INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE

An organized body of knowledge gathered over a long period of time to explain the world we live in. Knowledge which has been classified and made available in word, life and our search for truth.

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offers a way of investigating and building up a body of knowledge. It is a way of solving problem, thus it is a way of thinking.

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comes from the Latin word SCIRE, which means to know. SCIENTIA means knowledge.

The systematic study of the inorganic world A blend of chemical and physical principles that underlie our world and define the nature of our existence.

Any of several branches of science, such as physics, chemistry, and astronomy, that study the nature and properties of energy and nonliving matter.

 PHYSICS

deals with the study of matter, force and energy and the interactions between them

 CHEMISTRY

deals with the study of composition, properties and structure of matter

 EARTH

SCIENCE

deals with the scientific study of the earth

Albert Einstein theory of relativity; quantized bundles of energy Sir Isaac Newton Laws of Motion John Dalton Atomic theory Alfred Wegener Continental drift theory

Helps us understand how things work

Concept of simple machines to computers to power plants

Has helped better

make

life

Sent astronauts to moon to developing mobile phones Agricultural and medical technology

Defining Problems Observations Measurement Experimentation Making Hypotheses Developing Theories

Identify the problem Gather data Formulate a Hypothesis Testing the Hypothesis Analysis and Interpretation of Data Draw a conclusion or generalization

Law

Correlates a series of observations Essentially empirical Records and summarizes concisely Forms the results of numerous experiments Directly observable

Theory

Explains observations in terms of what is imagined Predicts what has yet been observed Remains tentative until it becomes directly observable Not directly observable

Theory

Explains observations in terms of what is imagined Predicts what has yet been observed Remains tentative until it becomes directly observable Not directly observable

Scientists normally do their work as if the accepted laws and theories were true. But they are obliged to keep an open mind in case new information should alter the validity of any given law or theory.