Unit 1 - Nature of Science Flashcards
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What is science?
The investigation and exploration of natural events and the new information that results from those investigations.
What is empirical evidence?
Research data that is based on direct observations.
What is Earth Science?
The study of Earth, including the rocks, soil, atmosphere, and beyond.
What is the scientific method?
A method for conducting science orderly, making observations, and forming conclusions.
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Problem / Question
What is the second step of the scientific method?
Hypothesis
What must a hypothesis be?
Able to be tested and measured
What format is a hypothesis in?
If/then/because
What is a variable?
Any factor that can be controlled, changed, or measured in an experiment.
What is an independent variable?
A variable that is manipulated by the researcher.
What is a dependent variable?
A variable that is measured to support a hypothesis.
What is a constant?
A constant is a variable kept the same through the experiment.
What is a control group?
A control group is used as a basis of comparison.
What is the 3rd step of the scientific method?
Design an experiment.
What is the 4th step of the scientific method?
Observation, Data, and results.
What is the 5th step of the scientific method?
Data analysis
What is the 6th step of the scientific method?
Conclusion
What is scientific theory?
Explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.
What is scientific law?
A rule that describes a repeated pattern in nature.
What is a scientific model?
Scientific models, illustrations, and simulations help build our understanding of the natural world.
All models must be…
Drawn to scale
What is an example of a limitation of science?
A question about an emotion or value?
