Physical
Science 100

Professor Grant W. Mason

College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Brigham Young University

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TEST 1: Chapters 1-9

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Newton's First Law: A Man on an Elevator (Uniform Motion)
Newton's Second Law: The Moon circles the Earth
Newton's Third Law: A Book lies on a Table
Newton's Second and Third Laws: Truck hits a Mosquito
Newton's Second Law and the Universal Law of Gravitation: A Hammer and a Feather fall
Newton's Second and Third Laws: The Moose and the Log
Newton's First, Second, and Third Laws: Girl on an Elevator (Accelerated Motion)
Archimedes' Principle: A Cork floats at Rest
Archimedes' Principle: A Deep-sea Diver releases his Weights
Conservation of Energy: A Pendulum swings
Special Principle of Relativity: A Snowmobile on a Frozen Lake Bed
Special Theory of Relativity: Simultaneity of Events
Special Theory of Relativity: The Light Clock
Special Theory of Relativity: The Muon Experiment

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TEST 2: Chapters 10-17

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Molecular Model: Water boils at a Constant Temperature
The Law of Increasing Disorder: Reversible and Irreversible Processes
Waves: Speed, Frequency, and Wavelength
Duality of Light: Photoelectric Effect
The Bohr Model of the Atom: An Atom interacts with Light
Absorption Spectra: An Atom interacts with Light
Duality of Matter: Electrons as Waves
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: Electrons pass through a Slit
The Wave Model of the Atom: Historical Development of Concepts
The Wave Model of the Atom: Standing Waves
The Wave Model of the Atom: Orbitals

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TEST 3: Chapters 18-25

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The Periodic Table: Patterns of Chemical Behavior
Molecules and Compounds: Balancing Chemical Equations
The Metallic Bond
Ionic Bonding: Predicting Chemical Formulas
Covalent Bonding: Electron Dot Diagrams and the Octet Rule
Molecules of Life: Nucleotides and Amino Acids
Molecules of Life: RNA and DNA
Radioactivity: Beta Decay
Radioactivity: Carbon-14 Dating
Radioactivity: Electron Capture
The Strong Force: Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Energy: Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion

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TEST 4: Chapters 26-34

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Cosmology: Measuring Distances (Hertzsprung-Russell)
Cosmology: The Cosmological Redshift (Doppler Shift)
Cosmology: The Big Bang and Steady State Models
The History of a Star: Protostar to White Dwarf
The Planet Earth: Continents and Oceans
The Planet Earth: The Moon
Geologic Time: The Geologic Column
The Interior of the Earth: Evidence from Seismic Waves
Plate Tectonics: The Evidence for Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics: The Evidence for Seafloor Spreading
Plate Tectonics: Divergent and Convergent Plate Boundaries
The Hydrologic Cycle: The Hydrologic System

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