What is science Flashcards

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What is science?

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Science is the organized and purposeful study of the world around us.
Science is trying to find out how or why something happens.

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What is a scientist?

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A scientist is someone who studies any aspect of science in order to answer scientific questions.

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What is process in science?

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This is the procedure undertaken by a scientist to answer scientific questions.
This is the procedure undertaken by a scientist to answer scientific questions.

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What is meant by the product?

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This refers to the scientific knowledge that have been accumulated over the years.

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Give four examples of product?

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Reports, theories, laws, principles

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List the steps of the scientific process in order

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Observe, Research, Hypothesise, Experiment, Analyse, Repeat, Report

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Name two branches of science and for each, state what area is studied.

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Meteorology-The study of weather
Astronomy- The study of space and the universe

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Name a scientist and one of his/her important scientific contributions.

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Isaac Newton and his theory of gravity and contribution the calculus in Mathematics

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Name two branches of science and for each, state what area is studied.

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Meteorology-The study of weather
Astronomy- The study of space and the universe

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Name a scientist and one of his/her important scientific contributions.

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Isaac Newton and his theory of gravity and contribution the calculus in Mathematics

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List five attitudes of scientists

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Curiosity, Logic, open-mindedness, Productivity, and discipline

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Give another term that can be used for process.

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Procedure

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Outcomes

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Name two branches of science and for each, state what area is studied.

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Meteorology-The study of weather
Astronomy- The study of space and the universe

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Name a scientist and one of his/her important scientific contributions.

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Isaac Newton and his theory of gravity and contribution the calculus in Mathematics

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List five attitudes of scientists

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Curiosity, Logic, open-mindedness, Productivity, and discipline

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Name two branches of science and for each, state what area is studied.

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Meteorology-The study of weather
Astronomy- The study of space and the universe

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Name a scientist and one of his/her important scientific contributions.

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Isaac Newton and his theory of gravity and contribution the calculus in Mathematics

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List five attitudes of scientists

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Curiosity, Logic, open-mindedness, Productivity, and discipline

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This refers to the scientific knowledge that have been accumulated over the years.

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Define the meaning of the word repetition in science

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When the same scientist repeats the same experiment in the same location

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Define the meaning of the word replication in science.

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When other scientists produce the same study in a different location

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Name two branches of science and for each, state what area is studied.

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Meteorology-The study of weather
Astronomy- The study of space and the universe

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Name a scientist and one of his/her important scientific contributions.
Isaac Newton and his theory of gravity and contribution the calculus in Mathematics
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Give another term that can be used for product
Outcomes
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List five attitudes of scientists
Curiosity, Logic, open-mindedness, Productivity, and discipline
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What is a scientific law?
A scientific law is the description of an observed occurrence. It doesn't explain why the phenomenon exists or what causes it.
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Name a scientist and one of his/her important scientific contributions.
Isaac Newton and his theory of gravity and contribution the calculus in Mathematics
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Name two branches of science and for each, state what area is studied.
Meteorology-The study of weather Astronomy- The study of space and the universe
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Give two examples of scientific laws.
Law of Gravity Laws of motion
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List five attitudes of scientists
Curiosity, Logic, open-mindedness, Productivity, and discipline
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Give another term that can be used for product
Outcomes
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Name a scientist and one of his/her important scientific contributions.
Isaac Newton and his theory of gravity and contribution the calculus in Mathematics
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Name two branches of science and for each, state what area is studied.
Meteorology-The study of weather Astronomy- The study of space and the universe
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List five attitudes of scientists
Curiosity, Logic, open-mindedness, Productivity, and discipline
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Give another term that can be used for product
Outcomes
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What is a scientific theory
A scientific theory is a well-supported explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. It is NOT a suggestion or guess
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Give an example of two scientific theories and explain what they are
Climate Change is well researched and supported by years of data and suggests that human actions has supported the change in climate by promoting global warming. The Theory of evolution by natural selection, states that organisms change over time as a result of changes inherited from parents that provide it an advantage to living/