Nature Of Science

Question 1

what is the study of the world around us

Answer 1

science is the study of the world around us

Question 2

what do scientist do to answer questions about the natural world

Answer 2

carry out investigations

Question 3

how do scientist solve problems

Answer 3

scientists work hard to solve problems in different ways

Question 4

what is the scientific method

Answer 4

the SCIENTIFIC METHOD is a series of steps that scientist follow to investigate natural occurrences

Question 5

what is a natural occurrence

Answer 5

a natural occurrence is anything that happens in nature that is not controlled by humans

Question 6

what is a hypothesis

Answer 6

a HYPOTHESIS is an idea that will be tested by an investigation (a hypothesis can’t be tested if the technology does not yet exist, a hypothesis must be testable)

Question 7

how do you begin a scientific investigation

Answer 7

to begin a scientific investigation you must ask a clear question that can be tested

Question 8

In science, each new discovery…?

Answer 8

builds on new discoveries that have gone before