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What are the goals of science?
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to investigate and understand The natural world,to explain events in the natural world,and to use the those explainations to make useful predicitions.
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Define data
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The information gathered from observations.
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The imformation gathered from observations?
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Data
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What is a hypothesis and when is it useful?
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A hypothesis is a purpose scientific explanations for of observations and it is useful if it can be tested.
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What does a controlled experiment allow a scientist to do?
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a controlled experiment can only be tested one vairable at a time.
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Why do scientist publish experiments?
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scientists publish experiment because to let other people see it who might try to make it better.
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What are the 8 characteristics of living things?
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1.Living things are made up of units called cells.
2.Living things reproduce. 3.Living things are based on a universal genetic 4.Living things grow and delevop. 5.Living things obtain and use materials and energy. 6.Living things respond to heir environment. 7.Living things maintain a stable internal environment. 8.Taken as a group, living things,can change over time. |
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