Law vs Theory
This is the main difference between a scientific law and a scientific theory
Law describes what WILL happen
Theory describes WHY it happens
The Laws of Motion were discovered by this early philosopher.
Who is Isaac Newton?
This person first proposed The Big Bang theory?
Who is Georges Lemaitre
The Laws of Planetary Motion are named after this philosopher.
Who is Kepler?
Who is one scientist that helped to develop Germ Theory
Who is Louis Pasteur/Joseph Lister/Robert Koch
This one is an evidence-based statement
What is a theory
What does Newtons 1st law say about an object at rest?
Object stays at rest unless made to by a force
This many years ago the Big Bang happened
What is around 13.8 billion years ago
The Laws of Planetary Motion were presented in which century
What is the 1900s / the 20th century
True or False: Surgical coats with blood on them were worn from surgery to surgery in 1887
This one is a rule
What is a law
True or False: For every action or force, there is an equal and opposite force.
True
Is the universe's expansion slowing or speeding up?
Speeding up
This is the third Law of Planetary Motion
The Law of Harmonies
The germs that infect our bodies are this size
Smaller than microscopically visible
This is often expressed through a mathematical formula
What is a law
What are Newtons 3 laws of motion?
1. Inertia
2. Force
3. Action and reaction
This is the reason the theory is referred to as the 'Big Bang'
What is the quick cataclysmic explosion which caused it
This is the second Law of Planetary Motion and perhaps the most confusing one
What is the Law of Equal Areas
BONUS: Joseph Lister is known for this antiseptic solution
Listerine
What is a theory
This everyday object demonstrates Newtons 1st law when a car stops abruptly
What is a seatbelt
This occurred after the Big Bang for the next 200 millions years
What is the Dark Ages (no light, no stars)
This is the law that isn't as confusing as the other two
What is the Law of Ellipses
BONUS: Louis Pasteur is known for this process (dairy)
Pasteurization