What is science? Review

Scientists try to guess how and why things in the natural world happens.

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• False

An investigation is a procedure carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something in order to learn more about it.

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• False

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All scientists observe and compare.

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• False

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Observing means using your eyes only to collect information.

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• False

Comparing means finding ways objects and events are similar and different.

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• False

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Scientists learn by thinking critically about the results of their investigations.

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• False

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To a scientist. evidence is an idea he has.

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Finding a bacteria lurking in an infected wound is

• direct evidence

• indirect evidence

Finding pus in an infected wound is

• direct evidence

• indirect evidence

Scientists never use evidence to explain observations.

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• False

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