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DATE OF X-RAY DISCOVERY   NOV. 8, 1895  
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WHO DISCOVERED X-RAY?   WILHELM CONRAD ROENTGEN  
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WHAT WAS ROENTGEN'S B-DAY AND BIRTHPLACE?   MARCH 27, 1845 PRUSSIA  
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ROENTGEN STUDIED PHYSICS AT POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL IN ______________?   ZURICH  
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HE BECAME PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS IN WHAT FOUR COUNTRIES?   STRASBOURG, GEISSEN, WURZBURG, AND MUNICH  
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ROENTGEN DISCOVERED XRAY IN HIS PHYSICS LAB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ____________?   WURZBURG  
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ROENTGEN ACCIDENTLY DISCOVERED XRAYS WHILE EXPERIMENTING WITH ________________?   A CROOKES TUBE COVERED W/BLACK PAPER.  
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WHAT GAVE OFF VISIBLE LIGHT EACH TIME THE TUBE WAS ENERGIZED?   BARIUM PLATINOCYANIDE CRYSTALS.  
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ROENTGEN FIRST NAMED THIS UNKNOWN SOURCE WHAT?   "X-STRAHLEN" X- MEANING UNKNOWN QUANTITY AND STRAHLEN MEANING RAY--TERM USED TO IDENTIFY ENERGY.  
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DURING A SPEECH TO A GROUP OF SCIENTISTS, ROENTGEN PRODUCED AND X-RAY OF WHAT BODY PART AND WHAT WAS THE NAME OF HIS COLLEAGE?   HAND, DR. VON KOLLIKER  
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ROENTGEN PUBLISHED HOW MANY SHORT PAPERS?   THREE  
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WHAT WAS THE TITLE OF ROENTGEN'S FIRST PAPER?   "ON A NEW KIND OF RAY"  
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WHEN AND WHERE DID ROENTGEN DIE AND AT WHAT AGE?   FEB-10-, MUNICH, 78 YRS. OLD.  
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ROENTGEN WAS AWARDED THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR PHYSICS ON HIS DISCOVERY OF X-RAYS DURING WHAT YEAR?   1901  
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PHYSICS   STUDY OF MATTER AND ENERGY E=MC^2  
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RADIOLOGIC PHYSICS   STUDY OF MATTER AND ENERGY AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO IONIZING RADIATION.  
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RADIATION   ENERGY MOVING THROUGH SPACE  
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ENERGY   ABILITY TO DO WORK  
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WORK IS DONE WHEN____________   A FORCE SUCH AS A PUSH/PULL IS APPLIED TO AN OBJECT TO MOVE.  
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IF RADIATION IS ENERGY, AND ENERGY CAN DO WORK, THEN RADIATION HAS THE ABILITY TO________   MAKE THINGS WORK AT AN ATOMIC LEVEL  
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STANDARD UNITS OF MEASUREMENT HAVE TWO CATEGORIES____________ AND ___________   FUNDAMENTAL UNITSDERIVED UNITS  
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FUNDAMENTAL UNITS (BASIC) ARE USED TO MEASURE THREE DIFFERENT THINGS:   LENGTH, MASS, AND TIME.  
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LENGTH:   DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS  
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MASS:   AMOUNT OF SUBSTANCE (ATOMS) CONTAINED IN AN OBJECT  
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TIME:   THE LENTH OF DURATION OF AN EVENT  
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DERIVED UNITS ARE UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS WHICH ARE ___________ OF THE FUNDAMENTAL UNITS   PRODUCTS  
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SIX IMPORTANT DERIVED UNITS IN RADIOLOGIC PHYSICS:   AREA, VOLUME, DENSITY, SPECIFIC GRAVITY, TEMPERATURE, AND MECHANICS  
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AREA:   MEASURE OF A TWO-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE EXPRESSED IN SQUARE UNITS. (L X W)  
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VOLUME:   MEASURE OF THE CAPACITY OF A THREE DIMENSIONAL CONTAINER EXPRESSED IN CUBIC UNITS.  
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DENSITY:   MEASURE OF MASS (AMOUNT OF SUBSTANCE PER UNIT OF VOLUME OF THAT SUBSTANCE)  
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DENSITY MEASURES THE ___________ OF THE PARTICLES WHICH MAKE UP THAT SUBSTANCE   COMPACTNESS  
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY:   THE RATIO OF THE DENSITY OF ANY MATERIAL TO THE DENSITY OF WATER.  
