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The Nature of Science

The Nature of Science. I. The Methods of Science. -a _________ is a ______ used to help you ________ something, often something in a ________ _____. mnemonic. device. remember. particular. order. M y. V ery. E nergetic. M other. J ust. S erved. U s. N ine. P izzas. M ercury.

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The Nature of Science

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  1. The Nature of Science I. The Methods of Science -a _________ is a ______ used to help you ________ something, often something in a ________ _____ mnemonic device remember particular order My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Kids Play Chess On Fat Green Stools Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

  2. The Nature of Science I. The Methods of Science My Cat Died Drinking Hot Kool-Aid meter milli- centi- deci- liter deka- hecta- kilo- gram meter pico- nano- milli- centi- deci- liter deka- hecta- kilo- Mega- Giga- gram 1 x 10-12 1 x 10-9 0.001 0.01 0.1 10 100 1000 1 x 106 1 x 109

  3. The Nature of Science 3 2 What fraction would you multiply by to get 1? I. The Methods of Science -unit cancellation Multiply the Fractions: 1 1 4 3 7 3 28 4 1 1 4 1 1 x = x = = 1 1 1 1 1 5 8 4 15 1 6 10 1 1 10 1 1 x = x = = 1 2 3 1 Reciprocal 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 x = = 1 1 Reciprocal

  4. The Nature of Science I. The Methods of Science -unit cancellation How many hectoliters in a deciliter? 1 dL 1 L 1 hL x x = 0.001 hL 1 10 dL 100 L How many microliters in a dekaliter? 1 dkL 10 L 1 x 106μL x x = 1 x 107μL 1 1 dkL 1 L

  5. The Nature of Science I. The Methods of Science -unit cancellation How many megameters in 100 centimeters? 100 cm 1 m 1 Mm x x = 1 x 10-6Mm 1 100 cm 1 x 106m How many picograms in 1000 kilograms? 1000 kg 1000 g 1 x 1012 pg x x = 1 x 1018pg 1 1 kg 1 g

  6. The Nature of Science I. The Methods of Science -unit cancellation How many milliliters in 10 microliters? 10 μm 1 m 1000 mm x x = 1 x 10-2 or 0.01 mm 1 1 x 106μm 1 m How many nanometers in 0.0001 Gigameters? 1 x 10-4 Gm 1 x 109 m 1 x 109 nm x x = 1 x 1014nm 1 1 Gm 1 m

  7. The Nature of Science II. Standards of Measurement -the ___________ ______ of _____, or __, is founded on _____ ____ _____, which ______ be ______ _____, and are ___ _______ from _____ _____ International System units SI seven base units cannot broken down not derived other units SI base units http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html

  8. The Nature of Science II. Standards of Measurement -other __ _____ are _______ _____, which are ________ by _________ _______ __ _____, and can be _______ _____ into __ ____ _____ SI units derived units obtained combining different SI units broken down SI base units square meter m2 Area m2 cubic meter m3 Volume m3 m/s meter per second m/s Velocity N kg·m/s2 Newton Force, Weight P N/m2 N/m2 Pascal Pressure Joule J Energy, Work N·m kg·m2/s2 Watt W Power J/s kg·m2/s3

  9. The Nature of Science II. Standards of Measurement -_______ _____ might be ____________ of _____ ____ ___ ____ ____, or a __________ of ____ ____ _____ and other _______ _____ derived units combinations more than one base unit combination both base units derived units http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/SIdiagram.html

  10. The Nature of Science II. Standards of Measurement Directions: For each of the derived units in the column on the left below, list the letters of all the base units used in combination to make the derived unit: 1. Newton ____ ____ ____ a. kilogram 2. Watt ____ ____ ____ b. meter 3. Hertz ____ c. second 4. Coulomb ____ ____ d. mole 5. Gray ____ ____ e. ampere 6. Volt ____ ____ ____ ____ f. Kelvin 7. Tesla ____ ____ ____ g. candela 8. Ohm ____ ____ ____ ____

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