History of Science
An ancient form of paper, made from a plant of the same name.
What is papyrus?
An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.
Hypothesis
The variable of part of an experiment to which all others will be compared.
Control
Objects made by people such as tools and weapons.
Artifacts
A natural or artificial body orbiting a planet or star.
Satellite
The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation in order to formulate general laws.
Science
An example that contradicts a conclusion.
Counter Example
Experiments in which information about the test is kept from the participants to reduce bias.
Blind Experiments
A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms.
Life Science
The process of wearing or grinding something down by wind, water, or other natural agents.
Erosion
An Alchemists main goal.
Turn lead into gold.
T/F
Science is not a means by which something can be proven.
T
Experiments in which neither the experimenters nor the participants know the objects' identities in the setup.
Double Blind
Dendrochronolgy is the process of counting what to determine age?
Tree rings
What rock type is the most common in the Grand Canyon?
Sedimentary.
This worldview began to replace the Roman worldview, allowing science to progress toward the end of the Dark Ages.
Christian worldview
Explain this statement in your own words:
The confusion caused by different data interpretation is not science vs religion- it is really worldview vs worldview.
Grand Canyon- by chance or by flood?
An aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment.
Experimental Variable
What are the three document tests?
Internal, External, Bibliographic
Place these terms in order from farthest distance from Earth until the object lands on Earth-
Meteor, Meteoroid, Meteorite
Meteoroid, Meteor, Meteorite
Charles Darwin had two major impacts on the progress of science, one negative and one positive- what are they?
- empowered those who wanted to ignore the authority of scripture
+Debunked immutability of the species
Explain the difference between operational science and historical science.
Operational- uses observable, repeatable experiments
Historical- relies on relics from the past and historical records
Name three different types of graphs used by scientists to record and present data.
Line, bar, circle
Describe each of the document tests-
Internal- Does document agree with itself?
External-Does document agree with other known historical facts from reliable sources
Bibliographic- How many years between original and first copy?
How many copes by different people?
Explain how cloud to ground lightening is formed.
Static electricity build up on ice particles in the cloud as they collide into each other.
A difference in charge is created to between the cloud and ground.
Charges eventually overcome the air's ability to separate them
A stream of electrons zigzag its way down to the ground, forming a lightening strike.