Physics Mathematics
What system of units do we use in physics?
Who first began the documented study of physics?
Ancient Greeks
What is the very first step of the scientific method?
Observation
When must a hypothesis, theory, or law be changed or abandoned?
When data contradicts it.
What sea dwelling mammal was reportedly mistaken for being a mermaid by sailors?
The Manatee or the Sea Cow
What prefix has the value of 1,000 or 10^3?
Kilo
What historical figure is known for his inventions using levers and pulleys? Some of these include a special kind of screw, mirror, and claw.
Archimedes
What must you do when both your hypothesis is either proven or disproven?
REPORT RESULTS
A scientific theory explains ________________ something occurs. A scientific law predicts ________________ will happen.
Why, What
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter.
A mole is a counting number used to describe 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 of a thing. Write this number in scientific notation.
6.02 x 10^23
What historical figure is known for pushing the idea of empiricism; namely the belief that all knowledge comes only from things we can perceive.
Aristotle
This means the hypothesis can be proven false. Important otherwise we would never know if it were true in the first place.
What is a scientific fact?
A scientific fact is a statement that has been proven to be true through observation and testing.
In the periodic table, which element has the chemical symbol "Fe"?
Iron! Comes from the Latin word ferrum.
The _________________ is what kind of physical quantity is represented. The ________________ is how much of a physical quantity is represented.
Dimension, Unit
What is the name for the topic concerning the upward buoyant force and fluid displacement?
Archimedes Principle
List all the steps of the scientific method in order.
observation, question, hypothesis, experimentation, analyzing the data, and reporting the results.
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
(9.3 x 10^30) ÷ (3.1 x 10^28) =?
3 x 10^2 or 300
Black holes warp both space and time near them. How does it affect time? What causes this affect? Be specific!
Black holes cause time dilation meaning it moves more slowly! This is due to the massive gravitational pull that it creates.