Nature of Science & Inductive Reasoning

Which accumulates over time in order for science to progress?

• evidence

• material

• confusion

• dissent

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

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

In 1666, Isaac Newton introduced the idea that gravity is universal.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Who introduced the idea that gravity is universal?

• Issac Newton

• Thomas Edison

• Bill Gates

• Albert Einstein

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Scientists have a common interest in understanding how and why things happen, even though they may focus on very different aspects of the natural world.

• True

• False

Newton's law of universal gravitation only refers to the phenomena of objects falling toward the ground or rolling downhill.

• True

• False

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What is the benefit of baby steps in science occurring as small bits of evidence gradually accumulate?

• Scientists reject new ideas.

• It provides a bumpy road for the advancement of science.

• Scientists refine and expand on earlier ideas.

• New scientific ideas are mocked.

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Which accumulates over time in order for science to progress?

• material

• dissent

• evidence

• confusion

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What is science?

• a way of learning about the natural world based on evidence and logic

• a collection of facts

• a method of reliably developing new technology

• something unchangeable that is being rediscovered

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