the scientific method (test 1)

Question 1

science

Answer 1

• body of knowledge about the natural world
• an evidence-based process
  for acquiring that knowledge

Question 2

scientific framework

Answer 2

• Deals with the natural world
• based on evidence that can be
  demonstrated
• subject to independent validation and peer review

Question 3

method step 1

Answer 3

observation
- scientists formulate questions about the
natural world based on observations

Question 4

method step 2

Answer 4

• questions

Question 5

method step 3

Answer 5

hypothesis
- informed, logical, and plausible
explanation for observations of the natural world
- statement, not question
- cant be proven
- must be falsifiable

Question 6

method step 4

Answer 6

• experiment

Question 7

method step 5

Answer 7

• interpret results

Question 8

method step 6

Answer 8

• conclusion

Question 9

why falsifiable hypothesis

Answer 9

to be considered scientific, because it allows them to be tested and potentially disproven

Question 10

theory

Answer 10

• generalization drawn from many hypotheses
• strong predictive power

Question 11

experiment

Answer 11

repeatable manipulation of one or
more aspects of the natural world.

Question 12

independent variable

Answer 12

manipulated variable

Question 13

dependent variable

Answer 13

response to manipulation

Question 14

standardized variable

Answer 14

held constant

Question 15

variable

Answer 15

changeable element of an experiment

Question 16

scientific claim

Answer 16

statement about how the world works that can be tested using the scientific method

Question 17

scientific literacy

Answer 17

an understanding of the basics of science and the scientific process

Question 18

primary literature

Answer 18

peer reviewed journals, first hand accounts

Question 19

secondary literature

Answer 19

textbooks, review articles, magazines, internet

Question 20

correlation

Answer 20

2+ aspects of the world behave in an interrelated way

Question 21

causation

Answer 21

1thing causes change in another