1133 Questions & Blanks Flashcards

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If man had complete knowledge of the ______ and perfect understanding of the _______, he would find no _______ between them.

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universe
Scriptures
conflict

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2
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The two broad categories of science

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life sciences

physical sciences

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3
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What are descriptive sciences?

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Descriptive sciences are subjects that do not lend themselves to experimentation.

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4
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Define physics using the rule method.

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

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5
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Define physics using the roster method.

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

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6
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List the seven physical quantities measured by fundamental units

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length
mass
time
temperature
electric current
luminous intensity
number of particles
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7
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Define length.

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Length is the distance between two points

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8
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The standard of length in the metric system is the ______

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meter

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9
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Define mass

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object

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10
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The standard unit of mass is the ______

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gram

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What is one way to measure time?

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One way to measure time is to count events that occur regularly

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12
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Fundamental principles of life are summarized in the ______________.

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Ten Commandments

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13
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Physicists prefer to use ___________ rather than the ______________ to represent roots.

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fractional exponents

square root radical

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14
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How did Jesus summarize the Ten Commandments?

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He said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”

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What is the only accurate, unchanging standard for life?

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The only standard that has proved accurate and unchanging is the Word of God

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16
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What is science?

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

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17
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Other units of measurement can by derived from the units for ______, ______, and ______.

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length
mass
time

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18
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What makes a science an exact science?

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

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19
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With all the __________________, man can measure anything in the universe.

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fundamental units of measurement

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20
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In the Bible God has given units of law called ___________________

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principles of life

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21
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A quantity should never be expressed to a greater number of _____________ than ___________________ indicate

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significant figures

precision and accuracy

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In standard scientific notation, only one ______ is to the _____ of the ________.

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digit
left
decimal point

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

24
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The three steps to multiply two numbers using scientific notation

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Multiply the number parts
Add the exponents
Convert answer to standard form

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Numbers with the same exponent have the same _______________
order of magnitude
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__________________ are always carried throughout calculations
Units of measurement
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The units on either side of an equal sign must ______ after the equation has been _______.
balance | simplified
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Units of measurement cancel in the _______ and ________ in exactly the same way as common factors
numerator | denominator
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If an exact measurement includes ____, they must be shown as significant figures in ____________.
zeros | scientific notation
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Two variables that are not related are called __________ variables.
independent
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What makes two variables dependent?
Two variables are dependent when a change in one causes a corresponding change in another.
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Variables are ________ related if an increase in one variable causes a decrease in another variable.
inversely
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The ____________ allows us to write an equation relating two dependent variables
proportionality constant
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Vectors are parallel and in the same direction
The resultant is the sum of the components and has the same direction
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Vectors are parallel but in opposite direction
The resultant is the difference of the components and has the direction of the greater component
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Vectors are at right angles to each other
The magnitude of the resultant can be found algebraically by means of the Pythagorean theorem
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Distance is a __________, but displacement is a __________.
scalar quantity | vector quantity
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What is a resultant?
A resultant is the single vector left after the component vectors have been combined
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If two component vectors form a right triangle, the resultant is the ___________.
hypotenuse of the triangle
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Two unrelated variables are ____________.
independent variables
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What is force?
Force is a pull or push that tends to produce motion or a change in motion of a material body.
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Two ways to find a resultant of three or more vectors
Resolving them two at a time | Using the polygon rule
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The equilibrant is equal in _________ but opposite in ____________ to the resultant
magnitude | direction
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Why does is help to roll heavy objects up a ramp rather than lifting them?
A heavy load can be rolled up a ramp with less force than would be required to lift it.
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The mass of a body can often by treated as if it is concentrated at a single point called the _________________.
center of mass
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Three kinds of equilibrium
stable equilibrium; a suitcase flat on its side unstable equilibrium; a coin balanced on its edge neutral equilibrium; a bowling ball
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Rotation is ___________
motion around a fixed axis
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_____ and _____ are directly proportional but are not necessarily equal.
Force | Torque
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The shortest distance between the fulcrum and the line of a force's action is called the ______________
lever arm distance
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A ____________ torque has a negative value, and a _______________ torque has the opposite value.
clockwise | counterclockwise
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Define rotational equilibrium
Rotation equilibrium is the state in which the sum of the positive torques equals the sum of the negative torques
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Define translational equilibrium
Translational equilibrium is the state in which the resultant of all component forces is zero
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_____________ can summarize large amounts of information with numbers and symbols.
Equations
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