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15 Cards in this Set
- Front
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ASTRONOMY
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PATTERNS AMONG THE STARS
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COSMIC ADDRESS
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PLANET - STAR - GALAXY - GALAXY GROUP - GALAXY CLUSTER
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SPEED OF LIGHT
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300,000 KM/S
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THEORETICAL MODELS
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USED TO CONNECT THEORIES WITH THE BEHAVIOR OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS
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PHYSICAL LAWS
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WELL-TESTED THEORY
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PRINCIPLE
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GENERAL IDEA OF HOW THE UNIVERSE IS; GUIDES NEW THEORIES
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OCCAM'S RAZOR
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BASICALLY GOING WITH THE SIMPLER CHOICE
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EINSTEIN
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UNIFIED MASS AND ENERGY; HELPED START 2 SCIENTIFIC SOLUTIONS - RELATIVITY AND QUANTUM PHYSICS
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NEWTON'S LAWS
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GOVERN THE MOTION OF ALL OBJECTS, ESSENTIAL TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOTIONS OF THE PLANETS AND ALL OTHER CELESTIAL BODIES
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EMPIRICAL LAWS
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DESCRIBE A PHENOMENON AND HELP PREDICT THE FUTURE - EXPLAIN BEHAVIOR
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SIR ISAAC NEWTON
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MOTION; SET THE STANDARD FOR WHAT WE NOW REFER TO AS "SCIENTIFIC THEORY" AND "PHYSICAL LAW"
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NEWTON'S FIRST LAW OF MOTION
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EARTH'S GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATION, G -
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NEWTON'S SECOND LAW OF MOTION
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IF AN UNBALANCED FORCE ACTS ON A BODY THE BODY WILL HAVE AN ACCELERATION PROPORTIONAL TO THE UNBALANCED FORCE AND INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE OBJECT'S MASS. A=F/M
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NEWTON'S THIRD LAW
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WHATEVER IS PUSED, IS PUSHED BACK - FORCES ALWAYS COME IN PAIRS AND THOSE PAIRS ARE ALWAYS EQUAL IN STRENGTH BUT OPPOSITE IN DIRECTION
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PROPORTIONALITY
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IF TWO QUANTITIES ARE PROPORTIONAL TO EACH OTHER THEN MAKING ONE OF THEM LARGER MEANS MAKING THE OTHER ONE LARGER
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