The Way of Science
The study of the operation of the natural world
What is science?
The type of measurements America uses
What is the US Customary units?
Too small to see using visible light
What are atoms?
Same speed and direction
What is constant velocity?
The direction you go
What is velocity?
The 1st explanation, and educated guess
What is a hypothesis?
Biggest example of why units matter
Mars Climate Orbiter (9/23/1999)
Is forever, and were present when the Earth was formed
What are atoms?
Means the object is accelerating
What is a constant speed and a changing direction?
Combination of speed and direction
Study of the natural world and how it interacts
What is physics?
Makes using very, very large numbers much easier
Scientific notation
Made of protons and neutrons
What is the nucleus?
Earth, air, wind, and fire
What is Aristotle's four elements?
A body that is subject to no external forces must maintain an unchanging velocity.
What is the Law of Inertia?
Assumes desired conclusion, looks for supporting evidence, ignores contradicting evidence
What is pseudoscience?
Scientific Notation: Add the Powers
What is when you are multiplying powers of 10?
This is equivalent to the number of protons
What is an atomic number?
Objects fall at the same rate
An object's velocity is changing
What is acceleration?
Pesticides, faulty medical devices, nuclear waste
What are problems created by science?
Scientific notation: subtract the powers
What is dividing by powers of 10?
Atoms are unchangeable objects
What is the greek model?
Tendency of a body to remain in a constant motion.
What is inertia?
Motion only influenced by gravity
What is free fall?