Physics 1133: General Review I

Fundamental principles of life are summarized in the ___.

Bible

How did Jesus summarize the Ten Commandments?

He summarized it in one law: "Though shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."

Define mass.

Mass is the amount of matter in an object.

Two variables that are not elated are called ___ variables.

independent

If an exact measurement includes ___, they must be shown as significant figures in scientific notation.

zeros

What makes a science an exact science?

A science is exact if an experiment repeated under the same conditions leads to the same outcome

Define length.

Length is the distance between two points.

m/s² =

M

Define physics by the rule method.

Physics is the study of matter and energy and the relationships between the two.

Define physics by the roster method.

Physics is the study of subjects such as sound, light, mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, and nuclear energy.

What is science?

Science is information and the process by which information is collected and organized to make it more easily understood.

If man had complete knowledge of the universe and perfect understanding of the ___, he would find no conflict between them.

Scriptures

*What makes two variables dependent?

Two variables are dependent when a change in a variable causes a corresponding change in the other.

m/v =

acc

*Units of measurement are always carried throughout the ___.

calculation

g/cm² =

d

In standard scientific notation, only one ___ is to the left of the ___.

digit; decimal point

ampere

electric current

The ___ is the number of places the decimal point has been moved.

exponent

*A quantity should never be expressed to a greater number of significant ___ than precision and accuracy indicate.

figures

Physicists prefer to use ___ rather than the square root radical to represent roots.

fractional exponents

With all the ___ man can measure anything in the universe.

fundamental units of measurement

The standard unit of mass is the ___.

grams

Variables are ___ related if an increase in one variable causes a decrease in the other variable.

inversely

What are the seven physical quantities measured by fundamental units?

length, mass, time, temperature, particles of matter, electric current, luminous intensity

Other units of measurement can be derived from the units for ___, ___, and ___.

length; mass; time

Name the two broad categories of science.

life sciences and physical sciences

candela

luminous intensity

The standard of length in the metric system is the ___.

meter

List the three steps to multiply two numbers using scientific notation.

multiply the number parts, add the exponents, and convert answer to standard form

Units of measurement cancel in the ___ and ___ in exactly the same was as common factors.

numerator; denominator

Numbers with the same exponent have the same ___ of ___.

order; magnitude

mole

particles of matter

In the Bible God has given fundamental units of law called ___.

principles of life

The ___ allows us to write an equation relating two dependent variables.

proportionality constant

*The units on either side of an equal sign must balance after the equation has been ___.

simplified

Kelvin scale

temperature

What is the only accurate, unchanging standard for life?

the Word of God

What are descriptive sciences?

those subjects that do no lend themselves to experimentation

second

time

What is one way to measure time?

to count the events that occur regularly

m/s =

v