Units and abbreviations (Everyday Science) Q1. WHAT QUANTITIES ARE MEASURED BY THE FOLLOWING UNITS? WAT…………………………………………………….electrical power COLOUMB……………………………………………..Charge PASCAL…………………………………………………Pressure OHM……………………………………………………..Resistance KELVIN…………………………………………………Temperature JOULE…………………………………………………..Energy METER……………………………………………………Length FARADAY……………………………………………….Capacitance HERTZ……………………………………………………Frequency AMPERE………………………………………………….Electric Current TORR………………………………………………………Pressure CURIE………………………………………………………Radioactive Decay ANGSTROM……………………………………………….Length LIGHT YEAR……………………………………………….Distance DIOPTR…………………………………………………….Power of lens HORSE POWER…………………………………………….Power RADIAN…………………………………………………….plane angular measurement CANDELA………………………………………………….Luminous Intensity MOLE……………………………………………………….Amount of substance WEBER………………………………………………………magnetic Flux TESLA………………………………………………………Magnetic Flux Density SIEMEN………………………………………………………electrical conductance RUTHERFORD………………………………………………radioactive decay PARSEC………………………………………………………length DEGREE………………………………………………………angle STERADIAN…………………………………………………Solid angle BARREL………………………………………………………Storage of liquids BTU……………………………………………………………Heat Energy KWH…………………………………………………………..Power Consumption NEWTON………………………………………………………force BECQUEREL………………………………………………….Radioactivity VOLT…………………………………………………………..electrical load ACRE-FOOT……………………………………………………Volume of Water CUSEC…………………………………………………………..liquid flow HERTZ………………………………………………………….frequency MhO………………………………………………………………electrical conductance VOLT……………………………………………………………electrical load DYNE…………………………………………………….............force TON……………………………………………………………….cooling power
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