MODULE 1.1

Question 1

____ may be defined as the system of knowledge of the natural world gained through the scientific method.

Answer 1

Science

Question 2

Science was originally called _____ since it stemmed from the ancient Greeks’ desire to know about nature.

Answer 2

philosophy of the natural world”

Question 3

The term technology comes from Greek words _____ meaning “_____” and -______, meaning a “_______.” Taken together, the term has come to mean “practical applications of what we know about nature” using scientific principles for the betterment of the human situation.

Answer 3

tekhne = “art or craft”

logia = “subject or interest”