Multidisciplinary Nature of Environment Science Flashcards
Organized body of knowledge that is obtained by study and experimentation.
Science
“philosophy of the natural world”
Science
Scientia
Knowledge
A process used to solve problems or develop an understanding of nature that involves testing possible answers.
Science
It is a systematic body of knowledge based on careful observation and experimentation
Science
It is the study of people, culture, and society
Social science
It seeks to understand the natural world
Natural science
examine, gain new knowledge, or build on previous knowledge about phenomena.
Scientific investigations
way of gaining information (facts) about the world by forming possible solutions to questions, followed by rigorous testing to determine if the proposed solutions are valid.
Scientific method
Occurs when we use our senses (smell, sight, hearing, taste, touch or an extension of our senses (microscope, tape, recorder, X-ray machine, thermometer to record an event.
Observation
is a statement that provides a possible answer to a question or an explanation for an observation that can be tested.
Hypothesis
Logical, account for all the relevant information currently available, allow one to predict future events relating to the question being asked, and be testable.
Good hypothesis
a common method for testing a hypothesis
Experimentation
is a widely accepted, plausible generalization about fundamental concepts in science that explains why things happen.
Theory
a uniform or constant fact of nature that describes what happens in nature.
Scientific law