Chapter 1, Section 1 Flashcards
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It is the process that uses _____ & _____ to gain knowledge about events in nature.
It is a process that uses OBSERVATION and INVESTIGATION to gain knowledge about events in nature.
What are the three major categories of science
Life science
earth science
physical science
Life science deals with ______ things
Life science deals with LIVING things
Earth science deals with ________
Earth science deals with EARTH & SPACE
Physical science deals with ______
Physical science deals with MATTER & ENERGY
Scientific ______ helps us to understand the natural world
Scientific EXPLANATIONS help us to understand the natural world
As more is learned in the world some earlier explanations Might be found to be _____ or new ______ might provide more accurate answers.
As more is learned in the world, some earlier explanations might be found to be INCOMPLETE or new TECHNOLOGY might provide more accurate answers.
As Christ followers what is our ultimate source of answers?
The Bible
Scientists learn things about the natural world through _______
Scientists learn things about the natural world through INVESTIGATIONS
Some investigations involve simply _______ something that happens.
Some investigations involves simply OBSERVING something that happens
Other investigations involve setting up _______ to test things in the world
Other investigations involve setting up EXPERIMENTS to test things in the world.
What are the four steps?
State the problem
gather information
form a hypothesis
test the hypothesis
State the problem
a) often written as a ______
b) usually derived from a _____ of an event for an _____ that is not working
Often written as a QUESTION
Usually derived from an OBSERVATION of an event or an ACTIVITY that is not working
Gather information
a) before forming a hypothesis it is useful to _____ as much as possible about the ____ of the problem
b) it also may be helpful to see what _____ have found in their work
a) before forming a hypothesis it is useful to LEARN as much as possible about that BACKGROUND of the problem.
b) it also may be useful to see what OTHERS have found in their work
Form a hypothesis
a) A hypothesis is a possible ____ Of a problem
b) this is made using what you ____ and what you ____ during step 2
a) And hypothesis is a possible EXPLANATION of a problem
b) this is made using what you KNOW and what you GATHERED during step 2
4) Test the hypothesis
a) some hypotheses can be tested by making _____
b) others can be tested by building a _____ and relating it to real life situations
c) A common way to test I had a hypothesis is to perform an ______
a) Some hypotheses can be tested by making OBSERVATIONS
b) others can be tested by building a MODEL and relating it to real life situations
c) a common way to test a hypothesis is to perform an EXPERIMENT
What is science
Science is a method for studying the natural world.
An experiment tests the _____ of one thing on _____
An experiment to tests the EFFECT of one thing on ANOTHER
The _____ are the things being tested in an experiment
The VARIABLES are the things being tested in an experiment
Independent variable the variable that is _____to test the ______on the dependent variable.
Independent variable the variable that is CHANGED to test the EFFECT on the dependent variable
Dependent variable-the variable that _____ according to the changes if the ______
Dependent variable-the variable that CHANGES according to the changes if the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE.
So I want to do an experiment testing the effect of different fertilizers on plant growth in this experiment there are two variables
Fertilizer and
plant growth
In this experiment what is my independent variable
Fertilizer
In this experiment what is my dependent variable
Plant growth
