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Unit 65: Review of Scientific Concepts

Concepts in the History of Science (Semester II)

You should be able to recognize each of the terms and concepts listed below and explain how each theory developed and how it is related to or dependent on other theories. You should also be able to summarize the observational and experimental evidence used to support each theory.

Scientific theories and concepts

1. Electrical Charge, Static Electricity, and Current
2. The Interaction of Electricity and Magnetism
3. Radioactive decay
4. Atomic structure
5. Quantum Mechanics
6. The Wave and Particle Nature of Electromagnetic Radiation
7. Special and General Relativity
8. Diversity of Species and Conservation Ecology
9. Cellular Energy Processes: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
10. Genetics: The structure and manipulation of DNA
11. Reorganization of the solar system: the exploration of the planets
12. Composition of, and distances to, stars
13. The size of the universe: distances to and types of galaxies
14. The origins of the universe

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