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DENSITY OF WATER   1.00  
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IF A SUBSTANCE HAS A SPECIFIC GRAVITY LESS THAN 1.00 IT WILL________ ON WATER.   FLOAT (FOAM PEANUTS ABOVE WATER)  
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IF A SUBSTANCE HAS A SPECIFIC GRAVITY GREATER THAN 1.00 IT WILL____________IN WATER.   SINK (LEAD PELLETS)  
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TEMPERATURE:   MEASURE OF AVG. ENERGY MOVEMENT OF PARTICLES WITHIN MATTER  
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AS TEMP INCREASES, DO THE PARTICLES MOVE AROUND MORE RAPIDLY OR LESS?   MORE RAPIDLY  
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AS TEMP DECREASES, DO THE PARTICLES MOVE AROUND MORE RAPIDLY OR LESS?   LESS  
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THERMOMETER IS CALIBRATED AT WHAT TWO POINTS?   FREEZING POINT OF WATERBOILING POINT OF WATER  
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THREE BASIC SCALES ARE USED TO MEASURE TEMP:   FARENHEITCELSIUS (CENTIGRADE)KELVIN (EXTREME HEAT)  
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TEMPERATURE CONVERSION FORMULA   F-32=1.8C  
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HEAT:   ENERGY ASSOCIATED W/ THE MOVEMENT OF PARTICLES WITHIN AN OBJECT.  
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UNIT OF HEAT:   CALORIE  
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ONE CALORIES IS THE AMOUNT OF HEAT NECESSARY TO RAISE ______ BY ____________.   ONE GRAM OF WATER, ONE DEGREE CELSIUS.  
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HEAT CAN BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER BY:   CONDUCTIONCONVECTIONTHERMAL RADIATION  
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HEAT CONDUCTION:   TRANSFER OF HEAT BY PARTICLE MOTION FROM A SOLID OF HIGHER TEMP TO A SOLID OF LOWER TEMP.  
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HEAT CONVECTION:   TRANSFER OF HEAT BY PARTICLE MOTION FROM A LIQUID OR GAS OF HIGHER TEMPERATURE TO A LIQUID OR GAS OF LOWER TEMPERATURE.  
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THERMAL RADIATION:   TRANSFER OF HEAT THROUGH SPACE BY THE EMISSION OF INFRARED RADIATION  
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PART OF PHYSICS THAT DEALS WITH MOVEMENT   MECHANICS  
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TWO DERIVED UNITS USED TO MEASURE THE MOVEMENT RATE:   VELOCITYACCELERATION  
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VELOCITY   RATE OF CHANGE OF POSITION W/ TIME.V=D/T (60MILES PER HOUR)  
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ACCELERATION:   RATE OF CHANGE OF VELOCITY W/TIME  
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FIRST LAW OF MOTION   OBJECT AT REST WILL REMAIN AT REST OR AN OBJECT IN MOTION WILL CONTINUE MOVING AT CONSTANT VELOCITY IN A STRAIGHT LINE UNLESS ACTED UPON BY AN EXTERNAL FORCE.  
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THE FIRST LAW OF MOTION IS ALSO KNOWN AS:   LAW OF INERTIA  
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SECOND LAW OF MOTION:   THE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO MOVE AN OBJECT IS EQUAL TO THE PRODUCT OF MASS OF AN OBJECT AND IT'S ACCELERATION.  
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FORMULA OF FORCE:   F=M X A  
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UNIT OF FORCE:   NEWTON (N)  
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THIRD LAW   FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION  
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WEIGHT   THE PULLING FORCE OF AN OBJECT CAUSED BY GRAVITY  
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WORK W=FXD   PRODUCT OF FORCE AND DISTANCE  
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UNIT OF WORK   JOULE (J)  
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POWER P=W/T   RATE AT WHICH WORK IS DONE  
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LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY   ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED NOR DESTROYED BUT ONLY CHANGED FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER  
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TOTAL AMOUNT OF ENERGY IN THE UNIVERSE IS...   CONSTANT  
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UNITS OF ENERGY   -ELECTRON VOLT (EV)-JOULE (J)  
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PRINCIPLE TYPES OF ENERGY:   ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL, THERMAL, NUCLEAR, ELECTROMAGNETIC, MECHANICAL  
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ELECTRICAL ENERGY   ENERGY PRODUCED BY MOVING ELECTRICAL CHARGES  
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CHEMICAL ENERGY   ENERGY PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF A CHEMICAL REACTION  
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THERMAL ENERGY   ENERGY OF HEAT  
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NUCLEAR ENERGY   ENERGY RELEASED BY AN UNSTABLE ATOMIC NUCLEUS  
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ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY (X-RAY)   ENERGY CREATED FROM ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC DISTURBANCES.  
