Module 1 Flashcard

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The diverse way in which scientists investigate the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather

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scientific inquiry

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What must scientists always be willing to do?

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change their mind based on new evidence

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What is something that is not understood but can be investigated through experimentation or scientific investigation? Options: hypothesis, scientific law, scientific problem, scientific theory

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scientific problem

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How is an observation different from an inference?

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Observations do not temporarily explain something like inferences do

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Observations:

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Are made using your senses

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This leads to that.

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Observations lead to an inference

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Which of the following is an example of an inference:

• The fish are small and seem to look the same
• The water is shallow and very clear
• It is a sandy and bare ecosystem
• The fish are hiding from a possible predator

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The fish are hiding from a possible predator

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Which of the following is an example of an observation?

• Hurricanes seem to make rough waves
• The waves are rough today
• Hurricanes lose strength over land
• Hurricanes rotate since the Earth also rotates

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The waves are rough today

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Which of the following is an example of an inference? Options: Birds diving into the ocean means there are small fish there, Birds flying over the ocean typically do not flap their wings, Oceanic birds are larger than land birds, The fish is floating very still under the floating seaweed.

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Birds diving into the ocean means there are small fish there

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Which of the following is an example of an observation?

• The ocean creates foam when there are rough waves
• The seaweed grows best with nutrients
• The seaweed floats on the ocean water
• The stronger the winds the bigger the waves are

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The seaweed floats on the ocean water