MOD 3/4 Experiments App. Science Science Technology
MOD 5 The History of Life
MOD 6
100
the sun is the center of the universe and the planets revolve around it
What is heliocentric?
100
an educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question
What is a hypothesis?
100
an experiment in which neither party knows if they are the control or not
What is a double-blind experiment?
100
the study of past human life as revealed by relics
What is archeology?
100
the view that most of the earth's geological features are the result of slow, gradual processes that have been at work for millions or even billions of years
What is uniformitarianism?
200
the earth is at the center of the universe and the sun and other planets revolve around it.
What is geocentric
200
a theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data
What is Scientific law?
200
when one party does not know if they are the control or not
What is a blind experiment?
200
study of the earth's history revealed in earth's rocks
What is geology?
200
the view that most of the earth's geological features are the result of large-scale catastrophes such as floods, volcanic eruptions, etc
What is catastrophism?
300
he is best known for his book, The Origin of Species
Who is Darwin?
300
you can discard it or modify it
What do you do when a hypothesis does not agree with the experiment?
300
a device that either multiplies or redirects a force
What is a simple machine?
300
counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree
What is dendrochronology?
300
the process when limestone is exposed to acidic rain water and it breaks down forming a gas in the process
What is chemical weathering?
400
they believed that many substances could be substituted for lead and turned into gold.
Who were alchemists?
400
and example that contradicts a conclusion
What is counter example?
400
when a person attempts to improve or better and object or process
What is applied science?
400
distinct layers in rock
What is strata?
400
when sediment is dripped onto the bottom of a cave, form on the floor of caves, reaching upward
What is a stalagmite?
500
he came up with the first classification scheme for living creatures and championed the idea of spontaneous generation.
Who is Aristotle?
500
can not be proven, is not 100% reliable, must conform to scientific method
What are the three limitations of science?
500
the amount by which force or motion is magnified in a simple machine
What is mechanical advantage?
500
when artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layers holding the older artifacts
What is principle of superposition?
500
the igneous veins that run in the same direction as the strata (underground)