Physical Science Test Nine Weeks Flashcards
a partial representation of something else
model
model of a design used for testing
prototype
discovered air pressure
Torricelli
a device to measure altitude
altimeter
factor used to determine the results of an experiment
dependent variable
tentative explanation
hypothesis
limitations of science
bias, approximations, assumptions, scope of science
group in which the independent variable is absent
control group
study of matter and movement of God’s physical creation
science
fluids tend to move from areas of _______ to areas of _______
higher pressure to lower pressure
a hypothesis can be proven false if one or more of its predictions is false
falsifiable
means that a scientist will obtain consistent results if he performs the experiment many times, keeping all factors as similar as possible
repeatability
two reasons we use science
to glorify God; man’s benefit
study of reasoning
logic
a statement of fact
proposition
formula for Newton’s second law of motion
F = ma (force equals mass times acceleration)
formula for pressure
P = F / A (pressure equals force divided by area)
branch of physics developed since 1900
modern physics
a model of a design used for testing
prototype
use of science to solve practical problems
technology
occurs when someone attacks the person making an argument instead of challenging the person’s facts
ad hominem fallacy
property of matter that makes it resist changes in motion
inertia
a push or pull
force
anything that has inertia
matter
substance of the physical world
matter
the amount of space that matter takes up
volume
the amount of inertia an object has
mass
the amount of matter in an object
mass
the most important part of an equation
the equal sign