Definitions
anything that has mass and occupies space
matter
this word means "universe"
cosmos
name three shapes that Archimedes studied
cone, circles, semicircles, angles, triangles, straight lines, curved lines, spirals, hyperbolas, parabolas and ellipses
Archimedes was born in this country
Greece
what is the point called, on which a lever turns or moves?
fulcrum
mass of a certain volume of a substance
density
this describes circles that are one inside another, with a common center
concentric circles
Archimedes discovered how to find the volume of many solid figures. What is the formula that we still use today?
what is the device that Archimedes invented to help drain or irrigate fields?
Archimedean Screw
what did Archimedes shout when he got into the bathtub and it overflowed?
"Eureka" which means "I have found it!"
smallest particle of an element that can exist and still have the properties of that element.
atom
the Greeks called these "wanderers"
planets
what is the study of numbers called?
arithmetic
at what age did Archimedes leave home to start school?
8
King Hiero sent his servant to get Archimedes and have him come to the palace. Why?
to find out whether his crown was solid gold or if the blacksmith mixed the gold with silver.
property of a material allowing it to return to its original size after it has been stretched
elasticity
this is the science of numbers, quantity, and space
mathematics
what do we call the study of shapes in space (flat shapes on paper or solid shapes that take up room)
geometry
how were books made by the Greeks?
1. Every book written by hand
2. Every sheet of paper was handmade
3. Sheets were pasted together to make rolls of 150 ft .
4. Books were kept in cases called "rolls"
which is the most dense?
1. Air
2. Wood
3. Water
4. Feather
5. Rock
Rock
upward force exerted on a body immersed in a fluid
buoyancy
the Greeks thought that this was the center of the universe
name a job that was talked about in the book, where geometry is used a lot!
architect, surveyor, airplane designer, boat maker, rocket maker, engineer, artist, plumber, navigator, physicist.
Archimedes left home once in his lifetime to go to this city, which was the greatest in the Ancient world.
Alexandria, Egypt!
why can you float in the Dead Sea without a life jacket?
buoyancy