1. Preparation & study materials
Term 2, Test 1
Preparation & study materials

2. Scientific Method & Progress of Civilizations
Regular pattern of development & decline
Until the 16th century
Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Greece
European cultures adopted the scientific method
400 years ago & changed the old pattern
Using science, learned to overcome disease, increase life expectancy, & dominate the Earth
Science 1
Time: 94s
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3. The Atom & its Parts Science 3 Until late 19th century
For a long time, thought to be the smallest unit
Until late 19th century
92 basic types comprised the elements
Can be broken down into smaller particles, which strain the imagination
Physicists discovered with complex scientific instruments
Some measure less than a trillion of a cm & may exist for a trillion of a second
Science 3
Time: 99s
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4. Molecules Science 4 Can consist of one or more atoms
Smallest particle of a chemical substance capable of independent existence
Can consist of one or more atoms
Contains one or more kinds of atoms
Largest & smallest Molecules
Proteins & DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
Hydrogen (H2)
Science 4
Time: 132s
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5. The Supercontinent Science 5
Alfred Wegener, German Meteorologist
The fit of the coasts (i.e. the Gulf of Guinea Brazil coast)
Occurrence of coal deposits in polar regions
A. L. du Toit, South African Geologist
Anomalous distribution of fossils
Gondwanaland & Laurasia’s separation
Science 5
Time: 132s
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6. Steam Power Machine 1 Ancient Greece, Hero of Alexandria
A very long history
Ancient Greece, Hero of Alexandria
James Watt
17th century findings by Galileo, Torricelli, De Caus
1L water yields 1600L of steam (power)
A vacuum is created when steam cools & reverts back to water in the same container
Machine 1
Time: 108s
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7. The Human Brain Mind 1 Time: 123s WPM: 1.3kg of tissue
Complex Structure
1.3kg of tissue
Consists of more than 10 Billion cells
Highly Specialized Function
Together with the spinal cord it makes up the Central Nervous System (CNS)
Coordinate body’s nerve activities: Receive incoming impulses, analyze, taking past experience into account, & make adjustments
Mind 1
Time: 123s
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8. Human Sensory Perception
Princeton University experiment
Research Question: What happens to humans in isolation?
55 volunteers, confined alone in a dark soundproof room for up to 4 days
Results of test during & immediately after confinement
Sensory deprivation & isolation undermines normal perception
People experienced: Hallucinations, Time became concentrated, More sensitivity to pain, & Shape distortion
Mind 2
Time: 116s
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9. Human Intelligence Mind 5 Time: 77s WPM:
A desirable characteristic
Ability to successfully perform mental operations
Involves memory, reasoning, inventiveness, & other mental capabilities
Relative importance of various mental capabilities
Good memory, but no inventiveness VS poor abstract reasoning, but able to build a complex structure after 1 glance at blueprints
Idiot savant: few extraordinary capabilities, but far below average in many important mental tasks
Mind 5
Time: 77s
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