PHYSICS
The study of the motion, forces, matter, and energy. It literally means, "knowledge of nature."
What is PHYSICS?
Write in scientific notation:
56,700,000,000
5.67 x 1010
The Metric (SI) prefix that means "1,000."
What is KILO-?
Convert 500 cm to m.
5 METERS
A term for fake science that pretends to be real science. For example: the claim that the Earth is flat.
What is PSEUDOSCIENCE?
The step of the scientific method where an educated guess is made to a scientific question.
What is a HYPOTHESIS?
Write in scientific notation:
0.000 000 000 000 047
4.7 x 10-14
Metric prefix that means, 1 "tenth."
What is DECI-? (d)
Convert 30 L to mL.
30,000 mL
Data collected in a scientific experiment that DOES NOT involve numbers.
What is QUALITATIVE DATA?
The "language" of science (and physics). (HINT: this is another subject at school)
What is MATHEMATICS?
DIVIDE:
9 x 108 / 3 x 103
3 x 105
Metric prefix that means 1 "billionth" (or 10-9).
Convert 7 kg to mg.
7,000,000 mg
What is the volume of 1 gram of water? (must label with correct units!
1 mL
1 cm3
The step of the scientific method when data is collected.
What is OBSERVATION?
ADD:
5 x 105 + 4 x 105
9 x 105
DAILY DOUBLE: (Each correct answer earns 400 pts)
Give a Metric (SI) unit for finding the volume of a solids, and give another for the volume of liquids.
SOLIDS = m2
LIQUIDS = L
A football field (including the endzones) is 120.0 yards long and 53.3 yards across. What is the area of a football field in METERS SQUARED (m2)?
(1 yard = 0.9144 meters)
5,347.9 m2
Eratosthenes used sticks and shadows to calculate Earth's circumference as 40,563 km over 2,000 years ago. Earth's actual circumference is 40,075 km. What was his % error?
1.2 %
DAILY TRIPLE: (500 points each!)
The 3 developed countries in the world that DO NOT exclusively use the Metric system of measurement.
What are the U.S.A., Myanmar, and Liberia?
1 "google" = 1 x 10?
(or a 1 with how many zeros?)
100 ZEROS
The density of gold (Au) = 19.3 g/cm3. What is this value in kg/m3 ?
19,300 kg/m3
Convert a speed of 55 mph to m/s.
(1 m = 3.28 ft, 1 mi = 5,280 ft)
24.6 m/s
Length, mass, time, temperature, amount, electric current, and luminous intensity are the 7 __ units of measure.
What is FUNDAMENTAL?