The Nature of Science

Before designing and carrying out an experiment, one should find out what is already know about the topic by _.

• researching information

• analyzing data

• forming a conclusion

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An educated guess

• Problem

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Analysis

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The procedures you complete that allow you to find out if your hypothesis is validated or should be rejected.

• Experiment

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Research

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A plan for collecting, organizing, and communicating data. The basic steps that scientists follow in revealing facts and solving scientific problems (a plan for solving a problem).

• Scientific method

• Control group

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

Fill in the blank: The ultimate judge in science is always what (a)   itself reveals based on observations, experiments, models, and testing. Science

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What kind of science is astronomy called?

Select all that are correct

• Observational Science

• Theoretical Science

• Experimental Science

• Historial Science

Answer explanation

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If the experimental result is truly inconsistent with the hypothesis, a scientist must do what?

• discard the hypothesis and try to develop an alternative.

• design a new experiment that will confirm the hypothesis

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a method by which we attempt to understand nature and how it behaves

• Method

• Hypothesis

• Observational Science

• Historical Science

• Model

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What is the primary goal of the scientific method?

• To prove a hypothesis

• To collect data

• To develop a theory

• To understand natural phenomena

Which of the following is a characteristic of a good scientific hypothesis?

• It is complex

• It is testable

• It is proven

• It is subjective