Science, Theories, Truth Flashcards
What is science
The process of using experiments, observations, and reasoning to develop mental models of the natural world.
What is a Mental Model
A model of the natural world trying to simplify a certain concept or physical thing.
What is the goal of science
To develop mental models that accurately describe how the world works
What is the Cycle of Scientific Enterprise
Theory, Hopothosis, Experiment, Analysis, Review
What is the goal of science
To develop theories and mental models to accurately explain the natural world
Whomstdve proposed that objects contained Caloric
Atoine Lavoisier
What is caloric
A weightless gas that doesn’t exist
What is a hypothosis
An informed prediction based on a theory
What is a theory
Our best explanation for something at present
What must a scientific hypothesis have to be valid
Testable
What is an experiment
Putting the hypothesis to the test
What is an analysis
The experiment’s results and whether or not they agreed with your hypothesis
What is a successful theory
Repeatedly consistent resaults that agree with the hypothesis
What is review
Reconsidering experiment methods and appropriates of Hypothesis
Whomstved discovered kinetic energy
Count Rumford in 1798
