The Nature of Science

Science is a word that comes from the Latin word meaning:

• being smart

• having knowledge

• being nerdy

The goal of science is to understand how and why things happen.

• True

• False

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Science wants to achieve understanding of:

• everything

• how and why things happen

• how to prove others wrong

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Advancement in science is always a smooth and predictable process.

• True

• False

Science is a way of learning about the natural world based on:

• evidence and logic

• opinion

• religious beliefs

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The __________ is a process that uses evidence and logic to learn about the natural world.

• observational method

• experimental method

• scientific method

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Science advances as:

• new evidence accumulates

• opinions change

• new books are written

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Scientific knowledge is always changing.

• True

• False

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Usually scientists do not specialize and study one aspect of the natural world, but will focus on many aspects to understand why and how things happen.

• True

• False

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Baby steps occur in science as small bits of __________ gradually accumulate.

• hearsay

• confusion

• evidence

• material

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