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12 Cards in this Set
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What are the 3 basic Science Questions?
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1. What is There?
2. How does it work? 3. How did it come to be this way? |
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Yes Or No.
Science is a process to seek the truth |
No.
The goal of science is to come as CLOSE as we can to understanding the cause and realities of the natural world |
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Science is a process that attempts to prove things.
True or False |
False.
Science actually attempts to disprove ideas. If the idea passes the testing, then it is more likely to be a good explanation. |
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Science does not produce absolute facts?
True or False |
True.
Science is a process that can only produce possible to highly probable explanations. |
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Science is a process that can always be relied upon.
Yes or No |
No
Science can be done poorly and mistakes can be made. |
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Science is always properly used.
True or False |
False
Science is frequently misused as in "pseudosciences.” |
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Science explanations are ALWAYS based on
observations. True or False |
True
It is NOT a process where understanding is based on faith or belief. |
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Science is simply a matter of opinion?
True or False |
False
It requires lines of evidence that lead to that best solution. |
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Scientific theories are just tentative ideas or
hunches. True or False |
False
The word theory is often used this way in everyday conversation, but a theory in science refers to a well tested explanation for a large number of observations. |
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What is and Independent Variable
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Something that is changed by the scientist.
--What is tested --What is manipulated |
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What is a dependent variable?
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Something that might be effected by the change in the independent variable.
--what is observed --what is measured --the data collected --responding variable |
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What is a controlled variable?
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a varialbe that is not changed.
--also called a constants --allow for a "fair test" --things tha could change, but don't |
