Measurements
The meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, are some of the....
The dual nature of light.
What are waves and particles?
This equals 1 mile in feet.
What is 5,280 ft?
These are the 3 subatomic particles and their charges.
What is electron (-), proton (+), and neutron (neutral)?
The SI System is also known as this
What is the metric system?
Stored Energy in an object.
What is potential energy?
The fractional expression in which the numerator an denominator are equal ways of writing the same physical quantity.
What is a unit conversion factor?
The Greek word for atom.
What is "atoms"?
This is the origin of the SI System.
Originated in France, only the meter and kilogram were included in the beginning. 1960 it was published and is known internationally as the metric system.
Explain the difference between a scientific fact and a hypothesis.
What is 31.75cm?
The Greek philosopher and his contribution to the atomic theory.
Who is Democritus. He proposed that everything is made of tiny indivisible particles called atoms.
What is a derived unit?
units based on the combinations of the 7 base units.
**Daily Double: name at least 3 of the derived units.
What is "we need a lot of water to regulate temp., we are just the right distance from the sun, we have a large moon, we need an atmosphere to trap heat.."?
Convert 205 MW to W.
What is 205,000,000 W?
He proposed the plum pudding atomic model.
Who is J.J. Thomson?
These are some of the advantages the SI System of units has over the common unit system of the US.
What is there is one main type of unit per measurement, it does not use random numbers like 12 or 5280, it is much simpler to use, gives a universal standard...
This is a push or a pull.
What is force?
**Daily Double: Name the 4 fundamental forces.
Convert 3.17 gpm to L/s.
What is 0.20 L/s?
This is the definition of a theory.
What is "a mental model that represents how part of the natural world works. They enable scientists to formulate new hypotheses."?