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Model, Theory, Law, Etc.

Scientific models, theories, and laws are used to explain patterns in nature. Models represent complex phenomena, theories are supported by evidence and verified by research, and laws describe patterns mathematically. Measurements assign numbers to characteristics and are dependent on context. The metric system prefixes like kilo, mega, and milli denote powers of ten for units like meters and grams. Common scientific units like the second, meter, and kilogram have been redefined over time based on fundamental atomic properties rather than physical artifacts.

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Model, Theory, Law, Etc.

Scientific models, theories, and laws are used to explain patterns in nature. Models represent complex phenomena, theories are supported by evidence and verified by research, and laws describe patterns mathematically. Measurements assign numbers to characteristics and are dependent on context. The metric system prefixes like kilo, mega, and milli denote powers of ten for units like meters and grams. Common scientific units like the second, meter, and kilogram have been redefined over time based on fundamental atomic properties rather than physical artifacts.

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Model A representation of something difficult or impossible to display

directly.
Theory An explanation for patterns in nature that is supported by
scientific evidence and verified multiple times by various groups of
researchers.
Law A concise description, usually in the form of a mathematical
equation, used to describe a pattern in nature.
Scientific notation is the way that scientists easily handle very
large numbers or very small numbers. For example, instead of writing
0.0000000056, we write 5.6 x 10-9.
Measurement is the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an
object or event, which can be compared with other objects or events.
The scope and application of a measurement is dependent on the
context and discipline.
Common Metric System Prefixes (powers of 10)
kilo- (e.g. kilogram, kilometer) 1000=103 1 kilometer=1,000 meters
mega- (e.g. mega-meter) 1,000,000=106 1 mega-meter=1,000,000
meters=1,000 kilometers
milli (e.g. millimeter or mu) 1 millimeter = 10-3 m micro- (e.g.
micrometer or micron) 1 mM= 10-6 m
Nano (e.g nanometer) 1 nm = 10-9 m
1. Second was originally defined in terms of the rotation of the Earth in
one day.
Now defined in terms of frequency of an atomic (Cesium) "Atomic
Clocks"
2. Meter was originally defined as the distance between two marks on
a standard metal bar in Paris.
Now defined as the distance light travels in a given time.
3. The kilogram or kg was originally defined by a standard mass in
Paris.
Now the kilogram is defined in terms of the isotope of Carbon 12.

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