GEC 8 CHAPTER 1 Flashcards
Comes from the latin word “scio” meaning i know, “scire” meaning to know and “scientia” meaning knowledge
Science
A body of knowledge based on scientific inquiry and creative process based on observation and experimentation
Science
What are the two types of science
Pure Science and Applied Science
Concerned with gathering of information solely for the sake of obtaining new knowledge
Pure Science
It is the practical application of scientific theory and law that can be used in everyday situations called technology
Applied Science
What are the main division of science
Physical Science and Biological Science
It deals with the matter and energy apart from life.
Physical science
It deals with the more complex things as observed in living things
Biological Science
The signs of energy and matter and their interaction and how they relate to each other
Physics
The signs of energy and matter and their interaction and how they relate to each other
Physics
Branch of science that deals with the properties of position and structure of elements and compound
Chemistry
It is the study of the earth’s history , its composition and earth’s processes including its future.
Geology
The study of the physical properties on the surface of the earth and its interaction between the environment and people
Geography
Designs dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena; the study of atmosphere, weather, and climate.
Meteorology
Is the study of the atmosphere and weather patterns over time
Climatology
The branch of science which deals with the celestial objects, space and the physical universe as a whole.
Astronomy
Study of living things , both plants and animals
Biology
It is the application of science to solve problems
Technology
What are the two types of technology
Simple Technology and Advanced Technology
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
Society
A society is relatively independent self perpetuating human group . .
Horton and Hunt
A society is a system of usage and procedures . . .
Maclver and Page
Society is the union itself, the organization . . .
Franklin Henry Giddings
What are the two types of society
Pre-industrial society and industrial society
What are the sub-types of pre-industrial society
Hunting and gathering , horticulture and pastoral , and agrarian
It is the simplest kind of society with simple tools to hunt animals and gather vegetation
Hunting and gathering societies
It is with the use of hand tools to cultivate crops was discovered
people turn to domestication of animals
Horticultural and pastoral societies
The discovery of agriculture in which large scale cultivation using klaus harnessed to animals or more powerful energy sources
Agrarian society
A social system in which the mode of production focuses primarily on finished goods manufactured with the aid of machinery
Industrial society
Man’s first invention
Fire
The world’s first writing system
Cuneiform
Measurement which uses the number 60 as base system
Sexagesimal system
One of seven wonders of the world
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Egyptian system of writing
Hieroglyphics
It is composed of 365 days
Egyptian calendar
It is used to calculate time
Water clock
A system of embalming their dead to preserve the body
Mummification
Became the first model of the universe from more than 1,400 years
Geocentric theory
Could accommodate is many is 300,000 people
Public buildings
Stretch for thousands of miles
Roman roads
Book written and published by ibn sina or avicenna
Canon of medicine
First to use them for magnification
Glass lens
Eventually used as gunpowder and they were the first to create the first gun
Black powder
Two architectural monuments of massive proportions
The great wall of china and the great palace of the first emperor
It is the practice of acupuncture
Chinese medicine
It is known as an indian art
Mathematical concepts
Represented the aztec universe
Calendar stone
With 20 as the base number instead of 10
Mathematical system
It is made out of cacao beans
Chocolates
It is chips made from corn
Tacos and tortilla
Is known as the period of rebirth or revival in the europe
Renaissance period
Invented in the 1440s by Johan Guttenberg in germany
Movable type printing press
One of the greatest artist of his time
Leonardo da vinci (1452-1519)
It is written by Nicolaus Copernicus
On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres
It is written by andreas vesalius
On the fabric of the human body
Telescope
Galileo Galilei and hans lippershey in Holland
Cell
Antony van leeuwenhoek and robert hooke
Optics
Isaac newton
Barometer
Evangelista torricelli and blaise pascal
Steam engine
James watt with his friend joseph black
Electric battery
Alessandro volta
Electromagnetism
Michael faraday
Electric motor
Hans oersted
Electric current
Andrei ampere
Telegraph
Samuel F.B . Morse
Telephone
Alexander graham bell
Electric bulb
Thomas alva edison
He held a world record of 1093 patents for his invention including incandescent electric light
Thomas alva edison
Radio waves
Heinrich hertz
Radio telegraphy
Guglielmo Marconi
Motor car
Nicolas Otto
X ray
Wilhelm Roentgen
Airplane
Wilbur and orville wright
Rockets and space flights
Konstantin Tsiokovsky
The first man to orbit the earth in 1961
Yuri Gagarin
Atomic bomb
John cockroft and ernest walton proved by albert einstein
Own writing system
Baybayin
The first state university in the philippines
University of the Philippines
An amphibious tricycle that can cross not only flooded streets but also rivers and lakes
Salamander amphibious tricycle
Victor Llave and his team
A lighting system that utilizes saltwater, a material abundant in the philippines
Salt lamp by Aisa Mijeno
Made from indigenous and cheap materials which did not on electricity
Medical incubator by Dr. Fe del Mundo
An environment-friendly jeepney that does not emit any smoke and noise
Electric jeepney by Leonardo Sarao
