Science is primarily concerned with how the ________________ ____________ works.
What is the "natural world"?
100
Science seeks to understand the natural phenomena, not the search for ___________ because this word has different meanings to different people.
What is "truth"?
100
This means "fake", "phony", "deceptive".
What is "pseudo"?
100
Examples are sunrise, aurora, thunder storms, shooting stars, volcanoes...
What is "natural phenomena"?
200
Science requires a lot of different imaginations and original ideas. Science requires a lot of ___________ activity!
What is "creative"?
200
Science cannot use _____________ explanations because these explanations do not have concrete evidence.
What is "supernatural"?
200
This means a guess or a speculation in everyday language but in science, this word means a well-supported explanation.
What is "theory"?
200
These kinds of scientists study the planets, stars, and space, a well as predict the age of the universe.
What are "astronomers"?
300
Science only provides _______________ answers to questions. The reason is because scientific facts can change once new information is available.
What is "temporary"?
300
This is not a science, and it deals with "predicting your future from the arrangement of stars and planets". This is __________.
What is "astrology"?
300
This is a type of guess that is based on knowledge and experience. This is an __________ guess.
What is "educated"?
300
True of False: Science is mostly concerned with collecting facts.
FALSE. Collecting data is only a piece in helping us understand how our natural world works.
400
True or False? Scientists should not believe in supernatural beings or in God. This would prevent them from doing science well.
False. Scientists can believe in God or supernatural beings, as long as they do not use God as a reason for any natural phenomenon in science.
400
A scientific fact is NOT permanent or ______________.
What is "absolute" or "fixed"? Either is acceptable.
400
____-____________ journals allow scientists to read and critique other scientists' works as well as repeat them. Doing this eliminates most of the fraudulent work being published.
What is "peer-reviewed"?
400
A _______________ is a proposed explanation made on limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
What is "hypothesis"?
500
Why can science be done poorly?
Any of these answers:
- Science is done by humans, and humans make mistakes.
- Scientists may publish fraudulent work.
500
Most engineers and doctors do not formulate or test hypotheses. Instead they _____________ science to their work.
What is "apply" or "use"?
500
Give an example how science typically provides only temporary answers to questions.
May include:
-Earth was thought to be flat at one point.
-Humans were thought to have 48 chromosomes at one point.