The nature of science
This is an inquiry which pretends to be based on facts, observations, and data, but is based on lies and quackery.
What is pseudoscience?
This is the formula for measuring density.
What is mass divided by volume?
5.00 x 1015 has this many significant figures.
What is 3?
The fundamental unit of matter composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
What is an atom?
This group has one valence electron and is extremely reactive.
What are the alkali metals?
The following statement is an example of this kind of inquiry.
Astronauts tested the moon's composition and determined it was made of blue cheese.
What is pseudoscience?
The density of a glass of milk has a volume of 100. mL and a mass of 110. grams.
What is 1.10 g/mL?
9.8 x 103 - 2.1 x 103
What is 7.7 x 103?
The smallest component of an atom, with a mass of about 9 x 10-31
What is an electron?
The number of valence electrons in arsenic.
What is 5?
The following statement is an example of this kind of inquiry.
People have a sense of right and wrong; this suggests that there is some higher power which determines morality.
What is philosophy? (What is religion?)
This is a measure of the amount of matter in something, as opposed to the pull of gravity on the object.
What is mass? (NOT weight)
The smallest number on this list
9.11
9.11 x 1010
1.00000 x 1011
987
9.8 x 10-3
What is 9.8 x 10-3?
The mysterious component that makes up protons and neutrons and interacts to create their mass.
What is a quark?
The group which contains uranium and is accessing the 5f orbital.
What is the actinides?
The following statement is an example of this kind of inquiry.
Cancer grows in peoples' bodies due to uncontrolled cell division, or mitosis. This has been observed under a microscope in cell cultures.
What is science?
How many digits we estimate when measuring
What is 1?
The number of significant figures in the solution to this problem.
6.78-10.
What is 1?
The total number of electrons that can go in the 3rd energy level
What is 18?
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?
This is the bedrock of scientific investigation.
What is observation?
The percent error if the budget (experimental) value was $55 and the amount spent (true) was $60.71
9.%
The error range for the following set of measurements for the mass of a whale.
6,600. lbs
8,000. lbs
7,500. lbs
7200 lbs
What is 7300 +/- 1400 lbs?
Electrons have this nature which means their true position can never be known.
What is particle-wave?
The periodic table sorts elements according to this quality.
What is the number of protons? (What is the atomic number)?