Chapters 1-9 Exam 1 Flashcards
Protons and neutrons together form atomic nuclei True or False
True
Occam’s razor states that complex explanations are more likely to be true than simple explanations. True or False
False
Intuition is the act of faculty ok knowing or sensing out side the five physical senses. True or False
True
A law, such as Newton’s First Law of Motion, can never be proved wrong. True or False
False
The laws on Mars are slightly different than the laws on Earth due to the differences in each planet’s composition. True or False
False
Cause must always precede the effect.
Causality
A substance made of atoms, all of which contain the same number of protons.
Element
The laws of the universe are not different at different locations
Position Symmetry
An accepted source of expert information or advice
Authority
The force that arises from the interaction of anything with mass
Gravity
A well-tested theory, so firm as to be unquestioned by science
Law
A push or pull on an object
Force
The assertion that a world separate and distinct from our minds that actually exists
Existence
Any of the four fundamental ways in which elementary particles and bodies can influence each other.
Interaction
A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation
Hypothesis
The capacity for logical, rational, and analytic thought; intelligence
Reason
A schematic description of a system, theory, or phenomenon that accounts for its known or inferred properties and may be used for further study of its characteristics
Model
The interaction between nucleons that holds them together
Strong Nuclear Interaction
The laws of the universe do not change with time.
Time Symmetry
Knowledge obtained through seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling
Sensory Data
What are the four ways of learning?
Authority Intuition Sensory Data Reason
What is electromagnetic interaction?
The force governing electron motion in an electric circuit
Organize the five levels of organization listed here,in order of increasing size and complexity. Quark, Apple, Moon, Gold, Nucleus, Protein Molecule
Quark, Nucleus, Gold, Protein Molecule, Apple, Moon
