Nature of Science
Nature of Science
Scientific Method
Terminology
Terminology2
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What does Science mean?
To know
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Is it possible for someone to know all of science? Why or why not?
No, there are too many branches of science to study.
100
Are the steps in the scientific method in a set order?
No
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What is chemistry?
Study of matter at the atomic level
100
What is Biology?
Study of the living world
200
Look at this picture. Make three good observations of it.
Teacher approval.
200
What are the four basic division of Science?
Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geology
200
What are controls?
Things we try to keep the same in an experiment.
200
What is physics?
Study of matter at the concrete level
200
What is Oceanography?
Study of the processes that occur in the Earth's Oceans.
300
How does all knowledge new to mankind come about?
Through the scientific method
300
Zander performs an experiment to test the absorbency of paper towels. Zander places random size paper towels in different size beakers and then rings out the paper towels to test the absorbency of them.
List two things wrong with Zander's experiment.
Should use same size paper towels and same beaker
300
What are variables?
Things that change in an experiment
300
What is the Scientific Methods?
The six step process of acquiring new knowledge.
300
What is Geology?
Study of the Earth and processes that occur on the Earth.
400
What does science try to explain the world in terms of?
Measurable and Observable phenomena
400
How could you make this observation better?
The box was blue.
Teacher approval
400
What are the types of error that might occur in measurement?
Human Error
Instrumental Error
400
What is climatology?
Study of long term weather patterns.
400
What is meteorology?
Study of short term/local weather patterns
500
What are three things Science is NOT based on?
Personal beliefs, feelings, religious beliefs, traditions.
500
What are the 6 divisions of geology?
Climatology, Meteorology, Oceanography, Astronomy, Mineralogy, Seismology
500
What are the 6 steps to the scientific method?
Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Conclusion, Results.
500
What is Astronomy?
Study of how the Earth related to objects beyond the surface of the Earth.
500
What is seismology?
Study of the processes from within the Earth that move Earth materials.