physics 1

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The first Periodic Table was created by ___.

Dmitri Mendeleev

___ helped many humans when he created the smallpox vaccine.

Edward Jenner

The importance of experimentation was stressed by ___.

Galileo Galilei

The man who formulated the laws of planetary motion was ___.

Johannes Kepler

___ degrees is the SI standard for temperature.

Kelvin

What is the language of science?

Mathematics

What are the 6 steps of the scientific method?

Observation Problem Question Hypothesis Experimentation Analyze Data and Draw Conclusions Report

___ is a derived unit that involves force and area.

Pressure

A man who is the forefront of creating the field of chemistry was ___.

Robert Boyle

The definition of an angstrom is ___.

a metric unit equal to one ten-billionth of a meter

The definition of a gradation is ___.

a step or degree

to examine the information collected in an experiment

analyze

The prefix used to express one-hundredth is ___.

centi-

one-hundredth of a second

centisecond

able to eat away at a material

corrosive

The mass of an object in relation to its volume defines the term ___.

density

Speed is a ___ unit.

derived

The definition created by a combination of factors refers to ___.

derived

The definition of an equivalent is ___.

equal in size or quantity

remove persons or things from a place of danger to keep them safe

evacuate

testing a hypothesis by means of scientific techniques such as laboratory experiments or surveys

experimentation

b. possible explanation for an observation

hypothesis

d. having a cycle; occurring over and over

iterative

one thousand meters

kilometers

Density is the relationship between ___ and volume.

mass

accuracy can be limited by?

measurement devices, careless situations, careless experimentation

The prefix used to express something that is a million times is ___.

mega-

one-millionth

micro-

The word physics has to do with things ___.

natural

any other zeros are

nonsignificant

gaining knowledge through the five senses or by recording data from scientific instruments

observation

The prefix milli- means ___.

one-thousandth

how close a number is to its true value

precision

c. having to do with the five senses

qualitative

a. measurable or estimated by quantity

quantitative

A scientist will ___ his experiments to verify the results.

repeat

zero final to the _____ of the decimal is always significant

right

All nonzero digits are?

significant

zeros between two significant digits are always

significant

measurements generally include a certain degree of accuracy plus one estimated figure

signifiicant figures

Ockham's Razor is the idea that the correct explanation for a phenomenon is the ___.

simplest

A scientist may use an experiment or a(n) ___ to collect data.

survey

The unit for ___ is the same in both the British and S.I. systems.

time

a bar over a number or epression

vinculum


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