15 items with this tag.

  • the acceleration of a falling body is independent of its weight

    C1-1 16thCentury 17thCentury Discussion By observing a dropped object from the Leaning Tower of Pisa Galileo Galilei drew this conclusion about free fall Range of Validity This law only applies when: Objects where air resistance is much less than their weight.

  • electrons

    C1-1 electrical entity. Discovered as a separate entity by J. J.

  • stars

    C1-1 An emissivity celestial mechanics. The source of their energy storage and transmission is a sequence of nuclear reactions occuring in its core.

  • phenomena of nature

    C1-1 KeyConcept How physical systems behave. Specific Examples motion Canonical Hub: CANONICAL_INDEX.

  • physical theories

    C1-1 KeyConcept Definition A nascent explanation or models of a pattern relating phenomena of nature.

  • physical laws and principles

    C1-1 KeyConcept Definition A statement regarding a phenomena of nature which: has a range of validity follows from describing outcomes and development of physical theories.

  • Galileo Galilei

    C1-1 Biographical Information A 16thCentury 17thCentury Italian physicist (1564-1642) who purportedly dropped object from the Leaning Tower of Pisa and studied the pendulum motion of a chandelier in Pisa, Italy Contributions the acceleration of a falling body is independent of its weight Canonical H...

  • physical systems

    C1-1 KeyConcept Definition Literally anything which can be subjected to experiment or measurement. Canonical Hub: CANONICAL_INDEX.

  • results

    C1-1 Literally the result of an experiment. Canonical Hub: CANONICAL_INDEX.

  • hypotheses

    C1-1 Definition A specific question about phenomena of nature.

  • experiment or measurement

    C1-1 KeyConcept Definition A process, the results of which used to test and refine hypotheses models.

  • design experiments

    C1-1 Definition With a hypotheses a physicists designs and build, or part physical systems, putting the components under their control and using a measurement device to collect .

  • describe outcomes

    C1-1 Definition A process by which physicists given construct applicable models from results arise by contrasting the predicted result from the actual result Canonical Hub: CANONICAL_INDEX.

  • physicists

    C1-1 Definition Intuitively, one who engages in development of physical theories.

  • development of physical theories

    C1-1 Definition The process by which physicists develop hypotheses design experiments If the design is correct, describe outcomes If a previously held principle is no longer conscionable, it is discarded.