Method to the Madness
To Be Or Not To Be... Accurate or Precise
Topical Applications
3-Dimensional Analysis
Start Your Engines
100
This is what happens to start the scientific process.
What is observation?
100
A description of how close a measurement is to the correct or accepted value.
What is accuracy?
100
This method of transportation is a good example of how all the disciplines of physics are used.
What is a car?
100
The number of hours in a year.
What is 24 hours/day * 7 days/week * 52 weeks/year?
100
This University is by far the best scholastically and athletically in the world.
What is the University of Florida?
200
Data can be used and analyzed to create this educated scientific guess.
What is a hypothesis?
200
The degree of exactness of a measurement
What is precision?
200
This part of a car represents how optics is applied.
What are the mirrors? What are headlights?
200
CANDY QUESTION! The number of times Mr. Johnsen says "Any Questions?" in one week.
What is [2-7] times/period * 5 periods/day * 5 school days/week?
200
This electromagnetic wave carries higher energy than visible light.
What is UV radiation?
300
After a hypothesis is formed, these acts need to be performed in order test the hypothesis.
What are experiments?
300
A quarterback is said to have this when he/she is able to hit their receiver in the hands.
What is accuracy?
300
This topic of physics measures heat and temperature.
What is thermodynamics?
300
This would be very painful to eat (and is not a good source of kinetic energy).
What is an electric/mechanical hamburger?
400
Mr. Johnsen compared the scientific method to any of these TV shows.
What is Law and Order? What is CSI?
400
Mr. Johnsen exhibited this during his football demonstration.
What is both accuracy and precision?
400
CANDY QUESTION! Remotely unlocking a car utilizes this branch of physics.
What is electromagnetism?
400
The average number of heartbeats you take in one day.
What is 60 bpm * 60 min/hour * 24 hrs/day?
400
The speed of light.
What is 300,000 km/s?
500
CANDY QUESTION! When a suspect is arrested and found to be guilty, we are said to have this equivalent scientific method term.
What is a conclusion?
500
An example of having precision without accuracy.
What is [an acceptable example]?
500
This branch of physics is so subjective.
What is Relativity?
500
The time it takes to get to the sun on a space shuttle.
What is 150,000,000 km / (20,000 miles/h * 1km/mile)?
500
The relationship between frequency and wavelength.
What is speed of light equals frequency times wavelength? OR What is inversely proportional?
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