Science Review Cards

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A measurement consist of

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A number and a unit

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Newtons 1st Law

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Law of Inertia. An object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force

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Newtons 2nd Law

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Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass

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Newtons 3rd Law

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For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action

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Steps to Scientific Method

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Observe, Question, for a Hypothesis, conduct an Experiment, draw a Conclusion

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Units for Mass

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Kg (Kilograms)

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Units for Velocity

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Distance//time (Distance over time)

(m)/(s)

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Units for Acceleration

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Change of Velocity// time interval

(m)/(s)2

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Heliocentric

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The sun is the center of the solar system

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Geocentric

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Earth is the center of the solar system

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Mechanical Equilibrium

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A state where no physical change occurs

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Static Equilibrium

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Objects that are at rest

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Dynamic Equilibrium

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Objects that are moving at a constant velocity

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The Measure of Inertia

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Mass. The more an object has the more mass it has

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The amount of force per 1kg of mass

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about 10 Newtons

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Zero acceleration is

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Constant velocity

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Fact

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something that can be observed and agreed on to be true

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Hypothesis

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an educated guess

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Pseudoscience

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Fake Science- no test for being valid

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Accelerate

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The state of an object speeding up. Increase in velocity

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Decelerate

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The state of an object slowing down. Decrease in velocity

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Mass

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the quantity of matter in an object

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Free Fall

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Motion that is under the influence of gravity

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Natural Motion

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A motion that an object does naturally, without being forced

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Unnatural Motion

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A motion being forced on an object, not naturally

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Normal Force

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[Support force] the upward force that balances the weight of an object on a surface.

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Force

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push or pull

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Inertia

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The tendency of an object to remain as it is

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Net Force

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a force that causes a change in an object motion

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Velocity

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an objects speed and direction

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Vector

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any quantity that specifies direction and magnitude

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Acceleration

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the change in velocity over time

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Air Resistance

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the frictional force air exerts against a moving object.

***Feather and Elephant**

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Friction

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The resistance that occurs when one object rubs against another object

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Weight

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the effect of the Earths gravitational force on an object

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Scientific Method

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A series of steps taken in order to ask and answer questions by making observations and conducting experiments

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Accuracy

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How close data is to the true value

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Precision

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How exact the data is.

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Qualitative Data

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Descriptive data

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Quantitative Data

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Numbers data

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Galileo

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"Father of modern Science", Used experiments, Scientific Method, Inertia.

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Aristotle

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Two types of motion (Natural/Unnatural), Used logic.

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Newton

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Three Laws of Motion