Marqus Carr

1/19/2021
Psci- 1030

1. State in two or three sentences definitions for: the scientific method, hypothesis, fact,
and scientific law.

2. What was the significance of Copernicus’ theory with regard to our understanding
the Earth, planet, and stars?
a - The center of the Earth is not the center of the Universe, only of Earth’s gravity and
of the lunar sphere.
b - The Sun is fixed and all other spheres revolve around the Sun.
c - Earth has more than one motion, turning on its axis and moving in a spherical orbit
around the sun.
d - The stars are fixed but appear to move because of the Earth’s motion.

3. Convert 7.4 miles into kilometers.

a.11.9

4. Convert 1/50th of an inch into meters.

a- 0.02" × 0.0254 = 0.000508m

5. Express 78,160 in scientific notation.

a- 7.816 x 104

6. Express 0.00418 in scientific notation.

a- 4.18 x  10-3

7. What two characteristics define a vector?

a- a magnitude
b- a direction

8. Is the displacement of an object a vector? Is the velocity of an object a vector?

a-both displacement and velocity are vectors.

9. For the following, state whether or not the velocity of an object is constant:
a-moving in a straight line and slowing down(NOT CONSTANT );
b-moving in a straight line and speeding up(NOT CONSTANT);
c-moving at a constant speed and changing direction(NOT CONSTANT).

10. For each of the following, state whether the acceleration of the object is,
parallel to the velocity, antiparallel to the velocity, perpendicular to the velocity, or zero.
The object is,
 a. moving in a straight line slowing down(antiparallel)
b. moving in a straight line speeding up(parallel)
c. moving at constant speed and changing direction(perpendicular),
d. moving at a constant speed along a straight line(zero).
11. What are the SI units for distance, time, speed, acceleration, mass, and force?
a-meter (m) for measuring distance
b- second (s) for measuring time
c- meter per second (m/s) for measuring speed
d- meter per second squared (m/s2) for measuring acceleration
e- newton(N) for measuring force