Sci-202
Unit 1
http://www.longwood.edu/cleanva/images/sec6.processskills.pdf: In this, it explains the three dimensions of sciences and why they are important along with the six basic process skills needed that are very important. https://aeon.co/essays/its-time-for-a-robust-philosophical-defence-of-truth-in-science: In this, it explains how truth matters in science and the main actors of the scientific revolutions leadings of the truth in the past. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/religion-science/: In this, …
Unit 2
Weblinks: https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-a-color-model-uses-definition.html In this, it explains the uses and the definitions of the different color models. It shows how they are used and why they are used. It uses a video to explain what colors overlap and others that when overlapped, nothing changes. https://ssec.si.edu/stemvisions-blog/science-rainbows In this, it talks about what makes up a rainbow, the …
Unit 3
3a. The cold water that is condensing is because of the fact that water vapor is around. This means that cold air isn’t being held as long as warm air is. When the vapor comes in contact with a cold pipe it will make the water molecules slow down and then when this happens, the …
Unit 4
When a campfire gives off heat in multiple modes, those being convection, conduction, and radiation. Each one of these has different levels of heat that are possessed. The least amount of heat that is emitted is conduction. With conduction, the air is the conductor, which means that there are not many conductive heat transfers. Another …
Unit 5
5a. To “suck” soda through a straw you are pulling the liquid into your mouth by sucking. However, you cannot suck a liquid. When someone “sucks” soda through a straw, the pressure of the soda pushes the soda up through the straw and into the human mouth. The higher pressure outside of the straw and …
Unit 6
6a. The specific gravity of steel is 7.8, yet steel battleships can float. How can this be? The steel boat’s inside is made up of air, which means that the average density of the boat filled with air is light compared to the density of water. The bottom of the boat is in the water, …
Unit 7
7a. A creationist once gave a presentation where he asked “What evidence would you use to justify your belief that God created the world?” How would you answer this question? What evidence would you cite? Do you need to justify your belief? If this question came up and I were to answer it, I would …
