The purpose of peer review in scientists to ensure that published results meet standards set by the scientific community.
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Define science.
Science is an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world.
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What is the difference between an observation and an inference?
An observation is a fact about an object that can be seen. An inference is a realistic guess about an object based on the observations made.
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How can you describe a controlled experiment?
Only one variable is tested at a time.
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How are scientific theories useful?
Scientific theories are useful because they allow scientists to make their assumptions about the complex aspects of life. Though they are not one-hundred percent true, they allow scientists to expand on their ideas.
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Define theory.
Well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses and enables scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations.
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Why did spontaneous generation seem probable at the time?
Spontaneous generation seemed probable at the time because they based their ideas solely on observations.
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What are the goals of science?
One goal of science is to provide natural explanations for events in the natural world. Science also aims to use those explanations to understand patterns in nature and to make useful predictions about natural events.
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What helps scientists generate new ideas?
Curiosity, skepticism, open-mindedness, and creativity help scientists generate new ideas.
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Define hypothesis.
A scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it.
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True or False: Science deals with the natural and supernatural world.
False
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Describe science methodology.
Scientific methodology consists of observing and asking questions, making inferences and forming hypotheses, conducting controlled experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.
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Where do scientific ideas come from?
Scientific attitudes, practical problems, and technology are places where scientists get their ideas.
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Define controlled experiment.
An experiment in which only one variable is changed to find an answer to a hypothesis.
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Since technology, science, and society are closely related, what may they lead to?
A discovery in one field of science my lead to new technologies and questions.
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True or False: Science changes constantly through testing and discoveries.
True
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A useful theory that has been thoroughly tested and supported by many lines of evidence may become the _______ view among the majority of scientists, but no theory is considered absolute truth.
Dominant
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Define an observation.
The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way.
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How is the definition of a theory in science different from the definition of a theory in society?
A theory in society is similar to a hypothesis but a theory in science is a well-tested and believed idea.