Concepts in Science Flashcards

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Parable of the Cave

A

Parable from Plato in which uneducated people are compared to prisoners unable to see the fire behind them

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2
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Linear Momentum Equation

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p=mv

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3
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Galileo’s Acceleration Experiments

A

ramp and observe the acceleration of certain objects

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4
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Velocity

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Directional speed of an object

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5
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Speed

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The rate of time the object moves at

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6
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Acceleration

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Change in velocity from one time to another point in time

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7
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One of the first forms of science

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Astronomy

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