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17 Cards in this Set
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________ : parshaly varified idea that ties together a number of different observations.
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theory
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name the steps of the expiermental method in order.
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1 state the problem
2 form a hypothesis 3 do a controlled expeirmnet 4 analze the data 5 make a conclusion 6 verify the conclusion |
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why is communication in science important?
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so you can verify your answers with other people's results, examine others research, and learn from other peoples mistakes
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Which has more evidence to suport itself... hypothesis, or theroy... why
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theroy, because it's been proved at least once
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what type of data can be recorded with numbers and measurments?
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quanitative data
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why do you think scientists prefer quanitative data over qualitative?
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because science is mostly exact, and quanitative is more exact
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when _____ we look for the realationships in the data
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analizing
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Name at least two of the limitations of science
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1 it cannot be used to solve all of our problems
2 it can't establish truth 3 it is limited by the persons who practice it 4 It can't prove a universal statement 5 It can't make value judgementa 6 it can never answer all of our questions |
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_______: a statement of a consistent pattern of phenomena which has been varified repeaditly
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law
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a ____ _____ attempts to look at just one factor that could help answer the orignal problem
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controlled expierment
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what does verify mean
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reapting the expiernment at least once to make sure it's right
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what is a value judgement
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it's your personal opinion on a certain object
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What is a hypothesis
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an educated guess
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what type of data is not recored in measurable units?
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qualitative data
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what is a variable
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the factor that is delibretly changed or altered
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the _____ ______ is the best way we have developed to give usable answers about the physical world
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scientific mehtod
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which step of the expiermental method involves tables and graphs?
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results
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