Astrophysics

General:

1. Thought revolution and rotation mean the same thing

2. Thought glass is a solid

3. Thought intuition is a reliable guide to astronomy

4. Thought theory in science was any idea, not necessarily one that could be tested

5. Thought distances are determined only by space probes

6. Thought we could travel to other planets much faster than we can

7. Thought science progresses in an orderly manner

8. Thought contact lenses are rubber

9. Thought matter can be given escape velocity and leave Earth

10. Thought Angstrom was a measurement of electrical current

11. Thought objects always spin the same way they revolve

12. Thought weak force is the weakest force

13. Thought mass and weight are the same thing

14. Thought gasses have no mass

15. Thought the millimeter is the smallest unit of measurement

16. Thought scientific notation was only used in physics

17. Thought there is only one force of nature

18. Thought a lightyear is longer than a parsec

19. Thought there is only one type of water (i.e. no D2O )

20. Thought the electromagnetic force is the strongest

21. Thought water drains differently in the southern hemisphere

22. Thought forces are always attractive

23. Thought parsec is a measurement of time

24. Though magnetic poles of bodies do not move or flip

 

Cosmic Rays

1. Thought the Sun was the only source of cosmic rays


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