Science LIfepac 801 Self Test 1

microorganisms

Louis Pasteur demonstrated that ______________________ can cause disease.

the atom

Protons, neutrons, and electrons are part of ___________________

knowledge

Science is orderly ________________

the Law of Universal Gravitation

That every object attracts every other object is __________________

Sir Isaac Newton

The Law of Universal Gravitation was discovered by ________________

Renaissance

The rebirth of science and learning of the fifteenth century is termed the ____________________________________.

an atom

This diagram is an illustration of _________________

experimentation

Trying to demonstrate a fact by testing to see if the same result occurs repeatedly is ____________________________.

millimeters

1,000 _______________________ = 1 liter

Einstein

E=mc^2

4.142 x 10^3

Write 4,142 in scientific notation ________________________

5,200

Write 5.2 x 10^3 in numerals?

Aristotle

A Greek who tried to develop a systematic classification for plants and animals was __________________________.

hypothesis or theory

A probable answer to a scientific problem is a(n) ___________________.

a law

A theory that has been proved true many times is called _________

gold

Alchemists tried to turn base metals into _____________________.

earth

Copernicus hypothesized that the ____________________ is not the center of the universe.

4

How many significant figures does the number 6.640 have?

Charles Darwin

______________________ formulated the theory of evolution.

Lamarck

inheritance of acquired characteristics

Salk

polio vaccine

Curie

radiation

Dalton

tiny, solid, spherical atoms