Chapter 1

Question 1

We study the natural world through?

Answer 1

Observation and experimentation

Question 2

The act of viewing the world around us is?

Answer 2

Observation

Question 3

A disciplined and controlled way of asking and answering questions about the world in an unbiased manner is?

Answer 3

Experimentation

Question 4

A tentative explanation for one or more observations that makes predictions that can be tested by experiments or additional observations?

Answer 4

Hypothesis

Question 5

What are the two features of a hypothesis?

Answer 5

A good hypothesis makes predictions start observations not yet made or experiments not yet run.
Hypothesis can be tested.

Question 6

Experiments prove hypotheses true/false

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Give an example of an experiment

Answer 7

Controlled experiment

Question 8

The group in which the variable is introduced is called

Answer 8

Test group

Question 9

The group in which the variable is not introduced is called

Answer 9

Control group

Question 10

A general explanation of natural phenomena supported by many experiments and observations is

Answer 10

Theory