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| What is Physical science? |
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| The systematic study of God's physical creation and how it works. |
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| The science of quantity or number. Mathematics is also often called the "Language of science." It is called this. because scientists use math to describe the universe. |
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| It is science put to use. It is the basis of our modern, industrialized society. |
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| It is a set of symbols that summarizes a mathematical relationship between quantities. |
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| What is the equation for distance=speed x time? |
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True or false:
Mathematics has limitations and must be used correctly. |
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True or False:
That mathematics can be used for either truth or error. |
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| What is the most important part of an equation? |
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| What are two limits of mathematics? |
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| Math can not be used to determine right from wrong, or to prove or disprove the existence of God. It can also cannot explain why harmony is pleasant to the soul; nor can it explain the beauty of a rose. |
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| It is exactness of the measurement and its precision, or repeatability. |
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| Precision is the repeatability of a measurement, or how close several measurements are to each other. |
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| What must measurements be to be valid? |
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| Measurements must be consistent in order to be valid. |
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| The digits that are certain, along with the one uncertain digit, are known as . . |
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| What is the term regarding taking a short cut to write out extremely large, or small numbers? |
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| What fact is Scientific notation based upon? |
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| It's that ever number can be expressed as a number between 1 and 10 followed by an exponent. |
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| What is one of the earliest units of measurement based on the length of a person's arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger? |
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| What were some ancient measurements that were based on the width of a persons palm, the outspread of a hand to the tip of the thumb, a finger's breadth, and the length of a person's foot? |
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| A 'Palm', A 'Span', A 'Digit', and a 'Foot'. |
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| What is a standard of measure? |
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| It is a specific measure to which other measures are compared to ensure uniformity. |
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| What is the F.P.S. system? |
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| It is the system of measurement commonly used in the United States today is known as the F.P.S. System. |
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| What does F.P.S. Stand for? |
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| The Foot-pound-second system. |
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| What is the metric system? |
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| It is a system that was hoped to be a simpler to learn and easier to convert from one unit to another. |
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| What are the three basic units of the metric system? |
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| They are, the Meter, the Gram, and the liter. |
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| What is the unit of force? |
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| What is the unit of work and energy? |
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| The milli, the centi, and the kilo. |
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Finish the following sentence:
'The metric system has been universally accepted as the standard system of. . .' |
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| '. . . measurement for scientific and technical purposes.' |
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| What is the Celsius scale used for primarily? |
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| It is used for scientific, technical, and military purposes. |
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| What temperature scale is the oft-mentioned absolute temperature? |
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| What is the coldest possible temperature called? |
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| Name some of the SI units. |
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| The cm, the mm, and the km. |
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