GRIDS GALORE
The number of meters in 500,000 centimeters.
What is 5000 meters?
Temperature
What is Kelvin (K)?
The number of significant digits in Avogadro's number as seen on the poster by the window.
What is 4?
A ball rolling down a hill.
An answer to a question physicists might ask.
What is a hypothesis?
The number of kilograms in 5 hectograms.
What is 0.5 kilograms?
Amount
What is mole (mol)?
The number of significant numbers in your student ID.
What is probably 9?
Taking a photograph.
What is optics?
A general statement concerning some observable phenomenon or fact.
What is a scientific law?
The number of inches in 1 mile.
Respect Rules for Significant Figures.
Note: 1 mile = 5280 feet; 1 foot = 12 inches
What is 60,000 inches?
Mass
What is kilogram (kg)?
The answer to the following calculation:
5.0 + 3.00 + 1.000 + 0.9 + 0.05
What is 10.0?
Using a credit card.
What is electromagnetism?
A well-tested explanation for some scientific principle or concept.
What is a scientific theory or model?
The number of tons of water in an olympic-sized swimming pool containing 660,000 gallons.
Respect Rules for Significant Figures.
Note: 1 gallon = 3.79 liters; 1 ton = 907 kilograms; ρwater = 1 g/mL
What is 2800 tons?
Volume
What is cubic meter (m3)?
The answer to the following calculation:
1.000 x 2.00 x 3.0 x 40 x 0.50
What is 100?
Morning dew forming on grass.
A systematic approach to investigating nature and solving problems.
What is the scientific method?
The number of meters in 1.000 lightyears.
Respect Rules for Significant Figures.
Note: 1 year = 365 days; 1 day = 24 hours; 1 hour = 60 minutes; 1 minute = 60 seconds; c = 3.00x108 m/s
What is 9.461x1015 meters?
Luminous Intensity
What is candela (cd)?
A certain lab instrument is able to record measurements with 3 significant figures and 2 decimal places. The smallest certain digit the instrument can record is located in this number place.
What is the tenths place/first decimal place?
Blackholes.
What is relativity?
The definition of physics according to slide 1 of the notes.
What is "Physics is the Science of Matter, Energy, and Forces"?