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1
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4 branches of science

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chemist, earth sci, biology, p6

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what is biology

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study of living things, bio “life” logos “study”

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3
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what is chemistry?

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identification of substance with matter is composed, interact, combined, and change.

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what is p6?

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interaction between matter, force, and energy

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what is earth sci?

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study of earth and nature

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branches of p6

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classical and modern

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prior to 1900

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classical

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beyond 1900

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modern

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9
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under classical

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mechanics, heat and thermodynamics, optics, electricity and magnetism, wave motion and sound

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under modern

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nuclear physics, general and special, particle physics, quantum mechanics

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11
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deals w/ motion, force, work, energy, and fluids

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mechanics

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12
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deals w/ the effects of heat when added to or removed from a system

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heat and thermodynamics

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13
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deals w/ the study of light and its properties

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optics

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deals w/ phenomena associated w/ electrical charges, magnetism and the relationship between electricity and magnetism

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electricity and magnetism

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deals w/ properties transmission, and perception of different types of waves

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wave motion and sound

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16
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deals w/ properties of and the reactions within atomic nucleus

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nuclear physics

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tells how matter curves space-time and how curvature of space-time dictates the trajectory of matter and light

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general

18
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deals w/ phenomena associated when an object moves w/ speed approaching the speed of light in a vacuum

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special

19
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deals w/ the building blocks of matter called elementary particles

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particle physics

20
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deals w/ the nature behavior of matter and energy on the atomic and subatomic levels

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quantum mechanics

21
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combination of fundamental quantities

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derived quantities

22
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example of derived quantities

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speed, density, weight

23
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length

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unit: meter
s: m

24
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mass

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unit: kilogram
s: kg

25
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time

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unit: second
s: s

26
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temperature

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kelvin, k

27
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electric current

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ampere
A

28
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luminous intensity

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candela
cd

29
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amount of substance

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mole, mol

30
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a convenient and widely used method of expressing large and small numbers

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scientific notation

31
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identifying significant figures (1-3)

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  1. Non-zero digits are always significant
  2. Any zeros between non-zero digits are significant
  3. A final zero or trailing zeros in the decimal portion only are significant
32
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prefixes of SI positive

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yotta, zeta, exa, peta, tera, giga, mega, kilo, hecto, deka
Y, Z, E, P, T, G, M, k, h, da
24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3, 2, 1

33
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prefixes SI negative

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yocto, zepto, atto, femto, pico, nano, micro, mili, centi, deci
y, z, a, f, p, n, baliktad na n, m, c, d
negative: 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3, 2, 1

34
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one meter is the length of path traveled by light in vacuum in ____-

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1/299 792 458

35
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one kilogram is the mass of the ______

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standard platinum-iridium cylinder

36
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one second is the duration of ________ periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of the ground state cesium-133 atoms.

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9 192 631 770

37
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one kelvin is the fraction ___ of the triple point of water

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1/274.16

38
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one ampere is the constant current which, if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force to ____

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2x10 raise to -7 newton per meter of length

39
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one candela is the luminous intensity in a given direction of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency ______ and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of_______

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540 x 10 raise to 12 hertz, 1/683 watt per steradian.

40
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one mole is the amount of substance that contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in _____

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0.012 kg of carbon 12.

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