physics 1
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