Part I: A Way of Knowing

Question 1

What is science?

Answer 1

a way of knowing

Question 2

science seeks?

Answer 2

natural causes or explanations for natural phenomena

Question 3

discovery science describes a..

Answer 3

phenomena

Question 4

what is inductive reasoning?

Answer 4

describes general principles from a large number of observations made by the five senses

Question 5

hypothesis-driven science uses…

Answer 5

the scientific method

Question 6

the scientific method is a

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formal process of inquiry consisting of a series of steps

Question 7

a hypothesis must be

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testable

Question 8

what is a hypothesis?

Answer 8

a tentative explanation proposed for a specific phenomenon that can be observed

Question 9

deductive reasoning

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involves the use of predictions that can be tested

Question 10

hypothesis-driven science uses?

Answer 10

1. the scientific method

2. hypothetical-deductive reasoning

Question 11

What are the five steps in the scientific method?

Answer 11

1. observation
2. form a question
3. develop a hypothesis
4. experiment
5. conclusions

Question 12

in an experiment _____ is tested

Answer 12

the hypothesis

Question 13

conclusion either _____ or _____ the hypothesis

Answer 13

support or refute

Question 14

A “well-designed” experiment will provide…

Answer 14

results that do not have alternative explanations

Question 15

What is a variable?

Answer 15

the single condition being changed

Question 16

What is the control?

Answer 16

the variable that is not changed

Question 17

invariables are?

Answer 17

things held the same for all objects in an experiment

Question 18

it is unethical to…

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alter data

Question 19

the goal of science is to make the world…

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more understandable and predictable

Question 20

what is raw data?

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measurements collected at the end of an experiment

Question 21

what is processing data?

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to put in order by grouping

Question 22

what is presenting data?

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processing data to create a table or graph

Question 23

tables…

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organizes data in columns under headings that are clearly related to what the data represents

Question 24

graphs…

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represent data in a visual illustration

Question 25

mean is the

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average

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median is the

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middle

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mode

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most frequent

Question 28

last day to drop the class

Answer 28

march 31

Question 29

Where is Tessa’s Office

Answer 29

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