UNE Physics 1 Midterm questions with
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Accuracy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The degree to which a measured value
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agrees with correct value for that measurement.
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Approximation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An estimated value based on |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prior experience and reasoning.
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Classical Physics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Physics that was developed
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from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century.
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Conversion Factor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A ratio expressing how many
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of one unit are equal to another unit.
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Derived Units - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Units that can be calculated using
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algebraic combinations of the fundamental units.
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English Units - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔System of measurement used in
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the United States; includes units of measurement such as feet, gallons, and
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pounds.
Fundamental Units - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Units that can only be
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expressed relative to the procedure used to measure them.
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, Kilogram - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The SI unit for mass, abbreviated (kg).
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Law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A description, using concise language or a
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mathematical formula, a generalized pattern in nature that is supported by
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scientific evidence and repeated experiments.
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Meter - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The SI unit for length, abbreviated (m).
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Method of Adding Percents - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The percent
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uncertainty in a quantity calculated by multiplication or division is the sum
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of the percent uncertainties in the items used to make the calculation.
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Metric System - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A system in which values can be
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calculated in factors of 10. |\ |\ |\ |\
Model - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Representation of something that is often
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too difficult (or impossible) and to display directly.
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Modern Physics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The study of relativity, quantum
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mechanics, or both.
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Order of Magnitude - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refers to the size of a
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quantity as it relates to a power of 10.
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answers
Accuracy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The degree to which a measured value
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agrees with correct value for that measurement.
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Approximation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An estimated value based on |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prior experience and reasoning.
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Classical Physics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Physics that was developed
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from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century.
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Conversion Factor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A ratio expressing how many
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of one unit are equal to another unit.
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Derived Units - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Units that can be calculated using
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algebraic combinations of the fundamental units.
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English Units - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔System of measurement used in
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the United States; includes units of measurement such as feet, gallons, and
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pounds.
Fundamental Units - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Units that can only be
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expressed relative to the procedure used to measure them.
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, Kilogram - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The SI unit for mass, abbreviated (kg).
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Law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A description, using concise language or a
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mathematical formula, a generalized pattern in nature that is supported by
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scientific evidence and repeated experiments.
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Meter - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The SI unit for length, abbreviated (m).
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Method of Adding Percents - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The percent
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uncertainty in a quantity calculated by multiplication or division is the sum
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of the percent uncertainties in the items used to make the calculation.
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Metric System - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A system in which values can be
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calculated in factors of 10. |\ |\ |\ |\
Model - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Representation of something that is often
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too difficult (or impossible) and to display directly.
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Modern Physics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The study of relativity, quantum
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mechanics, or both.
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Order of Magnitude - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refers to the size of a
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quantity as it relates to a power of 10.
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