GEC 8 CHAPTER 1 Flashcards

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Comes from the latin word “scio” meaning i know, “scire” meaning to know and “scientia” meaning knowledge

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Science

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A body of knowledge based on scientific inquiry and creative process based on observation and experimentation

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Science

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What are the two types of science

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Pure Science and Applied Science

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Concerned with gathering of information solely for the sake of obtaining new knowledge

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Pure Science

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It is the practical application of scientific theory and law that can be used in everyday situations called technology

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Applied Science

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What are the main division of science

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Physical Science and Biological Science

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It deals with the matter and energy apart from life.

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Physical science

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It deals with the more complex things as observed in living things

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Biological Science

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The signs of energy and matter and their interaction and how they relate to each other

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Physics

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The signs of energy and matter and their interaction and how they relate to each other

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Physics

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Branch of science that deals with the properties of position and structure of elements and compound

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Chemistry

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It is the study of the earth’s history , its composition and earth’s processes including its future.

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Geology

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The study of the physical properties on the surface of the earth and its interaction between the environment and people

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Geography

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Designs dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena; the study of atmosphere, weather, and climate.

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Meteorology

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Is the study of the atmosphere and weather patterns over time

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Climatology

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The branch of science which deals with the celestial objects, space and the physical universe as a whole.

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Astronomy

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Study of living things , both plants and animals

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Biology

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It is the application of science to solve problems

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Technology

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What are the two types of technology

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Simple Technology and Advanced Technology

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Derived from latin word “socius” which means companionship or friendship

A large grouping that shares the same geographical territory , shares a common culture and social structure

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Society

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A society is relatively independent self perpetuating human group . .

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Horton and Hunt

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A society is a system of usage and procedures . . .

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Maclver and Page

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Society is the union itself, the organization . . .

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Franklin Henry Giddings

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What are the two types of society

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Pre-industrial society and industrial society

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What are the sub-types of pre-industrial society
Hunting and gathering , horticulture and pastoral , and agrarian
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It is the simplest kind of society with simple tools to hunt animals and gather vegetation
Hunting and gathering societies
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It is with the use of hand tools to cultivate crops was discovered people turn to domestication of animals
Horticultural and pastoral societies
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The discovery of agriculture in which large scale cultivation using klaus harnessed to animals or more powerful energy sources
Agrarian society
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A social system in which the mode of production focuses primarily on finished goods manufactured with the aid of machinery
Industrial society
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Man's first invention
Fire
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The world's first writing system
Cuneiform
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Measurement which uses the number 60 as base system
Sexagesimal system
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One of seven wonders of the world
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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Egyptian system of writing
Hieroglyphics
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It is composed of 365 days
Egyptian calendar
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It is used to calculate time
Water clock
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A system of embalming their dead to preserve the body
Mummification
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Became the first model of the universe from more than 1,400 years
Geocentric theory
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Could accommodate is many is 300,000 people
Public buildings
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Stretch for thousands of miles
Roman roads
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Book written and published by ibn sina or avicenna
Canon of medicine
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First to use them for magnification
Glass lens
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Eventually used as gunpowder and they were the first to create the first gun
Black powder
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Two architectural monuments of massive proportions
The great wall of china and the great palace of the first emperor
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It is the practice of acupuncture
Chinese medicine
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It is known as an indian art
Mathematical concepts
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Represented the aztec universe
Calendar stone
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With 20 as the base number instead of 10
Mathematical system
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It is made out of cacao beans
Chocolates
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It is chips made from corn
Tacos and tortilla
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Is known as the period of rebirth or revival in the europe
Renaissance period
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Invented in the 1440s by Johan Guttenberg in germany
Movable type printing press
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One of the greatest artist of his time
Leonardo da vinci (1452-1519)
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It is written by Nicolaus Copernicus
On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres
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It is written by andreas vesalius
On the fabric of the human body
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Telescope
Galileo Galilei and hans lippershey in Holland
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Cell
Antony van leeuwenhoek and robert hooke
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Optics
Isaac newton
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Barometer
Evangelista torricelli and blaise pascal
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Steam engine
James watt with his friend joseph black
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Electric battery
Alessandro volta
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Electromagnetism
Michael faraday
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Electric motor
Hans oersted
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Electric current
Andrei ampere
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Telegraph
Samuel F.B . Morse
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Telephone
Alexander graham bell
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Electric bulb
Thomas alva edison
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He held a world record of 1093 patents for his invention including incandescent electric light
Thomas alva edison
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Radio waves
Heinrich hertz
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Radio telegraphy
Guglielmo Marconi
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Motor car
Nicolas Otto
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X ray
Wilhelm Roentgen
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Airplane
Wilbur and orville wright
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Rockets and space flights
Konstantin Tsiokovsky
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The first man to orbit the earth in 1961
Yuri Gagarin
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Atomic bomb
John cockroft and ernest walton proved by albert einstein
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Own writing system
Baybayin
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The first state university in the philippines
University of the Philippines
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An amphibious tricycle that can cross not only flooded streets but also rivers and lakes
Salamander amphibious tricycle Victor Llave and his team
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A lighting system that utilizes saltwater, a material abundant in the philippines
Salt lamp by Aisa Mijeno
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Made from indigenous and cheap materials which did not on electricity
Medical incubator by Dr. Fe del Mundo
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An environment-friendly jeepney that does not emit any smoke and noise
Electric jeepney by Leonardo Sarao