what is science Flashcards
what are the three limitations science has?
- it’s limited to the physical world (no supernatural/otherworldly aspects can be tested through science)
2.science is influenced by previous experience: biased perceptions
- doesn’t prove anything absolutely
Giga
10^9
1 gigabyte (GB) = 1000 megabyte (MB)
(B)
mega
10^6
1 megabyte (MB) = 1000 kilobyte (KB) = 106 byte
(B)
Kilo
10^3
1 kilograms (kg) = 1000 grams (g)
Centi
10^-2
100 centimeter (cm) = 1 meter (m)
1 cm = 10-2 m
Milli
10^-3
1000 millimeter (mm) = 1 meter (m)
1 mm = 10-3 m
Micro
10^-6
1000 microliter (μL) = 1 milliliter (mL)
Nano
10^-9
1000 nanosecond (ns) = 1 microsecond (μs)
1 ns = 10-9 s
Pico
10^-12
1000 picosecond (ps) = 1 nanosecond (ns)
1 ps = 10-12 s
chemistry is
Chemistry is the study of matter, analysing its structure, properties and behaviour to see what happens when they change in chemical reactions.
atom
An atom is the basic unit of a chemical element. It’s the smallest component of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element
element
Each element is made up of atoms who’re all the same.
compound
A compound is a substance formed when two or more elements are chemically united in fixed proportions
mixture
A mixture is a combination of two or more substances where the substances are not chemically bonded to each other.