definitions
definitions
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
Nj Ask review questions
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A type of thinking that starts with an assumption and then reaches conclusions based on that assumption
What is deductive reasoning
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a conclusion reached by using what we think to be true
What is inference
100
is the process of reaching conclusions based on observation and experiments.
What is inductive reasoning
100
Name two things Juanita must do to knkw the distances of the shortest and longest flights.
In order for Juanita to know the distances of the longest and shortest flights she must measure the difference of each flight and record each distance she measures.
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engineers need to determine both the positive and negative effects of a new technology. what process do engineers use to determine both the positive and the negative effects?
What is risk benefit analysis
200
an accurate account of an event or a process
What is description
200
information gathered by the census or through measurement
What is observation
200
Nicholas Copernicus a polish priest and astronomer, published on the revolutions of the celestial orbs in 1543. The book argued that the motions of the planets could be better explained by assuming that earth was a planet that orbited the sun. State two reasons why people rejected this plan.
Many people thought the sun revolved around the earth because the sun appeared to move in the sky. Another reason is because people though the earth was the center of the universe so it was difficult to accept the idea that the sun revolved around the earth.
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Why do you think Juanita decided that this was not the best way to figure out how to improve her glider?
She should test one independent variable at a time
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scientists say that the sun appears to move in the sky because the earth is rotating on its axis. this is an example of...
What is a prediction
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an account that tells why or how an event or process happened
What is explanation
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a study that examines the risks and benefits that technology might bring to individual humans, society, and the natural environment
What is risk benefit analysis
300
Isaac newton investigated gravity because he was curious about it. Name a technology that has benefited from Newtons work on gravity
Examples of inventions that benefited from Newtons work on gravity are rockets and satellites.
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NJ Ask- the philosopher Betrand Russell once said ยจ Everything that... that Aristotle said on scientific subjects proved an obstacle to progress." Explain why this was so.
There finding retreated as the final answer, but they were wrong
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which sentence best summarizes why scientific knowledge changes over time
science must explain new observations that challenge existing theories
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a process of reaching conclusions based on observation and expirement
What is inductive reasoning
400
the study of the natural world with the purpose of detecting its underlined patterns and the rules by which it works
What is science
400
NJ Ask- which of the following correctly matches the person with his book
What is Vesalius- the fabric of the human body
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Juanita already has a control group what is it?
Her control group was the first 10 flights
400
Engineers perform risk- benefit analysis of technologies. which is a benefit of windpower
What is it does not emit hydrocarbons
500
a group of people that share a set of political economic and cultural institution
What is society
500
the use of knowledge gained through scientific investigations to make products that meet the needs and the wants of a society
What is technology
500
Popular culture often depicts scientists or technologists as having special roles in modern society.Describe one special role that popular culture assumes that scientists or technologists have in modern society.
Popular culture depicts scientists and technologists as "crazy" people that have a lot of knowledge and tools to improve human life.
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If you were Juanita which of theses variables would you test first and why?
You should always test one independent variable at a time. I would test shortening the wingspan first for more aroedynamics and more surface are to get more lift
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NJ ASK- Which of the following correctly matches the person with his idea
What is Aristotle- heavy and light objects fall at the same rate of speed
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