Chapter 1
Catastrophes & disasters are a result of...
God's punishment for sin
Matter has...
mass and volume
A unit has a value of...
one
When time began
creation
Is time scalar or vector?
Scalar
God's image exists in us. We are similar in
intellect, will, emotions
Basic building block of matter
atom
The SI unit for matter
kg
Part of the universe studied by scientist
system
Two main areas of physical science
physics & chemistry
A life-sized model of a dinosaur is a
physical model
Phase change from solid to liquid
melting
What changes with an object's location?
weight
Physical system must have a...
boundary
Point of reference
Reference frame
Operational science is also called
Dominion science
Makes up most volume of an atom
electron cloud
Compare dimension to a standard
measurement
Motion is when _ changes during _
position, interval of time
Convert 2456 mm to meters
2.456 meters
An initial best-guess explanation
hypothesis
Makes up most mass of an atom
Nucleus
Information in words, not numbers
Qualitative data
Distance from beginning point to stopping point
Displacement
Significan digits in 12,000
2
Difference in theories & laws
theories explain, laws describe
Gradual spreading of substance thru gas, liquid, solid
diffusion
Best way to find volume of a solid
Rate at which rate of motion changes
acceleration
System of internationally accepted units
SI