AP Physics 1

Table of Information

Constants and Conversion Factors

NameSymbolValue
Universal gravitational constant

GG

6.67×10−11 m3/(kg⋅s2)=6.67×10−11 N⋅m2/kg26.67 \times 10^{-11} \text{ m}^3/(\text{kg}\cdot\text{s}^2) = 6.67 \times 10^{-11} \text{ N}\cdot\text{m}^2/\text{kg}^2

1 atmosphere of pressure

1 atm1\text{ atm}

1.0×105 N/m2=1.0×105 Pa1.0 \times 10^5 \text{ N/m}^2 = 1.0 \times 10^5 \text{ Pa}

Magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity at Earth's surface

gg

9.8 m/s29.8 \text{ m/s}^2

Magnitude of the gravitational field strength at Earth's surface

gg

9.8 N/kg9.8 \text{ N/kg}

Prefixes

FactorPrefixSymbol

101210^{12}

teraT

10910^9

gigaG

10610^6

megaM

10310^3

kilok

10−210^{-2}

centic

10−310^{-3}

millim

10−610^{-6}

micro\mu

10−910^{-9}

nanon

10−1210^{-12}

picop

Unit Symbols

SymbolName

HzHz

hertz

JJ

joule

kgkg

kilogram

mm

meter

NN

newton

PaPa

pascal

ss

second

WW

watt
Based on AP Physics 1 Exam Reference Information