Unit 1
This ancient Greek philosopher came up with several mathematical theorems.
Who is Thales?
A force that acts through a distance by a field
What is a field force?
Thi is Newton's Third Law of Motion.
What is for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
A mystical medieval discipline concerned with converting substances into gold, and prolonging life
What is alchemy?
A substance that is made of only one type of atom and that can’t be made into a simpler substance
What is an element?
The ratio of distance moved to total time required to move that distance
What is speed?
A force that opposes motion.
What is friciton?
The maximum size of disturbance of a wave
What is amplitude?
A characteristic of a substance that can only be observed when it changes during a chemical reaction
What is a chemical property?
This is the common name for Group 1 elements of the periodic table
What is Alkali metals?
Made observations with a telescope that defended the sun-centered model of the Solar System
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The sum of all the forces acting on an object
What is net force?
A change in a wave's direction when moving from one medium to another
What is refraction?
A substance that allows electricity to pass through it
What is a conductor?
A mixture in which the substances are evenly distributed
Change in velocity over time
What is acceleration?
This is Newton's First Law of Motion.
What is an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion?
The substance or material that a wave moves through
What is a medium?
This man created the theory of the atom, working together with his teacher Leucippus
Who is Democritus?
A common name for Group 18 elements of the periodic table
What are noble gases?
This man explained that vision was caused by light rays bouncing off an object.
Who is Ibn Al-Haytham?
This is Newton's Second Law of Motion.
What is objects with a greater mass have a greater resistance to being put in motion?
A metal that a magnet can attract, such as iron, cobalt, or nickel
What is ferromagnetic metal?
A change from a state of solid to gas
What is sublimation?
The substance that does the dissolving in a solution
What is a solvent?