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Physics

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The study of science today branches into the study of the ___________ sciences and the _________ sciences.   show
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Zoology (physical or life science)   show
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Physics   show
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Chemistry   show
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show life  
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Botany   show
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show physical  
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show physical  
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show physics  
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show chemistry  
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show biology  
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equations are a compact way to express   show
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two scientists usually credited as the principal founders of the scientific method   show
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show controlled/control  
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show independent  
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the resulting change is called the _____ variable   show
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In writing a hypothesis, what is the format that is used that is used?   show
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a close agreement by competent observers who make a series of observations of the same phenomenon   show
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show laws  
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an educated guess that is not fully accepted until demostrated by experiment   show
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What should happen if a scientist finds evidence that contradicts a hypothesis, law, or principle?   show
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what must be true in order for a hypothesis to be scientific?   show
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scientists perform an _______ to test a _______   show
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show theoretical questions  
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show pracitcal problems  
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involves the design creation of something for the use of enjoyment of humans (science or technology?)   show
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show science  
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show science  
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designing a new golf ball (science or technology?)   show
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making swine-flu vaccines (science or technology?)   show
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determining the cause of swine-flu (science or technology?)   show
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concerned with the source, purpose, and meaning of everything   show
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concerned with the value of human interactions as they pertain to the senses   show
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show science  
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science and religion do not contradict one another because the domain of science is ________   show
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the domain of religion is _____________   show
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_____ are the building blocks of life   show
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show elements  
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The number of known elements is currently about ____   show
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Of these _______ are naturally occurring elements and the rest are man-made in laboratories   show
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Which five elements make up most of living things?   show
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Most of the natural elements are formed by ________ reactions that occur in _____   show
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Which element is the most abudant element in the universe?   show
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Research has confirmed that about 23 percent of the matter in the universe is composed of unseen _______________   show
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show wavelength  
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show 4.6 billion  
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__________________ is perpetual jiggling of particles that are just large enough to be seen caused by the motion of___________________   show
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A ________ is the smallest particle of a substance consisting of two or more atoms that bond together by sharing electrons   show
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Matter is a ________ or ________ at room temperature is usually made of molecules   show
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show smell  
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A ________ compound is a substance that is made of atoms of different elements combined in a fixed proportion   show
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show chemical formula  
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__________________ is perpetual jiggling of particles that are just large enough to be seen caused by the motion of___________________   show
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show molecule  
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Matter is a ________ or ________ at room temperature is usually made of molecules   show
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show smell  
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show compound  
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The ___________ of a compound tells the proportions of each kind of atom in the compound   show
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show 3  
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show nucleus  
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show nucleons  
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nucleons in an electrically neutral state   show
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show protons  
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atoms of the same element having different numbers of neutrons   show
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the number of protons in atom's nucleus   show
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Protons repel _______ but attract ________   show
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show electrons, protons  
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An atom with a net charde is an _____   show
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The _______________ is a chart that lists atoms by their atomic number and by their electron arrangements   show
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_____________ are located on the left side of the periodic table and ________________ on the right   show
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In the _______ phase, matter consists of positive ions and free electrons   show
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show higher temperatures  
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show period  
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One complete back-and-forth motion of a pendulum is called a ______   show
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show Length and Acceleration of gravity  
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show wavelength  
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low point on a wave   show
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vibrations per unit of time   show
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high point on a wave   show
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distance from a midpoint to a crest   show
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hertz is the unit of measuring this   show
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energy of a wave   show
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the speed of sound in air is about _____ m/s to _____m/s   show
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an __________ is a regular arrangement of places where wave effects are increased, decreased, or neutralized as waves pass through each other   show
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the points on a standing wave where no motion occurs are called ____________   show
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Standing waves occur because of __________   show
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The blue shift and red shift refer to how the Doppler effect affects _________ waves   show
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An ___________ in frequency is called a blue shift, while a ___________ in frequency is called a red shift   show
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show faster  
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A shock wave has the shape of a _____   show
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show infrasonic, ultrasonic  
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show compression, rarefaction  
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show medium, pulse  
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show temperature, mass of the particles in gas  
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show water vapor  
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show the square of the amplitude of the wave  
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show loudness  
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show elastic  
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show resonance  
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a _______________ of a sound wave corresponds to a crest of a transverse wave   show
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a _______________ of a sound wave corresponds to a trough of a transverse wave   show
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show destructive, amplitude  
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Anti-noise technology use _________ interference to protect the hearing of jackhammer users   show
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show Euclid  
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Light is a wave   show
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Light consists of tiny particles   show
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show Einstein  
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_______________ are massless bundles of concentrated electromagnetic energy   show
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Albert Michelson received the Nobel Prize for using a system of mirrors to measure _______________   show
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show eight minutes  
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What is a light year?   show
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What is the source of energy in light?   show
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show magnetic, electric  
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Name the different waves that make up the electromagnetic spectrum, in order from lowest to highest freqency   show
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show infrared  
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show ultraviolet  
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show UV, infrared, visible  
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show visible,infrared,ultraviolet  
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Would you position a light source close or far from an object in order to produce a sharp shadow?   show
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show umbra  
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show vertically  
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show horizontally  
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