Nouns
What is a physical mechanism that counts the passage of time?
A clock
the apparent motion of the sun across the sky
a day
"prime"
(early morning)
Clepsydras buried in 1500 B.C. found in the tomb of Amenhotep told time using which element?
water
Used in in computer operating systems to describe the interval of time between system timer interrupts.
How long is a "Jiffy"?
1 and 10 milliseconds
What is the mathematical tool for organizing intervals of time?
The calendar
the phases of the moon
Week
"terce"
(mid-morning)
Created by astronomers and horologists these clocks were designed to regulate the flow and pressure of the water
mechanical
equivalent to 1/100th of a day, how long is one Kermit?
passes every 14.4 minutes.
Time is often referred to as a fourth what?
A: Dimension, along with three spatial dimensions.
lunar cycle
month
"sext"
(noon)
In the atomic age the second was defined as exactly 9,192,631,770 oscillations or cycles of the cesium atom's resonant frequency, replacing which old standard of measurment.
the earths motions
This unit of time defines the time it takes a beard grow exactly100 angstroms (10 nanometers)
beard second
In Business, industry, sports, the sciences, and the performing arts all incorporate which respective measuring system
Time
Sun phase
year
"nones"
(mid-afternoon)
Periodic events and periodic motion have long served as standards for what?
Units of time
the length of time at which there would be no smaller meaningful length
Planck time
What is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events that occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future.
Time
marked by twilight
night
"vespers"
(evening)
the modern clock
Cell phones
Examples include the apparent motion of the sun across the sky, the phases of the moon, the swing of a pendulum, and the beat of a what?
heart