Vocabulary
Branches of Physics
Metric Conversions
SI Units
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The study of the fundamental laws of nature
What is PHYSICS
100
BRANCH OF PHYSICS WHICH STUDIES HEAT AND TEMPERATURE
What is THERMODYNAMICS
100
45.116 km = _________m
What is 45,116.00m
100
The SI unit for length
What are METER
100
According to the scientific method, why does a physicist make observations and collect data?
What is TO ASK A QUESTION/HYPOTHESIZE
200
a description of how close a measurement is to the correct or accepted value of the quantity measured
What is ACCURACY
200
BRANCH OF PHYSICS WHICH DEALS WITH PARTICLES MOVING AT ANY SPEED, INCLUDING VERY HIGH SPEEDS
What is RELATIVITY
200
11,254 mL =_________L
What is 11.25 L
200
THE SI UNIT OF MASS
WHAT IS KILOGRAM
200
THE REASON PHYSICISTS USE MODELS
What is TO EXPLAIN THE BASIC FEATURES OF COMPLEX PHENOMENA
300
DETAILED SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION FOR A SET OF OBSERVATIONS THAT CAN BE VERIFIED OR REJECTED BY CAREFUL EXPERIMENTS
What is HYPOTHESIS
300
BRANCH OF PHYSICS DEALING WITH ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
What is ELECTROMAGNETISM
300
85.9 cm = ____________m
What is .86 m
300
THE SI UNIT OF TIME
WHAT IS SECONDS
300
Calculate the following, and express the answer in scientific notation with the correct number of significant figures: 21.4 + 15 + 17.17 + 4.003
What is 5.8 × 10^1
400
SYSTEMATIC APPROACH SCIENTISTS USE TO LEARN ABOUT THE LAWS OF NATURE
What is SCIENTIFIC METHOD
400
BRANCH OF PHYSICS THAT STUDIES MOTION AND ITS CAUSES, AS WELL AS INTERACTIONS BETWEEN OBJECTS
What is MECHANICS
400
4 days = _________s
What is 345,600 s
400
Mrs. Jimenez prefers all numerical answers to be rounded to this unit
What is HUNDREDTHS
400
The Greek letter Δ indicates a(n)
What is CHANGE/DIFFERENCE
500
a pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept
What is a MODEL
500
THE BRANCH OF PHYSICS THAT STUDIES SPECIFIC TYPES OF REPETITIVE MOTION
WHAT IS VIBRATIONS AND WAVES
500
23,231 g = ___________ kg
What is 23.23 kg
500
True or False: A lack of precision typically describes the limitations of the measuring instrument.
What is TRUE
500
Convert .00005678 TO SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
What is 5.678 X 10^-5
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