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MECHANICAL ENERGY   ENERGY CREATED BY A MACHINE  
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TYPES OF MECHANICAL ENERGY:   -KINETIC-POTENTIAL  
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KINETIC ENERGY:   ENERGY IN MOTION  
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POTENTIAL ENERGY:   ENERGY AT REST (ENERGY OF POSITION)  
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FUNDAMENTAL UNITS AND DERIVED UNITS ARE GROUPED TOGETHER INTO...   SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENT  
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EACH SYSTEM CONSISTS OF THE THREE FUNDAMENTAL UNITS:   LENGTH, MASSS, TIME  
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THREE SYSTEMS IMPORTANT IN RADIOLOGIC PHYSICS:   -BRITISH-METRIC-INTERNATIONAL  
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BRITISH SYSTEM:   LENGTH:FOOTMASS: POUNDSTIME: SECOND  
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METRIC SYSTEM HAS TWO VARIATIONS:   MKSCGS  
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MKS SYSTEM   LENGTH: METERMASS: KILOGRAMTIME:SECOND  
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CGS SYSTEM   LENGTH:CENTIMETERMASS: GRAMTIME:SECOND  
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INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM (SI)   LENGTH: METERMASS: KILOGRAMTIME: SECOND (SAME AS MKS)  
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MATTER:   ANYTHING THAT OCCUPIES SPACE AND HAS MASS  
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SUBSTANCE   ANY MATTER WITH A DEFINITE AND CONSTANT COMPOSITION. (WATER)  
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MOLECULE   SMALLEST PARTICLE OF A SUBSTANCE WITH ALL THE PROPERTIES OF THAT SUBSTANCE (H2O)  
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MIXTURE:   ANY MATTER THAT DOES NOT HAVE A DEFINITE AND CONSTANT COMPOSITION (SWEET TEA)  
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COMPOUND   CHEMICAL (PERMANENT) COMBO OF TWO OR MORE ELEMENTS. E.G. HYDROGEN + O2= WATER  
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ELEMENT:   THE SIMPLEST FORM OF MATTER CONTAINING ONLY ONE KIND OF ATOM.  
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ALL ATOMS OF THE SAME ELEMENT ARE...   IDENTICAL  
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ATOM   SMALLEST PARTICLE OF AN ELEMENT WITH ALL THE PROPERTIES OF THAT ELEMENT  
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WHO TAUGHT THAT MATTER IS COMPOSED OF "ATOMOS" TINY INDIVISIBLE PARTICLES?   DEMOCRITUS  
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WHO TAUGHT THAT MATTER IS COMPOSED OF VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF FOUR BASIC SUBSTANCES? EARTH, FIRE, AIR, WATER   ARISTOTLE  
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DEMOCRITUS AND ARISTOTLE TAUGHT DURING WHAT TIME PERIOD?   300 B.C.  
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ARISTOTLE'S MODEL IS CALLED WHAT MODEL?   MEDIEVAL MODEL  
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WHO CAME UP WITH THE HOOK AND EYE MODEL?   JOHN DALTON 1808  
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WHO CAME UP WITH THE PLUM PUDDING MODEL?   JOSEPH J. THOMSON 1893  
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THE PLUMS ARE LIKE...IN A ....LIKE MASS   NEGATIVE ELECTRONS, STICKY POSITIVE LIKE PUDDING  
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WHO CAME UP WITH NUCLEAR MODEL?   ERNEST RUTHERFORD 1911  
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WHAT IS THE NUCLEAR MODEL?   ATOMS HAVE A POSITIVE CENTRAL CORE CALLED THE NUCLEUS SURROUNDED BY A CLOUD OF NEGATIVE ELECTRONS  
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NEILS BOHR 1913   SOLAR SYSTEM MODEL, (MINIATURE SOLAR SYSTEM)  
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STANDARD MODEL: CURRENT   -ATOM HAS + NUCLEUS-NUCLEUS CONTAINS MORE THAN 99% OF MASS-LAYERS OF POTENTIAL ENERGY (SHELLS) SURROUND NUCLEUS-ATOM IS NEUTRAL -EACH ATOM IS MADE FROM SMALLER UNITS OF MATTER CALLED SUBATOMIC PARTICLES.  
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ATOMIC STRUCTURE HAS TWO PARTS:   -NUCLEUS-SHELL SYSTEM  
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TWO ELEMENTS HAVE ONLY ONE SHELL   HYDROGEN AND HELIUM  
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PARTICLES TRAVELING WITHIN THE SHELLS ARE CALLED...   ELECTRONS  
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PATH FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTRON AS IT TRAVELS WITHIN A SHELL IS CALLED AN...   ORBITAL  
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ORBITAL ELECTRON IS SYNONYMOUS WITH...   PLANETARY ELECTRON  
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