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What is science?
The systematic study of natural events and conditions.
What are experiments?
Organized procedures to study something/things under controlled conditions
What is always happening to science and scientific knowledge?
It is always changing
What two things does science affect?
The way we think and the way we live our lives.
What are the three different types of science?
Physics, biology, and geology.
What is a hypothesis?
What is a scientific theory?
A well-supported explanation of nature.
Do many occupations use science?
Yes.
What is pseudoscience?
A belief or practice that is based on incorrectly applied scientific methods.
What is a dependent variable?
a variable that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more independent variables
What is a scientific law?
A description of a specific relationship under given conditions in the natural world.
What type of science does architecture use?
Physics.
What must a scientist do to evidence they gather from their scientific study?
Make it available for all other scientists.
What is an independent variable?
The factor that is deliberately manipulated
Where do scientists get their empirical evidence?
From fields or laboratories
Who are the people who contribute to science?
Those who do scientific research, people in many fields, and anyone who asks scientific questions and seeks answers.
What is empirical evidence?
Evidence that includes observations, measurements, and all the data people gather and test.
What are the parts that make up a scientific investigation?
Experiments, observation, and hypothesis.
How do scientific ideas change?
By new evidence coming in or by collaborations and debates.
Advances in what contributed to the growth of the population of Earth?
Farming and agriculture.