C: second

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SI base units · Year 12 · 1 mark

  1. Which is the unit of energy in SI base units?
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  1. Use W=FsW = Fs and replace each quantity by its base units.A: kg m2 s−2\mathrm{kg\,m^{2}\,s^{-2}}

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