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Deductive Reasoning
What is a type of thinking that starts with an assumption and then reaches conclusions based on that assumption
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Natural Philosopher
What is someone who studies the science of matter and energy, physics.
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Explanations
What is the removal of cells, tissues or organs of animals and plants for observation of their growth and development in appropriate culture media.
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Scientists say that the Sun appears to move in the sky because the Earth is rotating on its axis, this and example of... A. Belief B.Explanation C. Prediction D. Description
What is B. Explanation
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Give one example of how some kind of authority influenced science,positively or negatively.
What is Rome, Rome did not allow dissection of the human body, making Galen and others have to base research on pigs and monkeys.
200
Risk Benefit Analysis
What is examines the risks and benfits that technology might bring to humans and the enivroment
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Technologists
What is someone who investigate the natural world to detect its underlying patterns and rules by which it works. They use this knowledge to make products the meet the needs of society.
200
Inferences
What is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
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Which sentence best summarizes why scientific knowledge changes over time. A. B. C. D.
What is A. Science must explain new observations that challenge existing theories.
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Nicholas Copernicus stated that the Earth was a planet that revolved around the Sun, name two reasons why people rejected this claim.
What is - it went against the church - it had been believed differently for so long before, the people could not change their belief of the Sun and Earth
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Inductive Reasoning
What is the process of reaching conclusions based on the observations and experiment. Science is practiced mainly this way today.
300
Sir Isaac Newton
What is he was a major contributor to the study and understanding of gravity, on Earth and other celestial bodies.
300
Observations
What is the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.
300
Which of the following correctly matches the person with their idea? A. Aristotle, heavy and light objects fall at the same speed B. Ptolemy, the Sun, planets, and the stars revolve around the Earth C. Galileo, A light object falls slower than a heavier one D. Galen, Invisible organisms called bacteria cause sickness
What is B. Ptolemy, the Sun, planets, and the stars revolve around the Earth
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Popular culture often depicts scientists or technologists as having special roles in modern society. Describe one special role in popular culture that assumes scientists or technologists have in modern society.
What is being a mad scientist (supervillain)
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Technology
What is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
400
Aristotle
What is the person who is best known for his ideas on the origin of the universe, motion, and classification of plants and animals.
400
Science
What is the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
400
Engineers perform risk-benefit analyses of technologies. Which is a benefit of wind power? A. Not emitting hydrocarbons B. Can be developed anywhere C. Inexpensive D. Requires turbines to be built on hills
What is A. It does not emit hydrocarbons
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The microscope was invented around the same time as the telescope, name one discovery that was not possible until the invention of the microscope.
What is the discovery of bacteria, or incredibly small organisms.
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Microscopic
What is too small to be seen without a microscope.
500
Galen
What is the doctor who wrote about the anatomy of the human body.
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Society
What is a group of people who share a set of institutions.
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Which of the following correctly matches the person with his book? A. Copernicus- The Algamest B. Galen- On the Revolutions of the Celestial Orbs C. Vesalius- On the Fabric of the Human Body D. Ptolemy- The Starry Messenger
What is C. Vesalius- On the Fabric of the Human Body
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Write about either- airbags in passenger vehicles such as cars, vans, and trucks radiation therapy to kill cancer cells or treat tumors
What is __________________________________________________ OR __________________________________________________